Chicago

I attended the Visitor Studies Association conference in Chicago this year.  Paige and my mom came along with me.  

Paige on the "L" train.  She LOVED riding this train because she got a good view of the city as we went by.

Posing with Paige in Millennium Park:

Paige and Grandma:

Some of the streets of Chicago:

Too much sight seeing makes Paige tired!

Caren (of Oberg Research.. the best visitor studies company ever!) and Paige:

There's a water fountain in Millennium Park (a couple blocks from our hotel) that Paige LOVED playing in. She looked so dang cute walking and splashing through the water.

Butterfly Pavillion

Every Tuesday, the National Museum of Natural History lets visitors go to the Butterfly Pavilion for free.  One week we went down with playgroup. 

Harrison, Alex, Paige, Gabbi, and Abby:

Singing songs while waiting in line:

Eve, Alex, Paige and Me:

Paige was a bit freaked out by the butterflies flying everywhere and didn't want to be set down.  I thought it was neat though!

A Lot of Rain

It rains a lot out here in Virginia.  Our apartment overlooks the loading dock on our building.  One day it was raining a ton, and the drain at the bottom of the ramp on the loading dock got clogged so the loading dock filled up with water.   Paige and I watched fascinated from the balcony as the water level rose and the maintenance team tried to clear it.  It got to be about chest high and was kind of delightful to watch.