More Family

We love family! We really do enjoy having them visit - and we get to see more of the city with them here than we do normally. It's wonderful!

The R side came for a visit - well, Auntie E and Grandma anyway. We actually got to play tourist for a few days. On one particularly nice and sunny day, we ventured downtown to Grant Park and walked out way North. The park really is beautiful, and a nice escape from the shadows of high rises and towers.

Mickey got to ride his bike to his heart's content!

Buckingham Fountain

The park is very large, and thus, very dynamic.

On the north side, we found Maggie Daley park, which is SO much fun for littles and big kids ;)

Mickey even dared to take on these two slides - with Auntie E of course - and said he had fun! (For those who know this cautious boy, that is amazing!)

Crossing BP Pedestrian Bridge and heading to the Jay Pritzker Pavilion and Millennium Park. The architecture is amazing!

We had to walk briskly through Millennium Park since the boys were hungry and we were heading to the Magnificent Mile for dinner. We've learned that oft times, when looking for an address downtown, one must look up on the upper levels or around the corner/block to find what you're looking for - especially restaurants, they tend to be in obscure places. This evenings ventures took us to the Shake Shack - the entryway looked like this:

We couldn't end the day without a walk back down State Street with all it's shopping grandeur (and The Disney Store). How some people figure out ways to squeeze stores in tight spaces will never cease to amaze me.

While family was here, we were able to celebrate our anniversary as well as the Mr's birthday. What fun celebrations together! Sticking to our non-traditional cake tradition, we got donuts instead.

Note to self: Glazed and Infused induces a sugar hangover for the typically sugar-free Mrs.

Oh! This is for you?!

Mickey: "it's Christmas!"

The Mr., Auntie E, and Mickey had a birthday party blast digging tunnels in the sandbox near our house.

And we can't forget the crawling of Goose who figured out that movement shortly before family arrived. He sure loved exploring!