Pumpkin Night

Kevin carefully marked the pumpkin for carving, while Calia "helped"

Getting the seeds ready to bake
The finished product...
Spooky
Then, we ate pumpkin spice pudding

to which Calia kept squealing "punkin pie"

Hot Tubbin' with Daddy

Twin goofy smiles...

I mean serisously, could they look more alike?

More...

Not quite real, but It'll do

Super close up
Looking for the perfect pumpkin...
...found it!

More from the "punkin patch"

Such a good sport

Sliding with Daddy
Scary house
"happy dumpy"

Chipman's Pumpkin Land

We finally made our way up to Chipman's Pumpkin Land today. The weather was perfect, maybe a little too hot (in the 70's), but sunny and dry. Calia loved it. She navigated the corn maze like a pro, leaving mommy in her wake. She loved the spooky houses and even ran back over to the man stamping hands for another turn when we finished (too bad it was one time through per admission). Kevin and I just kept wondering "who is this big girl?"

Riding the carts alone...

Ready to race on the John Deere tricycle, too bad her feet didn't touch the pedals.
Bouncing in the exercise balls.
Navigating through the hay
The Corn Maze Queen.

Images from Breezy Hill

Sunrise on our deck

Above and below are the same tree..just different sides.
From the trails in our backyard

A lazy pajama day...

Holding hands...

Oak Park home of Frank Lloyd Wright...

After taking the train (aka the "el") through some unsavory neighborhoods, we came upon Oak Park, Chicago where Frank Lloyd Wright lived and designed multiple homes.

Unity Temple

Kevin and Frank


Frank's house...

More sights day and night...

Sights from the walking tour and the Chicago River boat tour

Chicago

Last weekend, Kevin and I headed off to Chicago, me for a medical conference and Kevin to look at the architecture. Calia's Nana and Poppop came up from Pennsylvania to watch her. Here are some pictures...

Inside the "bean'

Lake Michigan
Skyline at night from Navy Pier
Millenium park
The Bean