WELCOME TO THE BILICH RESORT

WELCOME!

We'd like to give you the virtual tour of the luxurious BILICH RESORT:

Our tour begins with our most popular feature...VALET PARKING

(our drivers have many months of experience & probably won't lose your keys!)

We are very proud to announce our

NEW & IMPROVED SUNBATHING AREA

(linen service provided at no charge)

All inclusive EXERCISE PACKAGES with skilled instructors available 24 hrs. a day!

Back by popular demand...Spend your free time with family and friends and experience an exciting game of CROQUET.

A resort MUST!

(all equipment included)

This is by far the most requested feature of our resort...A POOL BOY!
Watch out ladies, he's not even potty trained.

Last, but certainly not least...don't forget to stop by our unbelievably LARGE pool. We will try to accomodate any size party. Please call ahead for reservations, space is limited.

(pool toys sold in gift shop)

There you have it. Don't be jealous! It was a beautiful day today and we spent quite a bit of it outside. We have the sunburns to prove it! I just wanted to share a few cute photos with you and show you how we spend our time in our HUGE back yard. We set up little play areas and the kids go from activity to activity. We invited a friend & her brother over today to play. (She's one of our bathing beauties in the photo above.) It was 7 of them against 1 of me. FUN, FUN!

Don't leak the family secret: you have a hotel heiress in your family (& she's not even in jail)! For anyone who would like to make a reservation and in need of a family get-away, please call... 1-800-USO-CRAZ (YOU SO CRAZY) so I can make sure that the resident maid tidies up your room! Thanks for visiting. Hope you've enjoyed your stay!

HEY BATTER, BATTER, BATTER!

Alayna all decked out in softball gear, waiting to bat!

This is obviously a picture of her batting. I couldn't think of anything clever to add for a comment!

Alayna & Taylor

This is one of her best friends. Her dad is one of the coaches.

For you viewing pleasure, Dominick will display his NEW favorite thing to do without pants during a softball game. I omitted the graphic pictures of him eating rocks and dirt for the sensitive viewers. :)

Anthony shows his disgusts to any strikes called against his sister.

Alayna's game was on Sunday that included an opening ceremony, team photo, and the first official game of the season. We missed the rain and the weather was in our favor. She played 1st base and right field for that game. Their team lost, but they played hard. It was about a 4 hour ordeal and the end to a VERY long weekend. She had another game on Monday (yesterday) and she experienced what it was like to play in the rain. She said it was fun. Her positions for this last game were shortstop and catcher. That was really exciting for her. After

the game, another loss, she practiced pitching. It's nice that she gets to rotate positions. She got 2 outs when she was shortstop, so that was the most exciting position for her. We'll see what the future holds. She's like her dad, she will be able to play any position if she practices. The coaches say that she has a good glove. Here's praying for a win tomorrow to boost the team's spirit. We'll keep you posted, but that's all for now.

HI, HO, A MERRY O, A CAMPIN' WE WILL GO...

After a LONG weekend, we survived! On Friday, Alayna left for White Pines Dude Ranch in Oregon, IL with her Girl Scout Troop. It's about 45 min-1 hr. from Rockford. She stayed until Sunday morning (left a little early for her Opening Day of softball). She did many activities such as hiking, horseback riding, swimming, a fossil dig, a scavenger hunt, and much more. I didn't get any pictures of her since I wasn't there, but I have included the horse that she rode during her trip. She was very proud to show off this horse.

On Friday, Devyn & I also headed out to Camp McCormick. We stayed until about 9:00 pm. on Saturday. There were two troops that stayed together in a log cabin with a loft. It was Devyn's 1st grade troop along with the 3rd grade "sister" troop. That would make about 30 girls total amd 8 chaperones. It was a luxury cabin with mats for sleeping, a kitchen with running water (barely), a trough-like sink for hand washing and brushing teeth. Devyn's favorite part of it all was the latrine that took a little hike to get there. I'm not really sure that Devyn or some of the other girls used the bathroom at all for the 2 days. Thankfully we were the first group of girls for the summer and the smell wasn't too bad. "Roughing it" is not my ideal vacation, but we had a good time. The weather was warm and VERY humid. The girls went swimming which substituted for a shower. I, on the other hand opted to shower when I got home. It was the best shower I've ever taken!

On Saturday, Molly's 2nd grade troop (6 girls & 3 chaperones) joined all of us for the day. We had breakfast, and then the girls played and worked on activites to earn badges. They did sack races and participated in a flag retirement, burning ceremony. That was interesting. There was a lot of hiking and crafts that filled our day. A campfire ended the activities and I was happy to go home.

Molly & Devyn...Best Friends

(yeah, right!) This is a short lived moment. They like each other in spurts. This was a special occasion!

Devyn posed for a quick photo while swimming at camp.

Molly obliged for a photo op too.

These campouts were a great way to start the summer. The kids had a great time and gained valuable skills, along with memories. So, until next year, I'll stick to the flushing kind of toilets!