Alright, alright! We had a great visit with Toot’s and his family in the windy city! We had a pretty uneventful flight down there… Jack was pretty cooperative and charming to his fellow passengers and didn’t inflict too much pain onto E & I. We got into town pretty early in the day, so we decided to spend the day at Kiddie Land. Which is the best ever. Jack had a blast… and I have to admit, so did I. I felt like a kid again. It was so fun taking him on all of the mini-rides. He absolutely loved it. When I’d yell out in excitement (on a ride or whatever, because I sometimes I like to randomly holler out a Woo Hoo), Jack would too. Too funny! E & I argued over who would take him on this ride or that ride. Most of the rides were too small for E, so I got to take him on most of them. hehe.
On Sunday we tooled around in Lincoln Park, shopping and snacking at my favorite chocolate place. Which was a very important part of the day, because you know what they say about chocolate. That night we lined up a babysitter and the adults went out for a night out on the town. And let me tell you… well, something tells me that the pictures speak for themselves. Andrea and I were three (or maybe ten or so) sheets to the wind. Too much fun! And such bad service everywhere we went. But thank goodness the cabbies were cool. haha! Especially with the two of us in the back seat.
Sunday we did a little more shopping while the guys went to a movie. Something superbad. Or maybe it wasn’t superbad, just called Superbad. Anyway, it was a great trip overall. As always. And we miss them already. I’ve attached a web album through Picasa (which is amazing, by the way) so everyone can check out the whole mess (well, a select 47 of the whole mess) of photos from the trip. Let me know if you have problems with it and/or if you like it or hate it.
http://picasaweb.google.com/Amanda.MamaZ/ChicagoLaborDayWeekend200702
Ok, so I’ve tried to embed the damn slide show a hundred times and I GIVE UP! You’ll just have to deal with my ugly, low tech, lame-o link. Not nearly as cool but you can still see the pics. If anybody out there knows how to embed Picasa slideshows/albums into wordpress let me know! I’d love some help!!
Great pictures Amanda! Looks like you all had a wonderful time. I liked the website by the way. very easy to use. I’m not surprised Jack loved the rides, he’s a pretty adventurous little guy. Fun!
Love the pictures…..looks like you had a fantastic time!! The Picasa site is SO easy to use. I’ve been working on getting my pics uploaded to it.
So….um…how did you guys feel the next morning? :)
1. Where the heck is kiddie land? At Navy Pier? Looks like a total party and I want to go next summer!
2. Did you get luxurious highlights? It looks nicey…
3. That pic of Toots and Jack on the train smiling at each other is too cute!
4. Is that “beady” neclace the one you got at Hot Mama when you were here? Nice…
Glad you had fun! I got listy in comments! A new trend, perhaps?
wow; we’re jealous. this looks like a FUN trip. we spent our labor day…well, laboring.
by the way, it looks like wordpress.com strips out flash from the blogs that are hosted on their site…which is what picasa uses to display slideshows. frustrating; not sure why they do that.
Glad you had such a fun trip. Isn’t it great to get free babysitting while on vaca?
I dig his new hairdo. Boys look so much older with a fresh cut. I have only been told this, or seen it through other children, cause Rt hasn’t had a cut yet. I’m saving my pennies. ha.
Great pictures, Mandy! You are all sooo photogenic! I think that’s the same cabbie we rode with in Chicago!
I want to be friends with you and Toot’s mom! You guys seem to have the greatest time together and so do the kiddo’s, how fun!
Love all the pictures, we’ve got to make it to Chicago one of these days, I have heard it is a great city.
Hey is that my DMV photo?? He he we had a wonderful time and wish you were still here. There is always fun for us. Next time Charlie and his mom and dad should come!!!
BTW, is that Danny Taylor I see on Hans’ crackberry?? hmmm :)
look at you getting all artsy with your photos!
Love the cab driver shot and the “chocolate saves” one too.
Next time I’m in Chicago, I’ll have to check that out.
looks deliciously perfect.
Sarah,
I’m not sure where the heck kiddie land is… it’s not at Navy Pier though. Andrea could tell you for sure.
And yes, that’s the Hot Mama necklace… you been back since we went that once? Such a cute store! Thanks for giving me a bobble head about my hair! haha! No new highlights either.