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Chicago Blizzard 2015 is what they are calling it & it's the 5th biggest snow storm in Chicago history. It started snowing on Saturday night & continued snowing until Monday morning. Thankfully it didn't keep our Super Bowl guests away as many of them took public transportation or walked to our house. We found out that school was cancelled during the Super Bowl which led to many cheers from the girls who then got to stay up late to enjoy the game with our guests. Here's what it looks like from our backyard 19.3 inches later when the snow finally stopped. And the girls enjoyed playing in every single inch of it :)
The girls always enjoy playing the football squares game during the Super Bowl. And this year it was almost a "Rothleutner Sweep". Renee won the first quarter, Gracie won the 2nd & 3rd quarters & Josie won the 4th quarter. Yay Team Rothleutner!!!
Well it was should have been a Green Bay Packer's Cake but it still turned out good :) The girls insisted that I make this again this year.
We are hosting our annual Super Bowl Party today & we will be serving up an Iowa inspired appetizer, the "Walking Taco". This tasty snack is served in Iowa City at Iowa Hawkeye football games. It includes all of your favorite taco fixings in a Doritos bag. The girls big are fans & they think it's going to be a crowd pleaser :)
It was a day of "First's" for Gracie. She celebrated her First Reconciliation this morning followed by her first Limo Ride & her first slumber party. She was invited to her friend Nora Kate's 9th Birthday. They were heading downtown to ice skate a Maggie Daley Ice Ribbon & then back to Nora Kate's house for a Slumber Party!!! The girls were very excited when a Limo pulled up to drive them downtown. And I was very excited for them when I received the picture from Nora Kate's Mom. It was a great party & Gracie is still talking about the Limo ride :)
This morning we went to a special service at Church for Gracie to receive her First Reconciliation. We have been preparing the last couple of months for this big day. And we completed many worksheets & activities as a family on making mistakes & bad judgements & asking for forgiveness. This morning on our way to Church, Gracie said she knew exactly what she was going to tell the priest. I can't say I was as calm as she was back when I made my First Reconciliation. To celebrate Gracie & her First Reconciliation we took the girls out for lunch at Las Fuentes. And when Gracie told Benjamin (our favorite waiter) why we were there to celebrate he said he had just the perfect drink. He came back with Kiddie Cocktails. Usually when he brings them a Kiddie Cocktail they are serviced in kid glasses. But not today as he came back with their Kiddie Cocktails in BIG glasses for her "Big Day" . During lunch, Josie kept aksing Gracie to tell us what she told the priest. Gracie kept telling her "No" & that she didn't want to share as it was suppose to be private. However, she finally told her that when she is in 3rd Grade & getting ready for her First Reconciliation she would tell her what she told him. What a grown up answer from our Gracie Girl. We are so proud of you Gracie as you have completed another important sacrament.
The Third Graders decided to dress up as "Twins" for their "out of uniform day". Gracie & her friend Grace Gibbs had all kinds of ideas on how to dress up as twins. One even included going shopping together at Justice for something new. But they finally decided that the option & outfit they liked the best was wearing matching T-Shirts that said "Love Thy Selfie". So Grace borrowed Josie's shirt & we even had an extra pair of matching shoes that fit her too. She also asked if she could borrow a pair of socks too as they had to be identical :) The last decision was how to wear their hair. They both decided on buns as they didn't think anyone else would think to wear their hair in a bun :) They sure had fun creating this outfit. Thanks to the teachers for sending the pictures :)
