Our Weekend Adventure

This past weekend we met the Robeys in Bloomington, IL for a winter-weekend getaway.  We had planned this a while ago and we were all looking forward to getting out of town and enjoying a fun weekend.  I'm sure most of you have already put the weather of this past weekend out of your minds.  In case you forgot, here is what Friday night looked like.


     (Maybe it wasn't this bad - but it was bad!)

As lifelong Chicagoans, Owen and I figured that the roads wouldn't be that bad and we would be fine.  Um, that was not the case.  Kyle and Teri were nice enough to take Artu for the weekend so we needed to drop him off at their place in Villa Park.  About 40 mins into out trip Owen and I decided that we would drop off Artu but then go home and head down to Bloomington in the morning.  It took us three hours to drop off Artu and get back home.  We were extremely lucky that Gwyneth and Lillian were quiet the whole time.  Charlie was a different story but one out of three's not bad!

The drive on Saturday morning was a breeze and we made it down to Bloomington in no time at all.  We, and by that I mean Owen, unloaded the car so we could get ready to go to the childrens museum in Normal, IL.  The place was a hit with all of the kids.  We knew Charlie was having a good time when she didn't want to leave to get lunch.  The girl never turns down food!

Lillian checking things out

Gwyneth playing around

Charlie practicing for her first job.  

Lillian and Gwyneth

Charlie painting on the glass.  Loved that she could get some of her creativity out and I didn't have to worry about the mess!

 

After the museum and lunch we headed back to the hotel for some pool time.  I'm happy to say that it seems like Gwyneth and Lillian enjoy the water just as much as their older sister and Mom.

This was the first time that we stayed in a hotel with all three girls.  Needless to say, our room was a little crowded but everyone slept through the night and we survived.  We had a great time and hope to make this trip an annual event.