Pets: Bowie and Loki

Profession(s): Cardiology nurse practitioner (Julie) and Group Captive Manager for Commercial Insurance (David)

Julie- undergrad university of Iowa; doctorate program rush university David- started at university of Wisconsin and ended at San Diego state university

Taking the dogs for walks; swimming at the pool; playing board games

We've spent a lot of time at the stone ave park. Also like walking downtown to belle bird bakery and getting a treat

We love Kama bistro; fine Thai; milk stop brewery and milk money

Vacation Destination: Headed to Paris in may

Sports Teams: Bulls, bears and cubs of course!

TV Show/Movie: Stranger things/ elf

Music: Classic Rock mostly. I like country but am alone on that! Taking the kids to their first concert at summer fest this summer to see muse

Family Dinner: Meatloaf is always a fan favorite! Taco night is standard. My husband grills a mean burger as well.

Way to unwind/relax: Sitting out on our deck or in the sunroom. Kids unwind by petting the dogs.

We did not grow up in this area, but my parents did! My mom was born and raised in La Grange Park and my father in riverside. My great grandmother lived in La Grange and walked to her church (Grace Lutheran) every Sunday - or so they tell me. My parents were then married at Grace Lutheran church well over 50 years ago. We celebrated their 50th anniversary there renewing their vows. While this wasn't my hometown, the stories have always made it feel like home.

We moved to La Grange in 2017. When we were leaving the city, Lincoln park, this town spoke to us. We were waiting for our realtor (9 years ago) at Starbucks in downtown La grange, and there were Christmas carolers out front. This was the moment I knew I wanted to raise my family in La Grange. We are involved in the community through the school and sports.

We love the walk ability of La Grange. We can get anywhere we need walking 15-20 minutes. We go to the library often and find it to be a great place. We have made some wonderful friends who have become family since moving here. Summers are the best! Our neighborhood comes alive!

Not unique, but we take advantage of all of the offerings La Grange has. We love the Christmas walking fest with Santa arriving on a fire truck. We look for all of the skeletons at Halloween time and love sitting on the lawn outside of the town hall on farmers market days.

Dylan loves anything with a ball! He loves LFC flag football more than anything. Right now he is in basketball through the park district and baseball with crush getting ready for summer little league season to start. Talia is into theater and is park of the upcoming play at western springs theater. She is also involved in the choir at school. Talia is a Lyons swim team swimmer and has been for 2 years now and is loving volleyball through the Max. Both enjoy art club as an after school activity. Staying very busy these days.

One of my favorite memories was when we had first moved here and the kids were very young. We showed up to go on the Metra Polar Express ride. I hadn't bought tickets ahead of time, but we all showed up in our Jammie's. Unfortunately we were not able to get on, so we walked across the street to the post office to get our passports. The kids took their pictures in their Pajamas and now every time I look at their passport I am reminded of this day. While it was not how the day was planned, we made the most of it and I love the result.