Sunday, April 15, 2012

To Chicago We Did Go (Part 1)

We are so glad we went to Chicago last summer. It was quite the ordeal to get there. It kept getting put off. First we were going to drive, then we were going to fly, then we weren't going to go at all. In the end we (me and the kids) ended up driving to Boise and then we flew to Chicago from there with my siser-in-law Heidi and her three kids. Yep the two of us with six kids age six and under. CRAZY when you think about it, but it really didn't seem too bad at the time. The kids had a great time playing in Grandma's backyard.Unfortunately they couldn't be outside too long though because it led to this.Apparently we arrived in Chicago just in time for the mosquito invasion. Me and mosquitos are NOT a good combination. You couldn't step outside for more than 2 minutes without being attacked. Bug spray didn't really do you any good either. The mosquitos weren't too bad at the splash pad.
Alivia not only had to worry about the mosquitos biting her, but also her cousin. He got her real good right on the end of her nose.

Luckily Colby was able to join us in Chicago for a few days as well. He made it just in time for a Cubs game. Fortunately the game was postponed a day due to rain otherwise we wouldn't have been able to cross a game at Wrigley off of our bucket list. First things first though, we had to stop at Grandpa's office for some sugar. Audrey still tells everybody that her Grandpa works at the best place ever because there is SO much candy. After stocking up, we went to the airport to pick up Colby and then we went straight to the game. See what I mean about how he made it just in time. We all had a lot of fun and amazingly the Cubs won.
 
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Despite all the candy and excitement, somehow Audrey and her cousin still managed to fall asleep during the game (look at the bottom right picture in the collage). More to come from Chicago.