Life in the Big City

Well, we have done a bunch of things since living here. We are trying to take advantage of the coolest city in the world. We found out that you can get free passes to all of the museums at the library if you are a Chicago resident. We've been to the Shedd Aquarium, Adler Planetarium and the Chicago Children's Museum. Gavin can't say Museum (of he just wont try) so he has substituted it with "Zucchini" for some reason. So he says, we are going to the Zucchini today! It is wierd, but it's what makes Gavin, Gavin! We are saving the Field Museum for when Ryan's parents come to visit us in a few weeks. We also went to the Hershy store the other day and to the Lego Store! It was so fun. Gavin loved hoping on the bus and the subway to get downtown. I had to take a picture of him because he looked like such a Chicagoan, all bundled up complete with Ipod, ready to face the wind and cold! We call him our little urban pioneer. Here are some pictures of our eventful days.

Trying on the Hershy hat at Borders

I love taking ugly pictures of myself - I dont know why, I just love to laugh at myself!

Posing with some lego dudes.

Another lego dude

The guy had a bird on his head and some poop on his shoulder! Of all the things you can use legos to build, this is what they come up with? Well, Ryan and Gavin loved it.

Our Urban Pioneer

I have to put in the fact that it was my mother who bought him this i pod and in her defense, it was only $10.

Adler Planetarium

Gavin loved this little cartoon about the atmosphere on the moon

Story time with Daddy at borders

(Gavin saw that penguin from across the room and held it the whole time we were there. It was $12 for that little thing, I was praying he didn't somehow rip it or destroy it!