Midwest Vacation: #10
On Monday I slept in and missed going to do baggie books at Zoe's class. Zander had stayed home from school sick but was allowed to watch movies with me so we started our Harry Potter marathon. We watched the first one then made tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch and discussed our theories about the seventh book. We watched the second one then he had to take a nap before Zoe got home from school.
Uncle Fitz was playing in a hockey game that evening so John and the kids and I went to watch him. Zoe seemed more interested in the vending machines but we had fun cheering for Fitz. We were the only ones there for awhile until a couple other fans showed up. His team won a very high scoring game. Good job, Number 0!
The kids took off school on Tuesday so the whole family could spend the day in Chicago with me before dropping me off at O'Hare to catch my evening flight back home. We arrived in time to take their uncle Bryan out for a delicious pizza lunch near his downtown office then we went to the Lincoln Park Zoo.
Here's a baby mongoose. They were so cute and really fast. They wouldn't stay still enough to get many good shots.
These penguins kept teasing us that they were getting in the water but they never did.
The kitties seemed to be enjoying the cool day.
Was this giraffe trying to hide behind the rock and his neck was just too long?
The pygmy hippos were highly interesting until one pooped in his own tank. We got out of there fast.
I loved this display.
John was on call and had to get back before too long so we said our sad goodbyes at the airport with plenty of time for me to make it through security and grab some orange chicken at the food court before going to my gate. I surprisingly slept most of the flight to Oakland. We landed a little late and I was concerned I'd miss the last BART train but I needn't have worried and got home just fine.