JUNE
Within hours of the kids being liberated from school for the summer, we were off in the family mini-van headed to the Wisconsin Dells and Chicago. Kenzie, Jake and Katie have always been great travellers who (I think) enjoy their van time together.
Our first stop was a stay at the Polynesian Hotel in Wisconsin dells. Our hotel was not the fanciest of hotel/waterparks, but it had more than enough water fun, indoor and out, for Katie as well as Kenzie and Jake.
After Wisconsin Dells, we headed off to the Grenz Bed & Breakfast in Chicago (my aunt and Uncle Laurel and Wendy's house). I don't have any pictures of the Bed and Breakfast itself from this years visit as I was too busy enjoying the "breakfast" part of the stay. Wendy recommended that we visit the Robert McCormick museum at his former estate called "Cantigny." Cantigny Park is a picturesqe estate complete with golf course, gardens, historic mansion, army tanks and military museums.
"The museum is located on the Wheaton, Illinois estate of the late Colonel Robert R. McCormick. During World War I, McCormick, later the long-time editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune, was commander of the 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery, part of the First Division. He renamed his estate Cantigny in honor of the first American battle of the war. At his death in 1955, McCormick left Cantigny to be managed as a recreational and educational park. ***The museum includes 10,000 square feet of state of the art interactive and experiential exhibits."
Robert McCormick Mansion
Cantigny Gardens
Jake at Shedd Aquarium
JULY
Every year, Natasha looks forward to our annual July 4th trip to Valley Fair so she can ride the Frog Hopper with Katie.
Katie turned 2 on July 5th. Here she is waiting to go for a swim in her new swimming pool!
Too Much Birthday.
Katie still likes to go to sleep with her artificial aquarium on.
My Niece Ava (Katie's feet)
Katie at Valley Fair
Video of Katie in her new pool!
"Dorf" Jacob
Charles Lindberg House, Little Falls, Minnesota
"Slug Bug Limberg": Charles Lindberg drove this car around Europe.
Katie at our friend's cabin.
Bath time in the lake.
A full July left the kids "wiped out!"
3 comments:
It's amazing how much kids grow in a year!!!
Gretchen, notice my baby foot picture also!
I had SO much fun last summer!
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