It was a windy and chilly day on Tuesday but we still had so much fun sight seeing and eating our way through the beautiful streets of Chicago. We even went on a boat tour to see the gorgeous buildings from the water, even if it as a bit cold, it was worth it! Solomon stayed cuddled in our arms and even fell asleep nursing by the end of it. It was such a great day and we all woke up sore the next morning from all the walking (and some of carrying a heavy baby) we did! 

cute thing napping on the busy streets... 

his ability to sleep anywhere is one of my favorite things about him for sure!!

one of my favorite shots from the boat tour, love the reflections!

Solomon looks like he is saying, okay, enough pictures guys, lets go back to the hotel so I can play with my toys. Which is exactly what we did.... traveling with a baby can be hard at times but at least you get to rest when they do!! 

I really do love Chicago so much. Especially since we got a peek at their summer weather one day. I would definitely pick Chicago over NY and Boston, but it has to come in second place after San Francisco, for sure! 

family + chicago.

We are back from the beautiful city of Chicago and I'm excited to share some of the fun things we did. A big chunk of this trip was spent with family since Peter's cousin got married over the weekend. That was the main reason for going, but since my mom was coming to help out with Solomon so we could go to the reception baby-less, we decided to add a little vacation time since she'd never been. It was such a wonderful weekend and the weather was amazing most of the time! After the wedding fun was over, we switched hotels so we could be in the city for the rest of the trip. It was nice to enjoy the beautiful sunny day with family. I jokingly asked Peter if we could buy a summer condo in the city because it is so amazing and beautiful when the sun in shining!

I was super excited to finally make time to go see "the bean" and take some fun photos!

A lot of the cousins that stuck around for an extra day after the wedding or had a late flight monday night. It was great to have some extra family time since we don't get to see them that often. 

After the pictures at the bean, we took a little walk over the bridge to the Maggie Daley Park to let the kids play. It was so fun to watch all the excitement on the many faces there. It was PACKED because of the gorgeous day!

Daddy taking Solomon down his first slide!! :)

More fun from Chicago tomorrow.... 

and it might even flow over into next week because I got a little camera happy!