working our way through the city

before heading to michigan,
we decided to stop in chicago for a bit.

we got to spend time with bekah and ryan ...

AND ...

it gave us a chance to have a little "chicago fun"

we decided to not use the car -
but to use trains, trolleys, and our feet ;)



while working our way from one place to the next we stopped at ...

the infamous giant bean ;)



the childrens museum -

where we built a skyscraper ...
(that did reach the clouds - but probably didn't last longer than 10 minutes ;) te he he)

got nice and wet ...

watched stacey make a clay creation ...
(and then add a finishing touch to make it more appealing to the boys ;)

AND ...

had a little fun with the picture machine ...

(for the record ... drew wanted to take pictures by himself)

once we finished there we did a little eating, a little shopping, and a little more eating ...

REALLY ...

by the time it was over ...
i'm not sure how much better a day can get ** -
starbucks (twice)
hanging out together downtown
spicy pickle
playing at the museum
uncle julios
shopping at land of nod
living the urban life compliments of stacey's brother's house in lincoln park
and
PERFECT SUMMER weather

if only every day could be like this!

** for the record ...
there is ONE thing that could make it better -
- portillos chocolate cake -
but we're saving that for saturday.
mmmmm....