We lobe da Cawgo!

On Monday, we yanked The Kid out of school and headed to their favorite place on earth!
'Da Cawgo!'
We had planned a mini pre-Spring Break trip up to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. The kids were bouncing off the walls with excitement. For 14 solid hours, before take off.
The trick, is to pick a day when other law-abiding citizens, send their children to school. At that time, the Aquarium is near empty and you may mill around each exhibit, at your fancy.
The night before, the kids were presented with a stack of quarters and were given one chore at a time, until they had filled their piggy banks. Early, Monday morning, they marched into the bank, to exchange their change. We entered the gift shop first, with their baggies of dollars, ready to purchase their treats.
Sharks for The Kid.
Dolphins for Tink.
A mini stuffed Turtle for Coco.
(See, we taught a lesson about earning and spending money. Who needs school?!)

We skipped onto our first tank and Tink was literally shaking from the awesomeness.
Throughout the Shedd experience, the kids were polite, sweet to each other, hugging their parents, thanking us for the day, looking super cute out of their pajamas. It was a perfectly pleasant day.
Just drive your children to Chicago, drop 100 bucks and they are the children you have always dreamt of.








When your baby starts to look like this...
(how cute is she holding her Turtle?)


And the big kids start to mellow like this....



It is time to move onto our next destination.
We drove South for awhile and stopped at Daddy's old College pizza job.
The Kid is VERY interested in anything from 'the History' of his family and this trip down memory lane, was the icing on his cake.



Sorry, but is Coco getting cuter every single darn day that passes?
I believe, yes.



The kids filled up on spaghetti, they continued with their hugs and thanks to the greatest parents in the world and we took our tired babies home.
It was a wonderful day.
The kind that reminds you, all three kids fit perfectly.

Our only Tink moment?
When I said, "Wave goodbye to Chicago, kids!"

Don't say dat! Don't wabe to da buildings! Don't leabe da Cawgo! Libe here! I lobe da Cawgo!

Repeat, for 10 minutes, until she fell fast asleep.