Homeward Bound

Why is it that it seems like it takes forever for vacation time to get here, and then the actual trip is over in the blink of an eye?  It is definitely not fair.  I guess it just means we need to hang on to every moment and memory as best we can to enjoy the fleeting time!  Our Chicago trip flew by so quickly, but boy did we make some awesome memories!
Garrett loved the hotel room!  It's a really good thing we were right next to him when he tried to make himself into a bridge to the nightstand- what a crazy kid!!!

Garrett also loved getting all cuddled up in the hotel towels- what a cute boy!

And here is our happy girl- I just love her smiles!!!

Our last few hours in Chicago, we went to a great little park right around the corner from our hotel.  Grandma Allen took some absolutely amazing pictures of us- here are just a few of my favorites!!!

I love that Tori is doing her best to follow in Daddy's footsteps!!!

Tori had a ball trying out each and every slide!

I just had to post this one- sadly, the slides weren't always made for big kids, too!!!

Oh, there's that adorable girl of ours!!!

I love the mischievous look on Garrett's face in this one- so cute!!!

Yep, he is still our little drool monster!

I love how happy our little dude is!

What a handsome boy we have!!!

Tori had a grand time running "super fast" all around the playground!

I love this fun new picture of our family!!!

Garrett and Grandma had a great chat!!!

Grandma and Tori had a fun picnic lunch with their new friend Bella!  How fun that they got to eat inside a train car!

This one makes my heart melt- it is never easy saying our goodbyes!  There were definitely a few tears and rushed hugs as we had to part!

Our drive home went much smoother than the one to Chicago.  We still hit crazy traffic and had to pay a bunch of tolls (I think we hit over $7 before we got out of Illinois and finally back into Indiana- crazy), but once we got past all that, we were smooth sailing!  Especially when both kids decided to take a very long nap!

Thanks so much for the wonderful Chicago trip Mom and Michelle.  We all had such a great time and I know we will cherish those memories forever!!!