July 2, 2013

On Paige's birthday she woke up to a lot of balloons!  They were on the floor, but Luke quickly put them all in her crib which she thought was hilarious!







Paige was then served her most favorite breakfast ever - cake with a side of fruit!



Luke wasn't too sure about having cake for breakfast though - my little rule follower!



Unfortunately Daddy had his high school golf league that morning and a baseball game in the afternoon, but the three of us headed to the children's museum in Frankfort!

We dressed up as firefighters!



Dug for fossils!



Played piano!



And played dress up!







I then treated the kids to McDonald's for lunch but the best part about that was we went to a McDonald's with a play area - it's the little things that excite them!

We came home where Paige took a long afternoon nap!

Then we were off to Build-a-Bear!  We have never done this before so Luke was very excited.  Daddy was able to meet us there after his baseball game!









We ended the day with dinner at The Cheesecake Factory, followed by cake and presents at home!









It was the perfect day of spoiling and fun for both kids!

Navy Pier

A couple of weeks ago our family of four headed to Navy Pier.  I think it is safe to say that we all had a great time!  The Children's Museum there is so fun and even Paige could enjoy herself.

Ready for some fun!





Circus Room!




















 



Firemen's Room!








Construction Room - we built a house!



Paige helped too!









Water Room!






 

 

Painting his name!




Digging for fossils in the Dinosaur Room - Luke's favorite!



After a couple of hours in the museum, we grabbed a table and ate our picnic lunch.  Luke and I were a little freaked out by the pigeons that would come right over to us.  Paige kept dropping food, and I admit I was freaking out and ate with my feet up!  After lunch, we took a walk over to the rides.




Luke has never gone on a ferris wheel and always says he doesn't like them and doesn't want to go on them.  Well, he must have had a change of heart because he really wanted to go on the ferris wheel there so he could see all of the big buildings.  Now, I am not a fan of ferris wheels.  I can do huge, upside down roller coasters, but I have never been a fan of ferris wheels.  But...Luke was insistent that we ALL go on the ride together so I sucked it up and we held on to the kids tight!  And honestly, it wasn't that bad.  We all enjoyed it!















We hit up the carousel together - Paige's first time! 





And Luke rode the lighthouse.  He is getting to be so big and brave!  You could hear his giggles as the ride went up and down.  It was awesome!












After all the fun on the rides, we headed back in to the Children's Museum to explore some more.  (I love that you can go in and out as you please!)  I thought for sure Paige would crash in her stroller for the second half, but this girl doesn't like to miss much and she was out and enjoying herself once again!

The Outdoors Room!










The Town Room!





The Invention Room - Luke was very intrigued by this computer game.  You had to figure out a way to get the monkey to his backpack in the treehouse.



Before we left, we stopped for some ice cream.  Unfortunately, Paige didn't make it.  She finally gave in to her sleepy eyes!  Good thing she doesn't know what she missed because she loves ice cream (and cupcakes and cake and cookies - ha!). 

We thought we would take a stroll along the lake, but it started raining pretty hard.  It was a gloomy overcast day and the rain finally came so we headed home.

It was a super fun family day that ended with the opening ceremony of the Olympics!