Kick... Splash... Way Too Much Fun!

Wednesday night the family (minus Eko) packed up and headed for Chicago to visit with friends and have a mini vacation. It worked out splendidly to leave right around Brianna's bedtime. She only ate once on the road and we were able to drive (almost) non-stop down there. While we were there we: went to show off Brianna to our old office coworkers; took a tour of the Lurie Children's Hospital in downtown, a project Jon worked countless hours on while in Chicago; ate at Giordano's - yummy; stopped at our favorite tea place to stock up; walked around by the lake; visited the Chicago Botanic Garden; grilled and shared a meal with friends; and went back and worshiped at DeerGrove Covenant. It was an excellent time and it was great to see our friends - and a HUGE thank you to Tim and Lori (and fam) for letting us stay with you and helping coordinate time together.

One item I left out of the long list, was we were able to take Brianna swimming for the first time! It was so fun to see her kick her legs and just have a blast. She usually gets a bath in the bathtub and loves it, so we couldn't wait to try it out. Check out this video - you can barely make out her legs kicking behind her, but she was trucking along as if she were Michael Phelps!