The Tidwells: And we're off!

We recently took a trip to Chicago to celebrate mom's 60th birthday and had so much fun. It was hard to leave Trip, but it was nice to get away for a long weekend. We went to the art institute, ate amazing deep dish pizza, and then went to 2nd city the first night. I was very impressed with the talent at 2nd city and highly recommend going. The next day, we went to breakfast at a place called Hash House a Go Go. To say it was incredible was an understatement. I had the best breakfast of my life. Jared ordered the biggest bloody mary they had with huge pieces of bacon in it. We walked around to some of the shops, and then met up with Mom and Darlene. We went to a Cubs game later that afternoon. After the game, we all got dressed and went to dinner at a Mexican place in Lincoln Park. Mom and Darlene went to the hotel after dinner, and Jared, Kristin, Michael and I went to Kingston Mines...a famous blues bar.

At Kingston Mines blues bar

Our view from Trump Tower terrace (cocktails after a long day)

Breakfast at Lux Bar

The next morning, we went to breakfast at Lux Bar and ate outside. Afterwards, we went to Navy Pier and walked around and rode the ferris wheel. The view from the top was gorgeous! After that, we went on a architectural boat ride around the city and then drinks at Trump Tower. For mom's birthday dinner, we went to Rosebuds and had delicious Italian food! We split off that night and went to Gibson's for drinks. Gibson's is the bar featured on The League, but fun fact...it is a raging cougar bar.

Leaving Trip was tough, but it was nice to get away for a long weekend. He is crawling now and into everything! He has no interest in his toys, but loves to eat paper and play with the t.v. remotes. He started his new day care last week and they are so sweet. There are only three kids in his class, and two teachers, so he is getting a ton of attention. Plus, it's $520 so it's a steal! I had such a struggle finding a day care that was affordable, close, and where I felt comfortable leaving Trip. I was so lucky to find Shades Crest Baptist , which is literally a ten minute walk from our house.

This month has been so insane! We went to Phish Friday night and had a blast. Our sweet friends, Katie and Jonathan Nelson babysat Trip. I don't know what we would have done without them! It was my first ever Phish show, and they put on a damn fine performance.

This weekend we are going to Dallas for the Alabama/Michigan game, so I'm having to leave my little man once again. After this weekend, we will get back to our normal boring schedule :) Trip now has four teeth that popped up out of nowhere. He's growing up so fast! Below are some recent pics...enjoy!