The next part of our trip brought us to Chicago! We stayed with my parents in Willow Springs and had a very busy week. Al left on July 3rd and then Aidan and I had a bonus week by ourselves. We had so much fun and it was nice for Aidan to enjoy Chicago in the summertime!
We were so lucky that our trip overlapped with Stephanie and Gracen's trip and they came over with Erin for a little mini-play date. I obviously look a little travel-weary...yikes!
Aidan and his Great Grandma Shirley (GG) got along great. She taught him all sorts of fun tricks and he showed her that her cane could also be used as a dancing pole.
One of our big field trips was to the Shedd Aquarium. I was shocked at how much Aidan like it. He seemed entertained by the different colors floating by but I think his favorite thing was his own reflection!
It was a gorgeous day when we went and Aunty Erin even joined us too! Thanks to Mom for becoming a member...I know we'll definitely be back at Shedd again soon!
We were also able to visit my Aunt Maureen in her chambers and courtroom. Luckily my Aunt is on the up-an-up with the security guys and we were allowed to bring our cameras in for some photo ops! Grantie Maureen also invited us to spend the night at her most beautiful summer house in Grand Beach, Michigan. We went swimming and got to hang out with Aunt Jane and Uncle Frannie. We had a great dinner and a super restful visit.
Aidan fell right at home in a courtroom. Perhaps he'll stray from the family business of Wall Street!
Marian is still living in Chicago and joined us for dinner at the Fireplace Inn and then whisked Aidan away so that the rest of us could enjoy a great show at The Second City. The show was awesome and Aidan loved spending time with his Great Aunt Marian!
Al and I checked into the Mogensen house for a one night stay and of course had to have dinner at one of Al's favorite spots...The Twin Anchors. The next day we used the second set of Cubs tickets we got from Al's friend Chris and saw them win again! How about that?
Aunty Erin completely spoiled Aidan while we were home. She got to see him almost everyday and Aidan got to see his Uncle Mark a lot too...Uncle Mark seemed to be the only one to think that Aidan wasn't super heavy. I think he's had some good training holding Mogy babies!
A big first for Aidan while in Chicago...shoes! His Grandma and Grandpa treating him to his first (three!) pairs of shoes. Here he is sporting his sandals and learning how to operate the Velcro.
Thank you to everyone in Chicago for showing us such a good time. We had so much fun and so many laughs. It's always tough to leave but at least we know we'll be back for Brigid and Joe's wedding in September!
For all the pictures from both New York and Chicago, click this link:
for some reason they are all out of order...sorry!
I can't wait until you get back to NY! And I'm so excited to get to spend more time with Aidan. AND I get to see you grow and meet lil T2 in January, so really this move is great for me :) Miss you and lvoe the pics and updates!
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