Chicago - Tuesday and Wednesday

Tuesday was our last full day in Chicago, and we wanted to make the best of it.  Thankfully it was another beautiful day; we couldn't have asked for better weather the entire trip.  We headed out in the morning for Millennium Park.  We stopped at this little fountain along the way; the girls always love a good water fountain.

 On the bridge over the Chicago River.

The girls thought "the bean" at the park was pretty awesome.  We love the skyline reflections you can see in it.

 These were our favorite reflections to see!

 Just down from the bean are the faces fountains.  The girls couldn't resist taking off their shoes and socks to get a feel for themselves.

 That didn't last long!  Pretty soon, they were soaked to the core!

 It was a pretty big surprise to them when water came out from the front of the fountain through the face's mouth!

 Having a blast!

 Silly happy girls.

 How big of a splash can we make?

 Funny faces drying out.

 They were truly soaked, so we headed the few blocks back to the hotel to change clothes and enjoy my favorite meal anywhere...room service!

 We took a short, early nap on Tuesday because Grandpops and Grandma Jan had something special planned for the girls: a visit to the American Girls store!  They do not yet have any of these dolls, but when I told them what we were doing, Lily sat straight up in bed and said "I know about those dolls!  Lauren brought one in for show and tell."  She was very excited about this outing which in turn made Mia excited.  I was excited because I had three of these dolls growing up; I was looking forward to seeing all the new dolls.

Things were a little overwhelming at the store, and we totally forgot to take a couple of pictures.  The girls though were excited that Grandpops and Grandma Jan bought them each a doll (McKenna for Lily, Ruthie for Mia), an extra outfit and a hairbrush.  We surprised the girls by buying them an accessory that they each really wanted.  Lily was beside herself to get the cast and crutches set for McKenna while Mia was sold on a little guitar set.  We gave it to them after we returned to the hotel after dinner and time with family. The only picture we got was off Mia with her guitar.  When she opened it, she just kept saying "I can't believe it!"  I wish you could have seen the precious look on her face!

 Finally, it was time for bed.  You can see Rainbow the gorilla right by Mia, and Lincoln the sea lion is snuggled next to Lily.  They would have loved to sleep with their dolls too, but we decided it was best to leave them packed in their boxes to get them back to Atlanta.  It had been an exciting few days, so these two slept well.

 On Wednesday morning, David picked us up and drove us back to the airport for our flight home.  The girls loved these statues of the Blues Brothers.

 Just waiting on the flight home...

 Good bye Chicago!

We all had a wonderful trip.  Chicago with David, Jan, Nick and Brock was so much fun.  When we asked Lily if she wanted to come back and visit again, she replied "Yes on Friday."  While we can't make it back that quickly, we'll look forward to returning soon!