Last month, Grandma Karen and Papa Mike came in for a weekend to visit! We had a lot of fun during their stay. Alicia enjoyed showing them Brookfield Zoo the one day, while the other day we were watching the ponies at Arlington Race Park. One of the nights that Grandma and Grandpa stayed over, we stayed a night at the same hotel as them and got to enjoy the pool time together and was able to sleep in the next morning! Alicia loved showing them how she liked to paddle in the pool with her vest on, and of course, the big treat was getting to sleep in the same big bed as mommy and daddy that night at the hotel. I think Alicia got a kick out of the fact that Grandma and Grandpa were right across the hallway in their room when we woke up in the morning! She was so excited and was asking to see them right away in the morning.
One of the afternoons, we went to Arlington Park for some betting fun and watching the horses run. Alicia did fairly well when I asked her different names of the ponies to bet on, and I think Alicia and I covered our spread, however, we managed to keep picking favorites. While I think daddy picked some more less favorable odds, and didn't do as well as us. We all had a nice relaxing afternoon, and by the end of that warm day outside, Alicia had enough and was out sleeping in the stroller by like the 5th race.
The other day we went to the Brookfield Zoo. It was a tad rainy on and off, but we managed to duck inside for most of the worst parts. When we were in the Tropics, aka "visiting monkeys," we missed the biggest downpour of the day. We really lucked out. While inside we heard the rain and thunder and thought it was part of the atmosphere sound effects there, until we looked outside and saw the pouring rain and the puddles of water everywhere. So we waited and enjoyed visiting the monkeys a bit longer until the rain let up enough to walk around some more. It was the first time for us also to see the new Great Bear Wilderness exhibit area too. We saw Hudson, the youngest (yet, very large) polar bear, playing, but most of the other bears were sleeping and hiding out from the rain. I don't blame them, as it was kinda yucky outside. The other fun activity we did at the zoo was to watch the Dolphin show! I think it had been atleast 2 years or so since the last Dolphin show we attended there, so it was a nice treat for all, plus it was dry and inside :)
Thanks for coming in and visiting us, it was a lot of fun showing you some Chicago area fun!
One of the afternoons, we went to Arlington Park for some betting fun and watching the horses run. Alicia did fairly well when I asked her different names of the ponies to bet on, and I think Alicia and I covered our spread, however, we managed to keep picking favorites. While I think daddy picked some more less favorable odds, and didn't do as well as us. We all had a nice relaxing afternoon, and by the end of that warm day outside, Alicia had enough and was out sleeping in the stroller by like the 5th race.
The other day we went to the Brookfield Zoo. It was a tad rainy on and off, but we managed to duck inside for most of the worst parts. When we were in the Tropics, aka "visiting monkeys," we missed the biggest downpour of the day. We really lucked out. While inside we heard the rain and thunder and thought it was part of the atmosphere sound effects there, until we looked outside and saw the pouring rain and the puddles of water everywhere. So we waited and enjoyed visiting the monkeys a bit longer until the rain let up enough to walk around some more. It was the first time for us also to see the new Great Bear Wilderness exhibit area too. We saw Hudson, the youngest (yet, very large) polar bear, playing, but most of the other bears were sleeping and hiding out from the rain. I don't blame them, as it was kinda yucky outside. The other fun activity we did at the zoo was to watch the Dolphin show! I think it had been atleast 2 years or so since the last Dolphin show we attended there, so it was a nice treat for all, plus it was dry and inside :)
Thanks for coming in and visiting us, it was a lot of fun showing you some Chicago area fun!
Papa Mike and Grandma Karen with Alicia at the zoo
"Look at my ticket!! Lets go watch some horsies!"
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