Here's Ashlyn's makeshift bed in the living room of my parents' suite--she loved sleeping on the floor :)
The other thing she loved...the water. She cleaned us all out of all of our change so she could throw it in the fountain each time she passed it.
Britt and I -- dinner at Shaw's
Kyle and Nate at dinner
Oddly enough, this was the only thing that would calm Maguire down on the long car ride home. Thanks Uncle Nate!
We took our annual Christmas trip to Chicago with my family. This family trip is a favorite for all of us. We always stay in the Embassy Suites since it's close to everything and has yummy breakfast in the morning :) My parents were kind enough to let Ashlyn sleep in the living room of their suite while Maguire slept in the living room of ours. We brought old sheets to hang up around their beds so that we'd be able to sneak in and out of the room and so that Ash wouldn't get woken up by my dad when he goes for a run in the morning. It worked really well!
Christmas evening we went to my aunt and uncle's house for Christmas with my mom's side of the family. This year we played a "Christmas Greed" type game; it was a lot of fun! Maguire slept through most of it -- praise God! -- and Ashlyn held up extremely well considering she hadn't had a nap. They have a water cooler at their house and Ashlyn was entertained for about 45 minutes getting water and serving us all. I think we all drank a LOT more water than we wanted to, just to keep her occupied! It was a fun time with the Cory aunts, uncles and cousins.
The next day we went down for breakfast with the kids and then--since it was so warm--decided to take the kids for a walk around downtown. I, of course, had to make Starbucks my first stop! It was a good thing it was so warm because I was a bad mommy and forgot to pack Maguire's coat. I remembered his hat and mittens...but not a coat?! We grabbed lunch on our way back to the hotel and then put Maguire down for a nap. After that my parents came back to take over. Kyle and I did some shopping on Michigan Ave. then came back to change for dinner. My parents gave us the gift of a night out with Nate and Brittany. They watched the kids while the 4 of us went to Shaw's for dinner. It was fabulous! I had sushi for the first time and loved it :) After dinner we walked around downtown looking for a "loungy" place to have dessert and coffee while we played cards. Who knew that was such a hard thing to find?? We ended up at the Luxe Cafe. The service was horrible, but the dessert, company and cards were fantastic! It was great to be able to spend time with Nate and Britt without the kids. Almost never happens, so it was huge gift from my parents--THANKS Mom and Dad!!
The next day we headed home and stopped in Michigan City at the outlets. By this time it was windy and freezing and my stupidity (forgetting Mac's coat) was quite evident. Poor kid!
Definitely another fun Christmas in Chicago!
We took our annual Christmas trip to Chicago with my family. This family trip is a favorite for all of us. We always stay in the Embassy Suites since it's close to everything and has yummy breakfast in the morning :) My parents were kind enough to let Ashlyn sleep in the living room of their suite while Maguire slept in the living room of ours. We brought old sheets to hang up around their beds so that we'd be able to sneak in and out of the room and so that Ash wouldn't get woken up by my dad when he goes for a run in the morning. It worked really well!
Christmas evening we went to my aunt and uncle's house for Christmas with my mom's side of the family. This year we played a "Christmas Greed" type game; it was a lot of fun! Maguire slept through most of it -- praise God! -- and Ashlyn held up extremely well considering she hadn't had a nap. They have a water cooler at their house and Ashlyn was entertained for about 45 minutes getting water and serving us all. I think we all drank a LOT more water than we wanted to, just to keep her occupied! It was a fun time with the Cory aunts, uncles and cousins.
The next day we went down for breakfast with the kids and then--since it was so warm--decided to take the kids for a walk around downtown. I, of course, had to make Starbucks my first stop! It was a good thing it was so warm because I was a bad mommy and forgot to pack Maguire's coat. I remembered his hat and mittens...but not a coat?! We grabbed lunch on our way back to the hotel and then put Maguire down for a nap. After that my parents came back to take over. Kyle and I did some shopping on Michigan Ave. then came back to change for dinner. My parents gave us the gift of a night out with Nate and Brittany. They watched the kids while the 4 of us went to Shaw's for dinner. It was fabulous! I had sushi for the first time and loved it :) After dinner we walked around downtown looking for a "loungy" place to have dessert and coffee while we played cards. Who knew that was such a hard thing to find?? We ended up at the Luxe Cafe. The service was horrible, but the dessert, company and cards were fantastic! It was great to be able to spend time with Nate and Britt without the kids. Almost never happens, so it was huge gift from my parents--THANKS Mom and Dad!!
The next day we headed home and stopped in Michigan City at the outlets. By this time it was windy and freezing and my stupidity (forgetting Mac's coat) was quite evident. Poor kid!
Definitely another fun Christmas in Chicago!
1 comment:
sounds great... well, except for the sushi anyway. i like food cooked. :)
calvin
Post a Comment