Chicago

Wesley had a day off of school and Ben and I decided to take a vacation day so that we could make a day trip to Chicago (or 'Cago as Addie calls it).  We had plans to go to the Lego store at Water Tower Place, pizza lunch at Giordano's and then we were thinking about hitting Shedd's Aquarium or one of the museums.  

Upon walking into Water Tower Place we found ourselves inside the American Girl store.  Now we had plans to let Wesley pick out a new Lego that day so this was a perfect store to let Addie pick something out for herself.  I swear we started to get American Girl catalog's in the mail right after we brought her home from the hospital.  From the catalogs I have had my eye on a Bitty Baby for her for quite some time, but was just waiting for her to get a little older.  I didn't grow up in the American Girl generation.  I was a Cabbage Patch Kid girl, but those Bitty Babies are cute!

Right after we walked in we found the Bitty Baby section where Addie found some twins in a stroller and proceeded to take them on a walk.  Then we eventually were able to talk her into leaving them there so she could pick out her baby.  She went for a little blonde baby girl with pigtails just like her.

Then we hit the Lego store.  We love those Lego statues.  Whenever we take Wes to a store and tell him he can pick out a toy he gets so overwhelmed and has a hard time making up his mind.  He doesn't take these decisions lightly.  I think he is a little like his Momma in that aspect.  Ben walked the store with him several times.  Finally he picked out a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Lego set.  He was one happy camper and had the entire thing put together the next day.  He's had a lot of Lego building experience behind him over this last year.

Shedd's Aquarium looked super packed so we went to the left and went into the Field Museum instead.  One of the highlights was getting to see Sue the T. Rex.