May 27 - We attended Beth & Jeremy's wedding at La Tasca restaurant in Arlington Heights. May 19 - As we did last year, we organized a chartered fishing trip on Lake Michigan with Pair-a-Dice Charters.  We left the harbor at 06:00AM from a marina in Gary, Indiana.  The whole trip was about 6 hours long, which included an hour's drive to our eventual fishing spot, and an hour back to the marina.  To the left, you can see the boat that we used. This is me with one of the fish I caught.  We caught our limit of 5 per person very quickly Here is our catch for the day.  A total of 24 Coho Salmon and 1 Steelhead.  It was a fun day and hopefully we can do it again next year. May 05 - We and a couple of friends arranged to go to the Brookfield Zoo for a day. May 03 - Vanessa & Alyssa, together with Malie & Brenton, went to North beach on Lake Michigan.  Here is Alyssa relaxing in the shade. April 28 - As we did last year, we went down to Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago to see the tulips as they blossom during spring. Vanessa & Alyssa on the sidewalk of Michigan Avenue.  Another picture of Alyssa & Vanessa with more tulips. We took a stroll on the pathway next to the lake.  Although I am wearing a T-shirt, we underestimate the temperature at the lake and had to keep Alyssa warm during the walk by wrapping a blanket around her. April 15 - With Spring in the air, we couldn't wait to have a BBQ and with the first warm and sunny day available, we invited our friends over for one.  Here Eugene demonstrated his BBQ skills by preparing 4 Cornish hens on the Weber.  From the left: me, Henk & Eugene.