Sweet Home Chicago

Ashley and the girls went to visit Brian in Chicago this weekend......I stayed home to "study" (everybody always puts the quotes on it....like I'm a loafer) for an insurance exam that's a week from today (yikes!)......here are pictures from their excursions.

Alison tries to figure out how to keep both feet out of the sand at the same time.....
Grace and UB head for the Lake......
Alison was not a happy beach comber......
Even Big Sis couldn't get her to smile for the camera....
Grace writes circles in the sand.....
They tried to get Grace to get her toes in the water......it was cooooooold.

She fought it just a tad......
Chilly Willy the Penguin.......
Alison decided to take a nap on the beach......
Grace posing with Lil' Sis......
Grace reenacts the famous beach running scene from Chariots of Fire......

Stiiiiiiiillllllllllll sleeping.........zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz........
Grace on the ferris wheel at Navy Pier......
This is a little overexposed, but Ashley said when they closed the doors to their compartment, Alison freaked out......
Happy to be back on the ground.....
HIding in the urband jungle......

The kids were excited to ride in a cab without their car seats......

Grace riding the train at Lincoln Park Zoo.......
Grace took this picture of a lion.....he's on top of the big rock in the middle......next week's photo lesson - How to Zoom