Family Road Trip | Chicago
Last weekend we headed out on another summer road trip. This time to visit my brother and his family in Wilmette, Illinois, a cute town, filled with old houses, brick streets, and pretty lake Michigan beaches. They moved to Wilmette a year ago and this was the first chance we had to visit them in their new home. I will start by saying that my photography was a bit off. I usually like to capture some shots of the town and the homes but my attention was pretty laser focused on our four boys.
The weather was perfect {except for a strange and sudden late afternoon shower on Saturday} so we spent most of our visit outside, on the beach and at the pool.
We hadn't planned to let the kids get in the lake on the first night, but after 6 hours in the car,
it felt good to let loose! :)
We managed a dinner out, all 8 of us, in the tiniest restaurant, and I can happily report that, despite the slightly sleep deprived states, all of the children were extremely well behaved and the food was very good {Gilson's if you happen to find yourself in the area. Get the Macadamian crusted sea bass with the white wine sauce and steal a few herbed fries with truffle oil from a small, unsuspecting, nearby dining companion}.
I had hoped for a chance to shop and decorate with my SIL, Toni, but there wasn't time. It was such a pleasure to watch our boys enjoying their time together so much. They played from the second they got up until the lights went out at night.
