We decided to take a little vacation and, as usual, headed down to Chicago for a night. It seemed like we were gone a lot longer but I think it has to do with the fact that we toted to kids around the Windy City. Even though it was only for a night, we had a good time as usual. We promised Madeline a trip to the Lincoln Park Zoo so she could see all her animal friends. The best part for us is that it's free! It's such a great zoo to go to! I think I have a couple other blog posts with pictures of Madeline there as well. Above is Millie in front of the carousel that Todd and Madeline rode.
While in Chicago, Millie found her toes!
We seem to be creatures of habit and always eat at the same place for dinner when we go. The last couple times we have been to Chicago as a family, it must have been in the fall or winter, because our favorite restaurant was opened up to the street. It was fun to eat and watch the foot traffic go by. Madeline had fun with her chopstick feeding her animals--Bambi and Roo. She picked them out at the Disney Store.
I can't believe it is August and summer will be wrapping up. Todd has been busy trying to move into his new school and classroom...it sounds like it has been a lot of work trying to unpack. Plus, he has to learn all new curriculum for the fourth grade. All of that, coupled with my working and the day-to-day will probably make the rest of the summer fly by. We hope everyone we know is having a great summer too!
