The last few weeks of summer break were filled with some fun times. First, we made a second attempt to visit the Crown Fountain at Millenium Park. (The fountains weren't in operation on our first outing.)
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| Back on the Brown Line...hopefully this time won't be a big bummer!! |
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| It sure wasn't! Shirts quickly came off and frolicking in the fountains began! |
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| The twins 'danced' in the water,... |
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| ...they crawled,... |
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| ...and posed for some pretty spectacular photos! |
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| These two had so much fun, they had to change clothes for the L ride back north! |
Summer in Chicago always comes with street fairs, farmers markets, and special weekly events. This year, we checked out the Argyle Night Market in the Uptown neighborhood not far from our townhouse/neighborhood.
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Clare & Luke found this mural outside of the market on Broadway fascinating!
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| Argyle Street in Uptown is sometimes called 'Little Vietnam'...so these Thai-born twins were feelin' the vibe |
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| Walking the Argyle Night Market (Daddy trailing with camera closely behind!) |
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| Eating some yummy Asian food and finding good photo props |
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| The rain was coming down, but that didn't dampen the twins' spirits |
Back at the townhouse, we took advantage of the great summer weather to enjoy our rooftop deck. You can actually see the skyline in the distance (7-8 miles).
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| Both the twins and Trig enjoyed the deck |
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| Papa planted a garden on the deck with chives, basil, tomatoes, peppers, and more. The twins enjoyed helping water the plants... |
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| ...and watching them grow (and sampling the results)! |
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| Two successful tomatoes earn two funny faces |
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| A lot of fun times were had up on the deck this summer |
As we did last year, we took many 'summer strolls' through our neighborhood. We thought it would be fun to re-create some of last summer's photos to show how much the twins have grown.
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| That rusty chain is hanging a little lower this year! |
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| There's not as much lamppost to climb for Clare this summer! |
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| Looks like Luke can almost touch this water pipe with his head now! |
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| The summer stroll strides are much longer and faster these days! |
One of our final summer city adventures took place when Grandma Steffie came to town. On a sunny summer day, we hopped on the train downtown and traveled the Chicago River via the Water Taxi.
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| The train ride never gets old! |
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Look at all of these tall buildings!
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| Wow, there's so much to see down on the Chicago River... |
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| ...and looking down on it! |
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| We sure had a fun summer with these two in the city! Looking forward to making more memories in Summer '18! |
