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Enjoy all the great layouts. I can't wait to start getting all the new product. Going to CHA always gets my creative ideas flowing.
On Wednesday, Joe and Hope drove up to meet me in Chicago and we stayed the rest of the week. It was SO hot, but we still had a lot of fun.
On Thursday morning, we drove to our downtown hotel and we had tickets to see the muscial Pinkalicious, which is based on the book of the same name. It was really cute and after the show we got to meet all the characters, but the only one Hope wanted to talk to was Pinkalicious.
On our way back to our hotel, we stopped by the American Girl store and the Disney store. Hope wanted to get the dress that matches her doll Kanani. She wanted to wear it every day the rest of the week.
We also went up to see the views from the Hancock building. Here is Joe and Hope and the Willis tower (AKA-Sears tower) in the background.
Then we headed back to the hotel and swam the rest of the day because it was too hot to do anything else outside. I think it was close to 100 and I am sure the heat index was over 100.
On Friday morning, Joe was keeping an eye on the weather. A storm was heading toward Chicago, so we decided to go to the Shedd Aquarium and spent most of the day there.
Here is a picture of the storm just before we ran inside. It was very strange looking and they were yelling at everyone to get inside. Luckily we made it within a few minutes of it starting to rain and storm.
This was the end of the dolphin show. I caught all three dolphins in the air together. Cool! The new camera came in handy with the continuous shooting. I actually have them coming out of the water and about to go into the water too.
You can view the dolphins at the underwater viewing tank too. This is Hope watching the dolphins swim around. They were fun to watch.
The afternoon turned out beautiful. So we took a watertaxi to Navy Pier and then on to Willis tower.
Here is the picture we got with all of us out on the "ledge", which is a glass box you can walk out into looking over the edge of the building. It was very scary for me and the first time I got out there I had to hold onto the wall. Hope would only go out if one of us was holding her.
On Saturday, it rained again in the morning, but by the time we were ready to head out it was just a light sprinkle and stopped shortly after.
Here is Joe and Hope on the large ferris wheel.
We walked around and Hope rode another ride and then we headed for the Children's Museum.
Here are Joe and Hope building.
Hope loved the water exhibit. I thought it was cute they had rain coats for the kids. The one in Des Moines also has a water area, but no rain coats. :) It definitely came in handy a few times, otherwise, she would have been pretty wet.
Then we ended our week at Buckingham Fountain...
...and the bean at Millinium Park.
We got back to the hotel and expected to go to bed early, but as Joe was surfing the channels he came across the beginning of Ferris Bueller's Day Off. I love this movie and it was based in Chicago. Neither of us had seen it in years. So of course, we ended up watching the entire thing.
Well, if you made it this far, good for you!
I have several layouts and cards ready to share and a few more Christmas in July projects.
Here is one of them...
Let it snow, ok not really. It is hot out, but I still prefer the heat over the freezing cold.
Well, that is all for tonight! Check back for the rest of the Christmas in July and then onto some other projects.
Have a good night!
Darla
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