After our days in Michigan, and then U2 and our date with the professional photographer, the rest of our time (over a whole week!) had nothing on the agenda but to hang out with the VM side of the family. In the past we've planned big downtown days, outings, and even mini-vacations inside this big Midwest trip. We said this year's theme was "Not so much all the big stuff we did, but rather the people we did it with." And that ended up being absolutely perfect. Each day held small adventure and just the right amount of time to see fun things mixed with down time at home to just play and talk.
Early on, the whole family made a visit to our favorite Brookfield Zoo. Unfortunately you won't see Delia in any of these pictures because we were just far enough into vacation for some major fatigue to show itself in the form of a terrible tantrum. So, she stayed home to take a nap. She was missed, but the rest of us had a nice time viewing the animals and playing in the hands-on exhibits. Childhood memories came flooding back as Grandma bought the kids Mold-A-Rama wax animals and as they climbed on the big statue memorializing Olga the Walrus.
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