Chicago Trip

We got back from Chicago a week ago but I've been too busy playing catch up to update with pictures of commentary from the trip. The girls did great! They are turning into great little travelers - especially Brynn. We pretty much got back from West Virginia, were home about 2 weeks, packed back up and headed out to Chicago. I think I was more frazzled than either of the girls were. Brynn has figured out how to sleep in a hotel room and in port-a-cribs better than Libby ever did. She's a major trooper.


Both girls loved looking out the window of our first hotel room. It was on the 44th floor and had these HUGE windows.



We went to the American Girl Store... 4 times... Libby LOVES it. She knows exactly what doll she wants when she's a little bigger. I still think she's a little young for one of the "big girl" dolls. She already has a Bitty Baby and loves her dearly. We did buy her Bitty Baby some new outfits while we were there. We also visited the Disney Store 3 or 4 times. I lost count. Libby is recently obsessed with Toy Story 3 and loves the cowgirl, Jessie and her horse Bulls Eye (which Libby pronounces Booz-eye). So we had to look at all the princess stuff and the Toy Story stuff. Libby was in Heaven.


This was in the window of our 2nd hotel. Mike had a conference the first 2 nights so we stayed at that hotel those nights but had to move the next 2. Anyway, this hotel had much smaller windows but the girls still liked to stand in them and look out even though we were only on the 10th floor.


We decided to take the girls to the Shedd Aquarium one day. It was raining so we wanted to do something inside. We just went for the most stripped down package they have and I think both of them thought it was still pretty cool. Brynn thought these BIG fish were neat. She kept saying "ish" which we're pretty sure was Brynnese for fish.


These rays were really cool. If you stood over them they would swim up towards you along the glass. You could see the underneath sides really well.

We also got to eat at a lot of fun places including two meals with my friend Jana (she was my college roommate and maid of honor in our wedding). It's always great to see her even if my kids are being a little twerpish because they have to behave while we eat out.


As you can see she was tired on our trip home.


So this was obviously not taken in Chicago but it was just yesterday. She's been sitting like this more and more lately and I just love it. She looks so big lounging around. Mike also commented yesterday that he can tell she's a big girl now because she's been picking her nose. HA!


Libby couldn't be left out of the picture taking.