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Chicago Trip Part 2: Hanging with the Cousins!

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So after arriving in Chicago on a fun, short flight, I met my cousins for the first time.  It was cool to hang out with them, especially because they have a big train set with a train table.  Thank goodness for the train table because it kept me occupied for many hours while Mommy & Daddy had other plans…

Many months before the Chicago Trip, Mommy made reservations for a very special dinner at Alinea for GongGong, PoPo, Uncle Chian, Aunt Annie and Daddy In case you don’t know about Alinea, it is a 3-star Michelin-rated restaurant and the #1 restaurant in the United States.  Alinea’s chef, Grant Achatz, won the James Beard Award for best chef in 2008.  Since this is a blog about me and not about the food I didn’t get to eat, Mommy will just keep it short and say that it was hand-down, the best meal GongGong, PoPo, Daddy and Mommy have ever eaten…and GongGong & PoPo have eaten some pretty fancy stuff in their life.

Okay…now that Mommy done making me talk about Alinea, here is what I did with my cousins:

We went to the beautiful campus of Northwestern University and gave each other a tri-fist bump!

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That is also where I figured out what a great exercise gym Mommy’s body is…

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We also went to The Field Museum where there were many things for kids to do.

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Visiting the “Horses” exhibit:

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Showing off the donkey ears I made at the museum:

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See you all next time!

What is WhatIsBlik.com

Thanks to Uncle Chian and Aunt Annie who got me a gift certificate to WhatIsBlik.com.  This introduced  Mommy and Daddy to the neat concept of decorating with decals and to buy them for my bedrooms walls.  Mommy ordered the Wee Gallery Safari and Garden movable decals.  Mommy spent one of her postcall mornings last week putting these up and boy, are they great!

Now, every morning when I wake up, I see the giraffes, lions, and zebras of a safari landscape above my crib. 

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Then, when I get my diapers changed and look at other areas of my room, I see the squirrels, chicks, dragonflies, and ladybugs.   

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This sure beats plain off-white walls!  Thanks Aunt Annie & Uncle Chian!