Chicago Trip - Day 6

Our last day. Pappy and Grandma left pretty early to start their drive home. Luckily, they were kind enough to return most of our luggage to St. Louis for us. All we kept were the boys backpacks filled with toys for the train, and two small bags for each of us.

Kevin had wanted to show the boys the beach. That was the one thing he wanted to do. So we decided to walk to a beach and have the boys put their feet in the water. We left our shoes nearby and walked in. Well, of course Colin fell while running into the water. Face first. Soaking wet. All our clothes were heading home. We set it out to dry on the stroller, but then the wind blew it into the sand. Several times. Then the stroller fell over and all of our bags got sandy. So Colin hung out in his (thankfully) extra pair of shorts while Kevin dried his shirt using a hand dryer in a bathroom. It would have been horrible if we weren't laughing so hard.

Boys in the water

Colin falling in. He was wet from his hair to his feet.

We played it safe after that, hanging out at Navy Pier until the train left. And even though the train was detoured (train derailment the day before) and it was delayed, we made it home only a couple hours late.

Yes! Colin slept on the way home!

Home!