Children's museum

I was looking back at recent blog entries and realized I forgot to congratulate our friends Matt and Katie on the birth of their first child! Welcome to Whitney Alexis Cavanaugh, who was born just before Thanksgiving.

Earlier this week, Ashley and I escaped the monotony of being inside and took the kids to the Children's Museum at Navy Pier. We were joined by our friends Courtney and Jill, and their kids Will (8 mos) and Sam (4 mos). This huge Mad Hatter-esque couch made for a great photo backdrop.

Charlotte was fussy and not content in her stroller, so I wore her for the majority of our time at the museum.

Sam, Jack, me, Charlotte, and Ashley

We actually got Sam and Jack to look straight at the camera for one picture!

Here were 2 of Jack's favorite attractions: the huge ceiling fan in the atrium, and the streamers at the entrance of the exhibits.


Over 3 feet tall!!

How fitting that Jack was able to play with a stoplight, since he's recently become fixated on them. During car rides, he says "red means stop" and "green means go" at stoplights. EVERY stoplight.

Mr. Bus driver


Picking up a turkey at the store

Mailing some letters

Jack loved this track for balls along the wall of the big treehouse

Jack and Ashley playing with cars


We had a great visit and enjoyed getting all the kids together. I'll miss being able to do these day trips when I go back to work in just over a week!