windy city adventures.

for all of you who've lived in or visited chicago...isn't it amazing??

my first time ever visiting was on our drive out to nyc. we detoured through the city

and tested out the famous chicago-style pizza. and the whole time, i was just amazed at how

beautiful and clean the city was. {the deep dish wasn't half bad either}

so two weeks after todd's sister and family moved there, we jumped at the opportunity to visit, 

and hopped on a plane!

while we filled our days with exciting activities and bellies with delicious food, more importantly,

it was just great being with family. 

please don't move back to canada, jac. i mean it!

the highly-recommended architectural boat tour.

i'm such a sucker for aquariums & zoos—you can thank my parents for that!

todd couldn't put her down the whole time. adorable, hey?