We headed to Chicago in June; hadn't been there since Christmas. For the first time, we ventured the trip via car, all in one day. We started the drive at 3am and then BOOM 13 hours later we arrived.
One of the highlights of our trip was having all the foods we can't get in Philly. Matthew had done a restaurant review in school for Dear Franks so we were sure to hit that place up. He sure did enjoy it!!
Of course seeing family was the biggest reason we went and it was so enjoyed by all!
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| Paul arranged for professional family photos to be taken |
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| Thea and Genevieve |
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| Thea looooved "babysitting" Axel |
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| Dinner time! |
The kids and I also drove up to Wisconsin to see friends there via a car parade stopping at 11 different houses to see friends. The joy it brought all was a true delight! That said, this is clearly a time of adjustment. Children were thrilled to see each other, running towards each other. But then they'd stop suddenly about 6 feet apart unsure of what to do next. The transitions out of the stay at home orders of COVID are proving as challenging as going into it.
We went to a Savannah and saw turtles, an owl, red fox, bobcat and alligator.
We drove past our old house in Illinois and Matthew asked that we walk to our old playground to check it out. No one was there and there were no signs saying we couldn't play because of COVID-19 so we let them play. We then walked around a beautiful park and fed some ducks and excitedly watched some tadpoles and fish.
It was a great trip all around and may do it again come Christmas time!
