Blast off to Cago!

We set our sights on Chi-town this past weekend. A quick trip, but SO worth it. On Friday morning, we boarded Charlie the Cougar (our Frontier airplane) for a flawless flight. Dude loves soaring through the sky like a rocket ship (for the first hour and a half) and then wants OUT. We spend much time washing our hands in the closet they call a bathroom and wasting way too many paper towels.

Highlights from our mini vacation -
*Touring where Uncle Kyky mixes drugs (he works for a pharmaceutical company).

*Running around the Shedd Aquarium with my entire fam, attempting to navigate through the crowds.

*Following four months of oohing and ahhing at pictures, we finally met our new, perfect nephew, Hudson.


*After getting an emergency miracle ear infection prescription from a dear friend in Chicago, dude was able to enjoy play time at Uncle Nick and Aunt Caylei's house and some (but not enough) quality time with Grandma V. In the midst of the ear infection drama, we didn't even haul out the camera:(
*Cousin Dylan ("Didi" as dude coined him) had us cracking up with his big personality and catchy little giggles.

*A short but much needed visit with our friends the Riegers-we were finally able to meet their hiiiiilarious little duo, Charles and Lewis. Seriously, can you get much cuter than these two?



*A Monday morning mini visit with my childhood buddy, Ernose. Sorry it was so lame girl. We'll set our sights higher next time.
*Duder making friends with the crabby TSA ladies at Midway. As they grunted us through the line, he stopped and said, "Hi ladies! What's YOUR name? My name Wylan." Their grump suddenly disappeared and smiles emerged. Way to go dude.

Much more fun and excitement took place in the midst of those highlights. We can never fit everyone in that we want to, so each trip we try to see someone new. It's tough taking the dude away from grandparents who are so madly in love with his charm and charisma:) Thanks for a great weekend everyone. Love and miss you much.

Pappa bought a cake for the weekend and naturally dude thought it was a birthday party for him. So we went with it.

Uncle Kyky loves his little dudes. And vice versa.