Chicago

 We went to Chicago last week.  It was super fun.  It's always nice to get away.  Our favorite part was just eating pizza in our hotel and swimming in the pool.  It's the simple things in life, right?  The kids were so happy the whole trip.  They think that hotels are super fun and just jump around the whole time.  It's darling.  These first pictures are from going to the infamous Giordano's Pizza.  It takes 40 minutes to cook the pizza and by the time we finally got it, we just asked them to box it up and we would take it to go.  The kids were SPENT!  Oh my gosh, I thought Daniel would roll over and die if we didn't leave that restaurant right then.  Once we were back at our hotel, Daniel was totally happy.  He just wanted to walk around and explore.  Going out to eat with a baby is just not fun.  The pizza was good.  We were super hungry though so maybe that made it taste better.

 After pizza, we went swimming in the indoor swimming pool in our hotel.  People thought we were crazy because it was 40 degrees outside and SO windy.  The kids loved every second of it.  Daniel has just totally captured my heart.  I love that sweet little face.  He has a sweet little face on because he has that pacifier in his mouth.  I've never let my kids be too attached to their pacifiers but Daniel definitely is.  He must be the third child.  Already getting lax.

 When Daniel was a baby, I could not put him down.  I just wanted to hold him constantly.  He would be sleeping next to me on the couch and I would pick him up because I thought I would burst if I didn't hold him.  Now, he wants to be in my lap all the time.  He is a little snuggler.  I love it!  There is no better feeling than having a soft, sweet baby curl up into you.

 Andrew is a little fish.  He could have swam all night if I'd let him.

 Best. Dad. Ever!

 The next day we went and saw the sights.  We totally unprepared for the cool weather.  The kids were freezing and so was I!  Luckily, it wasn't as cloudy and windy as the first day so it was much more bearable.

 Here we are at the famous bean.  It was cooler than I thought it would be.  There were tons of people there.  The kids didn't want to get out of the stroller or even look at it.  Crazy kids!  We made them do it anyways and then they were happy.

 Making crazy faces.

 I don't know what this was called but it was a beautiful area.  We loved the big fountain and watching all the sail boats on the lake.  How do you like that giant spot in our lens.  Nice, huh?  Don't worry, we have lots of pictures with it for you to enjoy.  ;-)

 This totally doesn't do it justice.  It was so pretty right next to that water.

 We went down Navy Pier.  We thought it was cool but would have been more fun if we had money to spend.  We didn't end up spending very long there.

 Best buds.

 Oh yea, he licked it.  I'm cringing now!