American Girl Birthday fun
Last Friday we — Grace, Jordan, and myself — enjoyed a girl’s day out. To celebrate Grace’s 6th birthday we went to the Flagship store for American Girl while vacationing in Chicago. It was quite an...
View ArticleMore American Girl fun
In yesterday’s post I began detailing the birthday visit we made to the American Girl Place store on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. It’s a rather overwhelming store, but if you take into consideration the...
View ArticleThe Little Things
TRAVELLING WITH FAMILY…it’s never easy and the preparations alone nearly kill the parents. There are the comments from the backseat which basically seem like a series of complaints: “When are we going...
View ArticleFirst stop: The Gateway Arch
AN AWESOME SIGHT! Like I mentioned earlier, it was a memorable moment to come across that bridge and see the Gateway Arch soaring it’s full 630 feet high in the sky. I remembered seeing it for the...
View ArticleAlong the way: Atlanta, Illinois?
IT WAS GETTING TIME FOR DINNER AFTER OUR LUNCH OF CARAMEL CORN AND ICE CREAM IN SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS. We had just finished our Land of Lincoln fun and had begun the trek to Chicago. Our goal was to...
View ArticleChicago: Collage Discovery
TRAVELING WITH KIDS DOES NOT MEAN YOU HAVE TO VISIT A THEME PARK EACH DAY. We were in Chicago last summer for a family reunion. We started our trip early to travel and experience the sights along the...
View ArticleChicago: The Thorne Miniature Rooms
WE LOVED VISITING CHICAGO LAST SUMMER WITH OUR FAMILY. As I mentioned, we were there because of a family reunion, but we really enjoyed our days of exploration before the gathering. So many times...
View ArticleOne Day in Chicago
WE ONLY HAVE ONE DAY IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO. JUST PASSING THROUGH…WHAT DO WE DO? That was the question a sweet, newly-engaged couple asked on their facebook feed. They were traveling through after a...
View Article
