Trip to Chicago

Last weekend Emily and I went up to Chicago to see Aunt Jeanie. We took the bus up, which only took about 4 hours. It also included a brief stop over at a rest stop, where Emily enjoyed trying to eat the leaves.
After we got to Chicago, we found Aunt Jeanie's office, with a lot of help from Aunt Jeanie over the phone. We were less than impressed with the size of Aunt Jeanie's bathroom at her office, which was barely big enough to get a stroller into. After Aunt Jeanie was done, we went to eat at Cozy:

And then we went to Aunt Jeanie's apartment, which is about 40 minutes from her work, on the subway. Emily liked the subway, and she liked Aunt Jeanie's bed, which is conveniently located right on the floor, which makes for easy crawling access. Here she is with Aunt Jeanie, sporting the hat I made her:

Emily liked standing on the loveseat and looking out the big window at the front of Aunt Jeanie's apartment.

Another thing Emily liked about Aunt Jeanie's apartment is that she got to eat at the table like a big girl (with the help of a few law books):


Also, Aunt Jeanie has awesome stairs, without any of those pesky rails Mommy and Daddy have on their stairs:


Emily also got to go on walks around the city, which was lots of fun for her. It was more fun for Mommy and Aunt Jeanie when we took the stroller. Here she is enjoying a respite from one of our shopping trips:

After a couple days, we went back home on the train. Apparently, the train is less expensive if you buy your tickets online.

Emily really likes her Aunt Jeanie. She is used to hearing her voice on the phone, but when we were in Chicago, Emily would get upset if she could hear Jeanie but not see her. It was very cute, especially when Jeanie was on the other side of the kitchen peninsula, and Emily knew she was close, but could not find her, and kept on staring at the peninsula and crying. Very cute!