What can be calmly done in the span of a couple of weekend hours in Chicago?  Well...

Lunch downtown followed by a walk past the decorated windows.  This was one of the kids favorites.

A stroll to Millenium Park to see the decorated tree.

Followed by a visit to the Bean.

A visit to Wrigley Field with a big smile from Auntie Amy.

And a ride on the Santa train.

We got off before Auntie Amy and Steven and met them at another stop down the line.  When it stopped Ashlyn was able to get right in front of him during the stop.  Followed by pizza and bed to the kiddos.

After their sleep over at Auntie Amy's, brunch the next morning at Auntie Jewlz before the kids headed downstate to Nonnie and Poppies.

Later that week Poppie pulled out some of his guns and the kids got a chance to aim a couple.

Reghan's birthday is coming up and we couldn't pass up the opportunity to embarrass the girl at the local Mexican restaurant.

The day before all the kids rolled up their sleeves to help with Thanksgiving dinner.

Auntie Jen Jen's birthday was the night before also and we had a little party planned for her.  We plastered the house with old hair band posters and blared the music from the 80's all night long.

Some mean rounds of Battleship.

 Lot's of jumping on the trampoline.

 And cuddle time with Fizz.

A visit with Santa.

And the stylist getting styled by the master.

Rounding the week out with finding the perfect huggable Christmas tree.