Sunday, December 21, 2008

Off to the City!

We packed up and headed out early Friday morning to catch the train to downtown Chicago.

We stayed at a fancy Marriott on Michigan Avenue and had a great time.

Walking to the train. It snowed inches and inches so we had to walk in street. We were quite a sight.

At the train station.



Sissy and Dad.



Catching snow.



On the train. Lance and Scott took the big kids to the candy store before we got on the train so we were all loaded with every candy you could imagine.


On the train.


Mac's first candy.


Garrett's Popcorn Lance and Robyn's favorite.


Double stroller.


Walking to look at the store windows.


Fancy store windows. (formally Marshall Fields)



Super-nice, soft spoken, little bit creepy Santa.


Luker loved him.





Mac's first time with Santa. Click to see...


Our family.


The Williams Family


Amelia.


Junie got to ring the bell.



Sissy and Junie looking at the tree on the 7th floor of Macy's. Something famous but I can't remember the name.



First taxi ride.



View from our hotel room.


Jumping on the bed.


Gingerbread castle in the lobby.


Is this normal? We went to Lance's favorite pizza place in Chicago. Gino's East.


This is where Scotty's wanted to sit his cookie. He's normal.


Can you tell who's who?


Time for Ghirardelli's!






Sharing an ice cream sundae...



We all know Scotty doesn't like ice cream so of course he got his own $4.00 chocolate bar. He literally ate almost the entire thing.



We crashed at the hotel and we were all sleeping by 8:30pm.




*This is unreal!! As I blog this you have to click the link.

7 comments:

feather said...

Fun Times, those pictures should be added to the scrapbook :) I love the family pictures and all the smiles!
I really love that Junie ate the whole chocolate bar! He probably thought it was a Tiger Milk bar.

Anonymous said...

I felt like I was there. All the pictures were great, but my favorite is Amelia, the tree, and the church steeple. Too cool.

Anonymous said...

brrr...no thank you to the cold!

Mikele said...

Mac on Santa looks like Big Scott - I had to look twice.

I am insanely jealous. The candy, the snow, the many many Coats Of Robyn, June as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, to see Lance's face........

Wish we could have been there. Or were there now to give that Mac a bath. (because that's what you're doing right now, not because I think he needs one.)

Carrie said...

Way to go Mac! That is Ben's favorite type of candy! You have great taste :)

And who wouldn't want to eat a $4 candy bar! YUMMY!

If it wasn't 8 degrees ... I'd be SO wanting to be there!

Rachel said...

I love Junie's giant chocolate bar. The whole day looks like a blast - Santa does look a little, um, off? And Mac is huge on his lap!!

I also love the pic of Junie and Amelia looking at the tree. Sweet brother and sister pic.

Casey, Aaron, Colby & McKenzie said...

What a super fun adventure!! I love the pooping story too! Poor Junie!! He has been thru alot, I hope you didn't make him sit in him poopy!!!haha