The one lesson learned from our end-of-summer activities last year is that the girls needed to bring their swimsuits. Days before we made our final foray into downtown, Liesel reminded me over and over that they needed to wear their swimsuits. On the day of, she went to each of the girls individually and made sure they were wearing swimsuits. They just HAD to have their swimsuits!
As we walked to Buckingham Fountain, we ran into a couple from England. When I told them one of the girls was named Ireland, they asked why I didn't name the others England, Scotland and Wales. Ha, ha! Of course, it kind of made me wish I had... but there's no way we could have known at the outset we would have 4 daughters. Anyway, they were such a delight to talk to and they offered to take our picture.
I love how my little rebels slip through the fence to toss their coins in the fountain.
We headed over to Maggie Daley Park and surprise, surprise, the girls spent the bulk of their time at the splash pads. Just around the corner from one of them is this open whale's mouth so there is Sydney looking afraid she'll be swallowed.
Having such a fantastic (FREE) park in the middle of the city is one of the reasons I love Chicago!
The cute t-shirts and skirts the girls wore over their swimsuits came off lickety split. I got to sit in the shade and snap a few photos while trying to get everything organized in the giant beach bag I'd brought with towels and sunscreen.
Brent met us at The Bean with a picnic lunch. I was so entertained by the way the girls were posing, I didn't notice they were standing on a spot where it looks like about 5 soft drinks have been spilled on the concrete! I could have easily moved them somewhere else that was cleaner, but oh well.
Of course, now all I can see is that disgusting mess on the concrete... man I wish I knew how to edit!
Anyway, on to The Crown Fountain. I finally captured a video of the "spitting" as the girls call it. You can see them all gravitating towards the stream.
Man, it's a good thing we remembered swimsuits this year, eh?
Yeah, Liesel was pretty happy about that.
Unlike last year, the girls were able to get as wet as they wanted. Like last year, they fell dead asleep on the drive home.
I loved seeing Brent on a day I normally wouldn't have. These long summer days can get lonely for me, especially when it feels like the girls are intent on fighting, fussing, making messes and complaining about anything we do. It's nice to have a comrade in arms to try and make things go smoothly.
Those days are shortened significantly as we head into the school year. Hooray!!!
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