May 6th marked our 4th wedding anniversary. We have made a plan to go somewhere new every year. This year we chose CHICAGO! It wasn't the typical romantic getaway as they've been in the past, but we had a lot of fun traveling with our daughter and visiting Uncle Jared. Bridgette experienced her first airplane ride, and did pretty well considering she's 10 months and mobile! Highlight of that experience was her waving "bye-bye" to the passengers as we waited by gate check for her stroller. Jared showed us around the city, took us to some great restaurants, provided extra fleeces for me (it was a LOT colder than I planned!) and chauffeured us to and from the airport (thank you bro!). All in all, it was a great weekend getaway trip! Now the question is: how are we going to do this with TWO next year?? :)
At the top of the Hancock tower.
Where we went the first night we were there... only to wait an hour for our pizza and get it to go!
HA! Things change when you have a baby :) It was still good in the hotel room.
We stayed at the Knickerbocker Hotel
(right off of Michigan Ave, across the street from the Drake... not bad for Bridgette's first trip!)
Gigglin' with Uncle Jared
We got to catch one of the drawbridges in motion! Way cool!
The typical "bean" shot! (a.k.a. Cloud Gate)
And we got a family shot!
Gigglin' with Daddy.
Frank Gehry designed the Jay Pritzker Pavilion and Great Lawn. Very cool to see in person!!
Walking across the cool bridge.
And now banging on the cool bridge.
The last day we were there we went to Frank Lloyd Wright's Home & Studio.
They didn't let you take any pics inside, but the studio was my favorite part! VERY COOL!
Some sunshine and water before we left...
but I think Jared got the best picture with miss thang. So CUTE!
