July 4th Weekend with the Birches

The Birches are close friends of Kirsten's family, and lovely Sophia is our goddaughter.

We spent the weekend of July 4th hanging out in downtown Chicago. It was great seeing Luke and Sophia hang out and get to know each other better, and for all of us to get together. We're told that her fondest memories of the weekend are playing "hide and seek" in the hotel room.

Our lack of any good pictures reflects the general state of our crazy pre-CHIC lives. :-( I have no idea why the coloring is so strange.

Sophia hanging out at Navy Pier.








We took a quick swing through the American Girl store, just because it's such a phenomenon, and we were nearby. The Birches are thankful that Sophia isn't into dolls (yet). Here's Kirsten at her namesake's display.


We made a stop at Shedd Aquarium. Luke loved the big turtle.




Sorry about the pictures, but thanks for the memories!