Jackson in Chi-town!

This last weekend we spent a phenomenal family vacation in Chicago visiting all the sights and spending time with our favorite aunties Megan, Kate and Jo.

We got there pretty late (well past the boy's bedtime anyway) Friday night so we went straight to the hotel where we got in our pj's and ordered in some deep dish pizza. YUM. Jack was none too pleased that Jackson was wearing his special 'Chicago Bears' sleeper that abuelo bought him because he says the only team the boy should be supporting is the Cowboys.

But he woke up singing 'daaaaa bears da bears da bears da bears da bears' so I'm guessing he won't be too much of a Cowboy fan after all ;)

By the way, a special side note to all the moms out there....I ordered all of the basic necessities I needed for the trip from diapers.com so I wouldn't have to carry it all in the suitcase. It showed up in 2 days and we were handed the box as soon as we checked in Friday night. They even had the organic food gordo is oh-so fond of! GREAT service!

Saturday morning we woke up bright and early and after a lovely brunch we headed over to the Lincoln Park Zoo. I think Jack was more excited than Jackson about this and we wondered how he would fare but he seemed to enjoy himself.

Here I am with all his lovely aunties outside the zoo.

Right away Jackson seemed intrigued with the camels. I think from where we were standing he probably thought they looked a lot like my parent's golden retriever, Achilles.

We then headed into the primate house where the boy encountered some chimps, howler monkeys, and HUGE gorillas! Jackson begged to take one home as a pets so we told him this little stuffed guy was the real-deal.

While Jackson seemed only somewhat interested in the giraffe and all the other animals in the zoo he was the most taken with the water features, the fish and the meerkats. We all joked that this kid really only needs a puddle of water to be happy.

He told me he liked the meerkats so much because they reminded him of his big brother, Chaucer Burrito.

After a fun time at the zoo we went to the famous Portillos and devoured some hot dogs.

Though Jackson seemed more interested in eating the plant...

That night we left the boy with a sitter and momma and daddy enjoyed some 'adult time' with their amigos!

The next day however, it was back to the boy. We started our morning with a crazy rendition of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus. This was more of an inside joke as Jack has read this book to Jackson since he was in the womb. While Jackson seems some what interested in the book version, he was NOT a fan of the 'play' version.

In fact, he was more interested in watching real-life pigeons in Millennium Park and no, they do not drive buses.

We saw all the beautiful exhibits in Millennium Park and once again Jackson was most interested in the water feature. Shocker.

We stopped in front of the Art Institute to recreate a photo (will post later) of myself when I was a baby in front of the lion statue.

Later we decided to head to the Field Museum and I'm really glad we did because I had never been there. The dinosaur and whale exhibit were fantastic! Jackson LOVED seeing Sue and he wore his dino shirt especially for the occasion. Man, this kid always has the perfect outfits for all of his special occasions. He's such a great dresser ;)

We LOVED Chicago--the sights, the food, the aunties, all wonderful! We couldn't have asked for a more perfect vacation and special thanks to Kate, Megan and Jo for coming along for the ride.