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April 30, 2010
vacation!
Erinn and Kieran were off to Paris so we volunteered to cat sit and have another mini city vacation. With Charlie napping several hours a day, our expectations were not set too high We did manage to have a lot of fun.
Charlie, Todd and Audrey getting settled at the loft.
Charlie doesn't say many comprehensible words, but within minutes of meeting Bella, he was yelling her name repeatedly.
Kita and Sasha don't usually come out from their hiding spots in the basement. This time we saw a lot of them during our stay.
At the zoo, the favorite part by far for both Audrey and Charlie was the farm-in-the-zoo.
The only thing Audrey said she wanted to do on vacation was see baby chicks. Success!
Just hatched.
Charlie sharing his father's excitement about goats.
It was cold and windy but we really wanted to visit the beach, if only for a short while. It was just long enough for Charlie to put a handful of sand in his mouth.
The kids get a taste of our old mode of transportation, riding the L in the loop.
Charlie's first visit to Todd's office.
Todd's co-librarian, Marti, actually encouraged Audrey to climb the ladder. She was a great tour guide for Audrey through the office re-do.
Soaking in the view from the 63rd floor.
While downtown, we visited the bean,
saw Chinese contemporary sculpture,
ran around the Pritzker Pavillion,
walked across the the Nichols Bridgeway to the modern wing,
and strolled through the Art Institute.
I should have a nice picture from our last morning enjoying brunch at a cute little breakfast place, but by this time, the kids were tired and done with vacation. After ordering our food we realized we had to get out. Not a great end to our trip but other than a hurt finger and bump on the head, we had a great time.
Posted by jill at April 30, 2010 11:25 PM