Nana and Courtney Visit!

Nana and Courtney came to visit this week and we packed as much as we could into their trip! On their first day here we visited Shedd Aquarium and saw dolphins, whales, seals, otters, turtles and millions of fish!

One rainy afternoon, we went to the Kohl's children's museum where the kids grocery-shopped, experimented with water and bubbles, pretended to be veterinarians, car mechanics, and sandwich makers.




We also discovered the Jelly Belly Factory where we went on a free tour after which we each got a free bag of Jelly Bellys and then shopped in the store where we spent all our money on more Jelly Bellys.

On their last day here, we went to Brookfield Zoo and stayed until they closed--we could have spent even more time there because it was so big and had so much to do!


We had a great time seeing Chicago attractions and when we weren't out and about, got in some sewing projects, Matt's last soccer game, school, and church. To Paul's disappointment, we didn't get a batch of cinnamon rolls made--luckily, we're heading up to Washington this summer and I'm sure he'll get some then!