We are in Chicago for a family trip over the long Easter weekend! My college roommate Katie lives in Evanston with her husband and 2 boys...and Josh's best friend from Maquoketa (Tadd) and his wife live in SW Chicago...so about a month ago, we decided it was time to take a road trip and come for a visit...and it has been a WONDERFUL time so far!!!
We left Ames on Wednesday after work and drove as far as the Quad Cities to spend the night at G & G Heeren's house. Before we even hit I-35, we realized the air didn't work in the car...I guess Josh hadn't used it yet this spring. SO...we were quite steamy for the 1st part of the drive...and Josh got to get up at 6 am on Thursday morning to take the car to the Nissan dealership in Davenport. I guess some clap or hose is loose or something???? Anyways, they filled it up with free-on, it has been working since...but we need to get the part replaced at some point. We thought it was maybe an ominous start to our trip...but it has been SO much fun! Keatin played outside at the farm on Thursday morning while we were waiting for Josh to get back with the car. She found the Easter Eggs on the tree, so we played with those for awhile. It is supposed to be raining Sunday, so probably good we did some pre-Easter "hunting." :)
"Gam-ma...fix it." :)
"Cheese!" :)
Finally, we got on the road again for the remaining 3 hours of the trip. Keatin was a dream in the car...could it be the DVD player that consistently went back and forth between Mickey and Elmo?????? (You do what you got to do, right???) :) We even got Keatin her own Mickey and Minnie when we stopped for lunch outside of Chicago! She LOVES them and even slept with them last night.
When we got into the city, we headed straight for Evanston to see Katie, Owen, and Ben. The weather has been FABULOUS...so we were off to the park to play! Keatin and Owen LOVED the swings...they kept Josh busy for quite sometime. :)
Josh also gave them each a "ride" on this jungle gym slider-thing. :)
Keatin liked digging with the shovel to pick up wood chips.
After a long time at the park, we threw all the kids back in their strollers and walked down to the lake. It was GORGEOUS...the water was SO blue. Keatin had passed out in the stroller, so Katie snapped a quick picture of Josh and I...oh, and Lola - the Walsh's dog. :) After supper with the Walshs, we were off to Tadd and Michelle's to spend the night!
Tadd and Michelle both had to work today, so Josh, Keatin, and I met up with Katie and boys again at the Lincoln Park Zoo. This was Keatin's 1st trip to a zoo...and she LOVED it (so did Josh)! :) It was fun to watch him pick her up so she could see all the animals and they would spend lots of time pointing and looking at different things. :) She loved this lion...she even said "why-won" and "raar."
Next, we looked at some "daa-daas" (AKA - wolves). Keatin wanted to stand up on the fence like the big boys...
Keatin and Owen did lots of holding hands...not going to lie, it was adorable. :) Owen kept telling Keatin - "come here friend." :)
OK - Josh took this picture of the hippo... Really Josh? :)
We looked at lots of fish...Keatin loved them...
Keatin and Owen at the farm part of the zoo...
Keatin and Owen, in their shades. :)
Lincoln Park Zoo was a blast...and again the weather was amazing. Keatin started to hit a wall around 1, and came up to me and said "na-night." So...we headed out so she could get a good nap. We are back and Tadd and Michelle's...just relaxing. We are planning on getting some authentic chicago pizza tonight. It has been a great trip so far!!!!!
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