At the beginning of the week, Nate and I escaped without the kids to visit our friends in Naperville to go to Ribfest. It was a perfect night to walk around and enjoy good food, friends & some beer. Nate and I chuckled at all of the strollers and babies who were out at 8:30 at night and were very grateful that my mom & dad watched the kids.
No 4th of July celebration in Hawthorn Woods is complete without the town parade. It was a perfect parade for Kevin & Katie because the entire thing lasted 10 minutes! They collected a full bag of candy and were thrilled with the fire trucks. Later on on the 4th we enjoyed a bbq with the Koutsis family. It is always great to see them.
We took several trips to the local waterpark. Kevin was 1 inch shy of the 42" height requirement to go on the waterslides, but we snuck him in and he loved it! We took him down the tube slide all afternoon.
My parents took Kevin to see Cars2. Of course, he loved the movie and they even bought him a cars toy.
On Tuesday we went to the Kohl Children's Museum. That is an awesome place! Both kids enjoyed the instruments, vet's office, toys and water works. If you're ever in the area with small kids it is worth it to stop for a few hours.
The highlight of the trip came at the end of the week for me, Nate & Kevin. Nate and I took Kevin to downtown Chicago while my mom & dad watched Katie. Our downtown Chicago adventure started on Friday morning at the Lincoln Park Zoo. In all the years Nate and I lived near Lincoln Park we have never spent too much time at the zoo. Kevin really enjoyed it and so did we. After the zoo, we rode the L to the loop so we could check in at our hotel. Kevin's ride on the CTA Brown line may have been his favorite part of our trip. For dinner, we took Kevin to Rainforest Cafe (Not a place we would choose again, but he loved it). After dinner Kevin rode his first city bus, we went for a boat ride at Navy Pier. We were all exhausted when we made it back to the hotel. The next morning we walked to Millennium Park so Kevin could splash in the big fountains and see "The Bean" sculpture.
On the carousel at the zoo:
I am sure Kevin was the happiest passenger the CTA had all day!
Checking out "The Bean" in Millennium Park
We made home earlier today and we are all happy to sleep in our own beds. We have another fun summer week ahead filled with Y camp, pool time and Nate has a few rounds of golf this week. Life is good!
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