the big fat chicago post–part 1

the tag reader was indispensible on this trip…. starting early on… at the airport.

the first of m.a.n.y. naps the boys took on-the-go.  andres.

One of the first things we wanted to do when we arrived in Chicago was go to one of the many places we saw when we watched the Chicago episode of “No Reservations”… that Anthony Bourdain has the best job ever.  With little kids we weren’t going to make it to this place (we hear it’s Barack and Michelle’s favorite), so instead we went here for breakfast…

I’m not ashamed to say we ordered one of everything available for breakfast.  Yum.

lookin’ a little rough.  and clearly the waitress had no idea how to work a camera.

After stuffing our faces, we hit the city.  First stop, Millennium Park.

seriously… I should have done a post just of them napping.

e’s in the bottom corner.

signs of the newly minted mayor.

family picture time…equally unsuccessful.

buckingham fountain.

this is a completely random picture.  there were kids in this park we walked by… clearly on a field trip and the teachers were leading them in a game of ‘simon says,’ which just made me think about how many times I’ve done the same exact thing with 100s of kids now and how soon my sweet girl will be heading to ‘big girl school’ and going on field trips.

chillaxin’ in our suite here… where guests of the oprah winfrey show used to stay.  (p.s. can’t talk about the finale tomorrow.  I’m in mourning).

huge bathroom tubs + a nervous mama = baths in sinks. 

Stay tuned for part two – with a possible picture of javi! :)