Trip to Chicago

Kylyn, Brielle & Mom just returned from our "Girls Trip" to Chicago where we visited Uncle Andrew and Auntie Heather! Makee and Paca also joined us for the fun-filled weekend! (We felt a little bad about leaving the boys at home, but we are pretty sure Daddy and Merek kept themselves busy... after all there was a new PS3 at home when we returned!)

Here we are outside of the Shedd Aquarium enjoying the beautiful day! Even though the line to get in was long, we had fun watching the big boats in the bay and chasing the gutsy seagulls who were begging for food from the tourists!

Here we are visiting "The Bean"! It's one of the crazy sculptures in Millennium Park. Brielle and Kylyn thought if they tried hard enough, they might be able to lift it!

Kylyn, Brielle and Makee were waiting at the finish line to cheer on Auntie Heather on as she ran Chicago's Rock-n-Roll Half Marathon! Heather ran an awesome race and had her personal best! Way to go Heather!

Brielle and Kylyn put on their candy hats and "made" Daddy some chocolate at the Hershey's factory! Daddy says they are the best peanut butter cups he has ever tasted!

Lucky little Kylyn had another early birthday celebration! The pink lady bug cupcakes were delicious!

A trip to Chicago wouldn't be complete without a trip to one of the original "American Girl" stores! Anna and Kelly got their ears pierced... if only Brielle and Kylyn were as brave!

All smiles despite the rain thanks to a covered horse & buggy tour around the city!

Our final stop before flying back to Minneapolis was at Navy Pier! The girls were wild about the fun house mirrors and the carousel!

When asked what the highlight of the trip was the girls couldn't decide if was riding in the taxi or seeing Missy and Isabelle (Andrew and Heather's dog and cat)! The rest of us decided that Kylyn and Brielle could probably have fun in a paper bag!