For our anniversary, Cori arranged (behind my back, wonderful man- it was a fun surprise) to fly his mom out to stay with us for a week. We got to spend a few days with her, and then Cori and I got to spend a few days without the kids- more to come on that. It was great having Sandy all to ourselves for a week. And we really appreciated her taking Grace and Grant so we could have the weekend to ourselves.
We stuck mostly to our regular schedule, but did have Gracie sluff school a couple of days for some outings. Cori was working in Galena one day so we packed the kids up and visited the Apple River fort (pictured above), the President Grant home historical site, and downtown Galena. We took a picnic lunch and spent a couple hours wondering and sampling through the downtown shops. 
We got to spend Mother's Day with her here, hurray! And then on Monday we were off to the airport in Chicago. Cori had some business to take care of in the morning, so we dropped him off and headed to Lincoln Park Zoo. Cori's sister and brother-in-law were able to meet us there and hang out for a few hours (she works for Marriott and he works for an airline- best setup ever- they travel everywhere and flew out just to spend the day. Who gets to do that?) I told Tiff that I feel like I get to see her a hundred times a day in Gracie's smiling face. They look so much alike to me. After lunch we said our good-byes to Tiffany and Brett and headed back to pick up Cori. Then the kids and I said more good-byes to Sandy and Cori at the airport.
at a little potty stop on our way home from Chicago that afternoon
The whole week was so enjoyable. Thanks again, Grandma Sandy, for letting us kidnap you!
2 comments:
That looks like so much fun! What a great surprise Cori...gold star for you! :)
I hope we will get out there this summer to visit you. I love that overpass restaurant...always entertaining for the kiddos!
What a great week! Good job, Cori.
That zoo looks awesome - I love the polar bear swimming shot.
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