Before heading to the city, let me back up and mention that since my parents were in town as well (seeing baby Ethan), and we had a rare opportunity for us all to be together, we took my mom out for a week early birthday celebration at a frozen yogurt shop. Happy Birthday, Mom! It always feels extra special having my brother with us since we only see him maybe once a year, often longer.
In the city, we met up with Rachel and Ben at their house. The boys loved meeting their little chickens. We also got to meet her tiny, tiny baby bump!!! Yes, though he's just a peanut, there's a nephew/cousin cooking in there! Words cannot express how excited I am to have not one, but TWO nephews within the same year! And hooray for the boys to have 1st cousins!
We walked, rode the bus, and then hopped on the el. Kyle has been soo excited to ride Chicago's elevated train ever since he got a post card from GG about it and began watching the intro to
While You Were Sleeping over and over! :)
I like the picture below because of how cute GG and Kyle look together. Also, though Ru grew up a Sox fan, I think it'd be super cute to learn how to play ball in this Little Cubs Field.
Uncle Ben was (is) amazing. He's going to be a great father.
And the same goes for Auntie Ray. She was a terrific tour guide who made sure to plan several trips on the el for a certain 4 year old. :)
Kyle was mesmerized...
He especially loved this view from up top and could have stood here all day.
Gavie loved it all, too.
Crossing the Chicago River.
We loved this cool piece of architecture at Millennium Park.The faces change and even wink at you. Kyle's favorite part was when the water shoots out of the mouth.
GG, Kyle, and Auntie Ray (above and below)
Wow, imagine Kyle with dark hair and see how similar he looks to Rachel? I love family resemblances.
The bean! We were complete tourists and totally not ashamed! ;)
The next day we headed over to see my brother's work and Department Chair office. I'm so proud of him.
I didn't get any other good-bye shots but this one...but it just touches my heart so much to see Kyle's love for his family. By this point, he had already said good-bye to his GG, Auntie Ray and Uncle Ben and we were preparing to leave that night so he was really feeling sad and held on to my brother for quite a while.
Back at the airport, having arrived at 4am, the boys were pretty adorable about the whole airplane thing. Kyle is at such a great age for traveling and did a fantastic job entertaining himself while we waited or were otherwise busy with Gavin.
The BEST part of the whole trip was coming home to see Daddy!!!! We had missed Ru so much!
Thank you, GG, for the opportunity to visit!
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