A whirlwind 10 days...but totally worth it! Taylor had a quick break between quarters and unfortunately plane tickets are a little ridiculous, so we couldn't head home. Thankfully my best pal from Idaho invited us up to Milwaukee (only a short 10 hours away)!
We invited our new friend Luke, who goes to school with Taylor, and hit the road! The kids did fantastic on the way up. We only stopped once for lunch and a quick stop in Chicago to drop Luke off, and neither of the kids put up much of a fuss! They are wonderful.
Once we made it to Milwaukee, it was PARTY TIME! Cruz and Kevin are only a day a part and they had a blast together! If they weren't fighting, they were playing their hearts out! Rosie and Julia were such good sports as well. They were along for the ride and always with a smile on their face. We went to the Harley Davidson Museum and Cody (Jessie's hubby) showed us around Harley...sooo cool! We also went to the Children's Museum, which the boys loved!! We did a little shopping at the outlets and went to a Milwaukee Bucks game! On the final day in Milwaukee, we went to the zoo and it was AWESOME!! It seemed all the animals were putting on a show. The bears were fighting, a lion threw up, the zoo keepers were feeding the elephants and the sea lions. It was so much fun! The weather was beautiful and the boys were totally into it. Thanks Gray family, we had a blast and couldn't have done any of it without you. You guys are the best!
The next day we were headed for the big city of CHICAGO! We found a cheap hotel downtown and it was perfect! Luke was kind enough to be our tour guide and showed us around the city. We went to the Field Museum and walked all the way down Michigan Ave to the famous "BEAN". Cruz LOVED the big dinosaur at the museum, but wasn't much of a fan of the Egyptian Exhibit (as you can tell from the pictures). We had a little famous Chicago style pizza for lunch, it was everything everyone says it is....DELICIOUS! That night Cruz wanted to hit the pool. We didn't think he would like it much, but we were very wrong...he lOved it! Taylor had him on his belly kicking forever! Then Cruz thought it would be fun to jump off the side of the pool and there was no stopping him! An hour later we were finally dragging him away and hitting the sack...dead tired!
We could have stayed another full day, but unfortunately, it was time to get out of dodge and head for home. The trek home was a little longer than we'd planned. Easter weekend and the traffic was terrible! We hit the wonderful rush hour traffic in Indianapolis along with some rather aggressive truck drivers...BUT we made it! I love that feeling when you walk in the door after you've been gone for awhile and you can take a deep breath and go "ahhh it's good to be home!" Despite Taylor's fears we made it unscathed and not robbed! A perfect vacation.
Cruz loved Easter...his favorite gift was the harmonica Nana Chelle sent him. We have the wonderful blessing of being seranaded every day now! It is wonderful!
I am so thankful for all that we have been blessed with! Good friends, great family, and a kind loving Heavenly Father who continues to pour blessings upon us even though we continue to make mistakes. We had a great trip and are looking forward to the next one! Thanks to everyone who made it possible...we love you SO much!
Love you all!
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