Quick Trip to Chicago

My very first, freshman roommate from college got married at the beginning of August. We only had a little time to go to the wedding before our next vacation started, but we made the most of it. My family was out of town (of course), so we had 2 days there. One for the wedding and one open day. We spent the open day going downtown. We haven't taken Harrison downtown and the day worked out beautifully!
We took the train down...
And of course Harrison loved it. And the colors that we took (blue, read and brown lines) all corresponded with his Thomas trains.
Listening for the train noises.
We stopped for lunch at this little hot dog place. So good! We got our Chicago dogs and Italian Beef. Both were amazing! And I ate about 7 pickles, guess those pregnancy cravings kick in every once and a while.

Not sure what the face is, but they both look exactly the same!

Then we headed up to Wrigley Field to show my little Cubs fan where the magic (or someday the magic) happens!

Harry Caray statue in the background.
Go Cubbies!
A tour of the field was $25 per person. We were not ready to spend $75! So instead we walked around and Harrison liked the view of the field. He did try to crawl through the bars. No luck though!
Enjoying a slurpy at 7-11. We don't see these much in Houston!


Next was Millennium Park.
The bean...and don't let the name fool you! Harrison tried licking it and decided it wasn't a good bean to eat! Gross!
Still trying to master a good picture of ourselves in the reflection.
The fountains...
And whoever designed this was crazy. The ground is all slate and it says not to run, but Harrison could hardly even walk without falling. He did enjoy the water though.

Then we met up with my friend Melissa (also in for the wedding) and she headed to Navy Pier with us.


We have a picture very similar to this one with the lighthouse in the background, taken 9 years ago when Jeff and I were dating. Boy has our life changed!
Shaking hands/hooks with a pirate on the pier.
Navy Pier also has a nice botanical garden. Harrison of course loved the water features and the lights in the water that he thought were fire.
We ended the day at Gino's East, my favorite Chicago pizza place. It was a long and exhausting day walking around the city pregnant with a 2 year old, but we had a great time!

Then the next day was the wedding. Everything was awesome. And it was extra special for Jeff and I because this was at the same temple we were married in. We haven't been back since and we made it back exactly 1 week before our 6 year anniversary.

It was a magical day for us then and on that day as well as I got to watch a good friend be married there as well. I am so thankful for where our lives have taken us these last 6 years together and am excited for the eternity to come!