Sullivan Joseph is 10!

Back in February Sullivan turned 10! 

And I'll say every year, I cannot believe it. 

I'll never believe how old my kids are getting. 

Sullivan is hard to describe in words. 

He is just Sullivan. 

He is competitive to a fault. Loyal and fun loving. 

He is kind and funny. 

He loves sports. Playing them, watching them, reading about them, talking about them. Anything sports!

He also loves to read and really loves to write. 

He is always debating. I think his dream of becoming a lawyer could really come true. 

He is the worlds best big brother. He is so good to his little sisters. I just can't say it enough. 

He is also so annoying to his big sisters! :)

His best friend is his dad and he loves to have me rub his back and tuck him in at night. 

We love Sullivan at 10!

The hardest part of big family is carving out one on one time with the kids. 

We decided with Lauren that at 10 years off the kids would get a night away with us. 

Sullivan lucked out big time and we took him to Chicago! 

Lauren and Avery were slightly jealous. 

We got into town in time for lunch on Saturday and sought out some BBQ. 

He killed his plate of ribs!

After checking into our hotel we tried to find a show to go see that night. 

But nothing was showing that was of interest or appropriate for Sullivan. 

Sully seemed fine with that. 

We walked down to Millennium Park so the boys could play football. 

Sullivan's one request. 

:)

Time at the Bean!

Aw, Chicago. We love you. 

After walking up and down Michigan Avenue we were more than hungry. 

Deep dish pizza was just what we needed. 

Bring our pizza! 

Worth the wait. 

After supper Sullivan wanted to play games in the hotel. 

Perfect. 

We played some wicked games of Yahtzee. 

Then the boys watched a 30 for 30 show and I fell asleep!

The next morning we decided to visit Shedd Aquarium. 

We walked. 

It was a long way but the weather was beautiful. 

Especially for Chicago in February. 

Sullivan has always liked the 'corn cob' buildings the best. 

Nothing beats the city skyline. 

The lake looked a little chilly! 

The aquarium was great. 

And the best part...since we weren't traveling with 5 kids...we could say yes to the extra items and see the shows etc. 

The 4D show about sea monsters was so fun. 

Our seats moved and we were sprayed with water. 

Sullivan is convinced we were almost eaten. 

This octopus put on quite a show of his own for us. 

We took a cab back to the hotel and I think Sullivan was pretty sure we were going to crash. 

We headed to our favorite spot for supper. 

We were so excited to introduce Sullivan to Paddy Holman and his 'Laddies'. 

Unfortunately Paddy was sick but the gang still came to put on a show. 

We played cards while we waited for the show. 

Sullivan is loving Pepper! 

Show time. 

We were all enjoying it. 

Sully was really into the traditional Irish fun! 

Some girls always dance the Riverdance. 

We were so happy that Keriann joined us. 

She flew back into town just in time to meet us. 

Happy 10th Birthday Sullivan!