They're Gone!

Andy, Abby and Jake all went to Utah on Friday. Aunt Lindsay flew out and then flew back with them (thank you Lindsay). They are staying for almost a month without us! Then we will drive out to visit and all come home together. Estee is wondering where her friends went. When she sees their pictures or hears them on the phone she laughs--so cute.

Here they are at the airport at 5:30 AM. My babies are leaving!! Sob, sob.

They had a wonderful flight and arrived safely. Lindsay even paid for them to all watch TV on the little screens in front of their seats.

Jake being goofy at Grandma Ward's house.

Abby and Jake playing in Grandpa's pond, they don't look like they're having any fun at all, do they?!

Guess Who?? Ok, Ok, it's Andy with Grandma's wig on. (she is losing her hair because of Chemo).

We miss them tons,but I must say we are enjoying a clean and quiet house, but that would get old and boring after a while.

Chicago, via Dan's conference

We went with Dan to Chicago for a conference.

Abby and I walked by this beach, it looked really fun. We didn't stop because we were on our way to Navy Pier.

Here is Abby posing at Navy Pier, it was beautiful weather that day.

I took the kids to Shedd Aquarium while Dan had meetings, it was so much fun I bought a year pass. So if anybody wants to go.....
Shedd Aquarium is the big white building right on the lake front.

This was the kids favorite part of the Aquarium, the Caribbean Reef. There was a Diver in there that you could hear over the loud speaker. A fish would swim by him and he would tell you what kind it was, and cool stuff like that.

My favorite part was the Beluga Whales. They were so cute. I wish I could say that was me there feeding them, but I can't.

We met our friends the Pankratz (minus Kyle, we missed you) and went to lunch here at this yummy Thai place, even the kids loved it.

Then we made our way to the Lego Store. Of course the boys were very attracted to this Star Wars part of the store.

Jake taking a break with the Lego man.

For more details of our trip visit Abby's blog: http://abbyzine.blogspot.com/

For all the pics of our trip click here: http://picasaweb.google.com/janieward1313/52707