Chicago, Days 1 & 2

We made our third annual "Spring Break" trip to Chicago. This time I braved the trip as the only adult in the car as our companion, Erin, was enjoying her first year as a principal near St. Louis.

The kids arrived with plenty of energy and were received by the same.

The first full day, we woke to our first experience at coloring Easter Eggs.

And, we truly loved our beautiful eggs!

We spent a lot of time playing "hotch cotch".

...and enjoying the many neighborhood parks.

The Nature Museum was a hit - especially the butterfly garden.

We didn't even slow down at bedtime.

My neighbor from childhood (who moved when I was probably in 8th grade), was rediscovered thanks to Facebook. The fabulous Liesl came and performed some of her original songs for us. She even made up some for the kids! (You can listen to some of her stuff here.)

The "big kid", or the 4 year old, was allowed to stay up a little later than the 3- 3 year olds. Rehema and her mommy played some duets.