We were able to enjoy a nice family dinner at Claim Jumper restaurant with Uncle George and Aunt Tete and Grandma and Poppa. What a wonderful trip and great memories!
In four short months I will be doing this on a full time basis. I was trying to figure out just how to help Adam get comfortable. He was soo cute and smelled so good. His long eye lashes and thick dark hair was so sweet. I can't wait to see how those motherly instincts kick in;) 
Adam smiling at Payton! She's going to be a great helper when our little one arrives soon.
Saturday we were lucky to get to go visit our friend's Dave and Carmen and meet their newest precious addition, Adam. He was almost two months old in this picture and was sooooo cute. He absolutely LOVED Payton.
We went to Navy Pier where we were able to see a fabulous fireworks show on Fourth of July Eve a Chicago tradition. Darrin was able to take some awesome pictures! 
The "world's smallest sundae" was a big hit and what made it even better was that they got to keep a souvenir sundae dish so we can recreate these at home!
The girls loved that we each had to wear a goofy looking hat while we had dinner.
We had fun going to Ed Debevic's 50's Diner for dinner. The girls got a kick out of the waiter and waitresses who were very loud and rude! They really got a laugh when the sweaty waiter sat down and squished mommy into her seat while he took our order.
We all enjoyed watching the different street performers on our walk from Grant Park back to our hotel. This is not something we get to see too much of here in Vegas.
Buckingham Fountain
These were homemade potato chips from Harey Carey's. We got to try all kinds of different things that we don't normally get to eat including pierogis, ratatouille, and pad thai. It was fun to get to "taste" such different foods from other cultures.
We've tried to make it to the Taste of Chicago for four years and finally got there this year. It was a beautiful day-sunshine and about 75 degrees-almost chilly to us in the shade. We couldn't have had a more perfect day.
This was a strange sculpture we came upon as we walked through Millenium Park on our way to The Taste of Chicago at Grant Park. The interesting thing about this was there were no visible seams anywhere on the HUGE sculpture. It was fun to walk around it and look at our reflection.
This was the morning after our first day in the city. The girls were beat and had a hard time getting up for DAY 2 in the city.
We forgot to take our white out so the girls got to leave their mark on their chairs. This was so fun b/c where do you actually get to write on the furniture? They loved it! 
The mouthwatering tomato sauce is soooo delicious. We have special ordered it and had it shipped before but of course they don't ship the sausage patty -only the pepperoni, crumble sausage, or cheese:( Maybe someday??
No matter how hard they try they just can't resist giving each other those silly bunny ears. 
Samantha had fun digging into her slice of deep dish pepperoni pizza-the ooey gooey kind you can't eat without a knife and fork.
The fun thing about this restaurant is that the kids can actually write on the walls. They had fun writing on the walls and going to see where their daddy wrote on the walls many years earlier. Granted it was now covered over by other writing it was cool to see where "dad" left his mark. 
On Wednesday, we took the train downtown to Union Station and then took a cab to our hotel on Michigan Ave. We stayed at the InterContinental and had a nice room with a great city view. This is a picture of Darrin and the girls on Michigan Ave. about to embark on our walking adventure to find our next food favorite! If you can't tell, we look forward to the food in Chicago. YUMMMMMMMM!
This was the morning after our first day in the city. The girls were beat and had a hard time getting up for DAY 2 in the city.
We forgot to take our white out so the girls got to leave their mark on their chairs. This was so fun b/c where do you actually get to write on the furniture? They loved it! 
The mouthwatering tomato sauce is soooo delicious. We have special ordered it and had it shipped before but of course they don't ship the sausage patty -only the pepperoni, crumble sausage, or cheese:( Maybe someday??
No matter how hard they try they just can't resist giving each other those silly bunny ears. 
Samantha had fun digging into her slice of deep dish pepperoni pizza-the ooey gooey kind you can't eat without a knife and fork.
The fun thing about this restaurant is that the kids can actually write on the walls. They had fun writing on the walls and going to see where their daddy wrote on the walls many years earlier. Granted it was now covered over by other writing it was cool to see where "dad" left his mark. 
Gino's East was the chosen place for dinner. My mouth had been watering for the sausage patty deep dish pizza for months.
On Wednesday, we took the train downtown to Union Station and then took a cab to our hotel on Michigan Ave. We stayed at the InterContinental and had a nice room with a great city view. This is a picture of Darrin and the girls on Michigan Ave. about to embark on our walking adventure to find our next food favorite! If you can't tell, we look forward to the food in Chicago. YUMMMMMMMM!
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