Galavanting, Chicago Style

The last week, I have packed Dylan's lunch every day. He seems to like it more than the school lunches because every day he comments on how good his lunch was. I wish I would have known this throughout the school year, as it would have saved me a small fortune, but at least I know now and will not subject him to salisbury steak and instant potatoes any longer.

The trick to a good brown bag is this: put lots of stuff in really small portions, and make sure you include a note. Thursday's lunch was: half a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, 12 grapes, 4 baby carrots, a few pringles, a candy necklace, a cheese stick, and a juice box. The note said : "Dear Dylan, I hope you have a good day. If Camille bothers you, ask her nicely to stop. Love, Mommy"

He ate everything in his lunch except the pink pieces of the candy necklace, which he saved for me because he is the sweetest kid I know...

No, really...I swear he's sweet.

Last weekend, we took a trip to the city. We went to the art museum and galavanted around. Galavanting is one of our favorite things to do. Sometimes it feels like we've been everywhere around here. We are always trying to find new places to go, but always end up re-visiting the same places we did last time. Anyway, here are some of my favorites from our art museum visit:



I have no idea what made me choose those three as my favorites, but I really liked them and there they are. All the others I took at the art museum are here.

After the museum, we roamed around and found things to climb. I took a few pics around town too, and here are my favorites from then:








Unfortunately, this weekend is cold and rainy, so we'll most likely be spending a lot of time folding clothes, watching movies, and covering our lower extremities in band-aids, just for fun.

The rest of the photos we took around town are here.


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