Monday, January 26, 2009

Trip to Chicago!

Yeah!  We got to visit Nonni and Grandpa Jim's house for the first time!  We were all so pumped up to get up there and play in the snow, build snowmen, make snow angels, go sledding.... And we did have a wonderful time visiting with Nonni and Grandpa Jim and Uncle Ryan and a few other friends!  It was a great trip!  :)  BUT...we completely missed the snow!  Literally, the snow melted the day we were driving up there, and it didn't begin snowing again until we were pulling out of the driveway on our way home!  What luck!  :)  So we didn't have the snow experience, but we did have ANOTHER Christmas celebration and an overall great time!


What's that?!  Someone got Whiffer out of Brenner's arms?!  Nonni knew that Brenner also loves crocodiles, so she got him Chomps for Christmas, and he was a surprising hit!  He has even replaced Whiffer in the bedtime routine on a few occasions!

Of course, I ask Aile to hold up her gifts, and she giggles over the chocolate!  A true woman in the making!

Everywhere we go, Brenner can hone in on any collection of cars and trucks, big or small...

Caelum bonds with Uncle Ryan as he meets him for the first time!



The hot tub drew huge smiles as well as providing huge relaxation!




All the kids had a really great time with Uncle Ryan, especially when he spent so much time playing with them and getting to know them! 


The two redheads!  People are always asking where he got his hair color from...

There were a few things we did at Nonni's house that warrented their own blog post...so this is to be continued...

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