the "school-going" portion of matt's family is on spring break this week (that would be his teacher mom, teacher sister, & college student sister) so we decided to head down to chicago--algonquin to be exact--for an extended visit. matt was here with us for the weekend, and the kids and i will go home tomorrow evening. the weather has been absolutely and unseasonably amazing, though unfortunately i packed for winter! the temps have hit mid to high 70's for the past few days. we have been taking advantage of it by hitting the park pretty much every day.
monday we travelled downtown for a visit to the shedd aquarium. yep, you guessed it -- lots and lots of fish! our favorite part was watching this dolphin show against the lake michigan backdrop.
above: the kids with aunt becky, grandma d, & aunt amanda, in front of the shedd
below: the shedd from another angle, with part of the chicago skyline & sears tower in the background
last weekend we met matt's parents in michigan city and spent saturday together celebrating miriam and levi's birthdays (a bit late). our family then spent the night there at a hotel and came home sunday.
the kids got to do some swimming, too, which they love. a good time was had by all, though some of us were a bit sleepy.
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2) we congratulated ourselves by getting an iPod!
anyway, just thought i'd share our joy.
first, understand that my kids are obsessed with animals. now imagine their interest (and slight confusion) as i read part of John 6 with them this morning:"...for on him God the Father has set his seal." (vs 27, ESV)
a good ten minutes later Levi was apparently still pondering this new piece of Biblical insight, and asked me, "mommy, are there really REAL seals in heaven??"
