Chicago Part 1 . . .The Drive !

Yes. We drove.

When you are going to be gone for two weeks, it can be mighty expensive to put our sweet Ella in a kennel. So we decided to make the long journey with her.

I have to say Will and Ella are the best car travelers. Except in rest stops. Will acts like a monkey gone mad. That is a whole other story. With more ear infections involved. Yeah, I know...again!

Lew has done the drive so much so it doesn't bother him but I start going stir crazy! The drive can be anywhere from 10-14 hours! No. We did not stay over anywhere! I wish we would have because I hate the drive.

Will was busy playing with trains and watching movies the whole way there. When we got to Indiana I started taking pics of him and he wanted to take a picture with every toy he had. Such a silly guy!

All I have to say is boo! Go Cubs!

There are over 500 photos I have to go through but I promise there will be more interesting posts soon!

Not much to post...but lots of pics from Chicago...

Some fall pictures have been mixed in with the Chicago pics, I just hadn't posted them yet. Will did great on the plane ride, I was one happy mommy! He mastered stairs while we were gone and had a tumble at the same time. No worries he came away with a scratch. But scared me to death!

We went to Navy Pier, got to spend time with Nana, Aunt Franki, Uncle Nick and Uncle Rob. We got to see many sights and had a wonderful time. Chicago is really a wonderful city. I think I could definitely live in the city and walk to restaurants for brunch on the weekeneds, take Will to the park. Chicago just has that great urban vibe. Maybe Uncle Rob will find us a place!

I hope all our bloggy readers and friends have a wonderful Thanksgiving! It's good to be home.

Happy New Year...We're Back!

I know it has been a while...I blame it on the holidays!

We traveled to Chicago...a 12 hour drive turned into...oh 15 hours. But worth it to be with family. Will had a horrible cold and two ear infections but was an angel. He did awesome! The way there was bad and let's just say the drive home was long. I ended up with a cold and so did Lew.

But our little trooper never whined. We are truly blessed with one amazing little bubba! Here are some photos over the past month.

We are in the midst of planning his big FIRST Birthday...which I cannot believe is almost here.

Enjoy the photos...sorry for being such a bad blogger lately.