Lou Mitchell's and Lincoln Park Zoo

 Julie flew in early just to spend some time with us and we loved every minute of it. Trying out a new restaurant downtown was on our summer bucket list so we gave Julie some options we had our eye on and let her choose. She selected Lou Mitchell's, and we are so glad she did!


They not only brought fresh orange slices, they threw tiny boxes of Milk Duds on the table for the girls to nosh on.

After that, the girls were so happy we almost didn't have to order! 

But order we did. I couldn't pass up an opportunity to have a Thanksgiving meal in the middle of the summer! The girls kept sneaking bites of those heavenly mashed potatoes.

Turns out Brent was free for the afternoon so we picked him up before heading to the Lincoln Park Zoo- another bucket list item. He was dressed to the nines and the girls were particularly thrilled to have him along on one of our summer adventures.

Everyone's energy waned pretty quickly in the heat and humidity so we just checked out the highlights before heading home. I even power walked to the car and drove back to pick everyone up because they were too tired to walk.

We sure love having Aunt Jules around!