June Overview

Here are some of the fun things we did in June that didn't quite fit into a blog post of their own:

Breakfast popsicles (yogurt frozen in popsicle molds) on the deck were a lot of fun...and a lot of mess!

Mom's hydrangeas and roses were beautiful despite the drought (and little hands trying their best to pull them out of the vase all day).

Sarah likes to stir the pot - literally!

Sarah also loves to sit on the deck and watch the neighborhood animals.  She really likes bunnies, dogs, and birds - and will shout whenever she sees one!

Sometimes being on the deck is hard, though...especially when the screen door is closed and the TV show you want to watch is on inside!  Sarah solved this problem by sticking her face into the screen...

Her other favorite thing to do has been to find "cold air" all over our house.  Any old vent will do, but the best one is the floor vent in the family room.  That girl will come running as soon as the air conditioning kicks on to sit on top of the vent!

Sarah also loves all things book.  She will sit and read a book more often than she will play with her toys.  Recently, she's discovered that she can get a bunch of books into our big chair with her and not have to come down until she's ready to!

Another thing Sarah has become interested in is people's faces.  She'll point out your nose, your ears and your teeth.  She will also pull off your sunglasses and wear them herself...

Sarah has also developed a destructive streak when it comes to the kitchen.  She likes to eat one or two bites of things and then throw them on the floor (Pickle has no complaints about this tactic).

She also figured out how to scoot a chair over to the refrigerator to get herself some water whenever she feels like it.  (Luckily, our refrigerator has a lock built in.)  She doesn't even need a glass!

Cool in the Pool

It's been hot.  Like over 100 degrees every day for a week hot.  So today, Mommy and Daddy caved and bought a kiddie pool.  The hardest part of the whole thing?  Trying to stay out of it ourselves!

Sometimes, though, even a pool isn't enough.  Some days are so hot that you have to have a popsicle, too...

Sarah's First Vacation, Day 5

On our last morning in Chicago, we returned to Eggsperience for another delicious breakfast.  I'm normally someone who enjoys eating at a lot of different restaurants while traveling, but this place was super yummy!  Sarah had her standard banana, Tom had some egg-biscuit-gravy concoction, and I had crepes with banana and Nutella.  That's what you're supposed to eat on a vacation, right?

We made up for our sins by walking to the Lincoln Park Zoo.  It was sunny and cool, and the walk through the neighborhood and the park itself was delightful!  I had no idea the park was that beautiful, and we wandered through the park, across the zoo's Nature Boardwalk and into the zoo itself.

We chased some ducklings, visited some camels and flamingos, and went through the reptile house before meeting up with Uncle Adam and Megan around 10:00.

 

 

We joined up with Adam and Megan and headed to check out the sea lions...

...and then ride the zoo's carousel - two times!

Uncle Adam was super nice and bought her a plastic monkey at the monkey house, and then we had some lunch and said good-bye to Adam and Megan to head back to the hotel for a nap!

After nap, we walked down to the river and back along Michigan Avenue one last time.  Then we stopped at Giordano's for some pasta and Chicago-style pizza. We ate on the patio along the street, and Sarah was entertained by the people, busses, and pigeons passing by.  I had a delicious beer, and Tom was super happy with his pizza.  It was a wonderful way to spend our last night in Chicago!

We'll be dreaming of Chicago all summer long...