Family Pictures

After Hubbard Street Dance Company we stopped by Millenium Park and had a family picture taken. We were so cold so it didn't turn out the best. Then Craig had a great idea to stop by his office and take a picture by the Christmas tree inside the building. They always have weddings so we figured someone would be there to take the picture and there was! I was so glad because now I can order my Christmas cards!

Ice Skating at Millenium Park

Yesterday we went ice skating at Millenium Park. This year we all have skates so we don't have to wait in a long line to rent them. It was snowing and the city looked so pretty. We went to dinner at Sweet Water and then went to Hubbard Street Dance Theater. Craig bought the tickets from Groupon a while back. Hubbard Street Dance is a modern dance company. We left after the first dance during intermission. It was a lot of ballet and modern dancing, but it was very slow and boring.

Having Lunch at Bistro 110

We had lunch at Bistro 110 before going ice skating.

Hugo's Frog Bar

Craig, my Mom and I went to Hugo's for some appetizer's and drinks. We sat at the bar and split a crab cake, goat cheese and red sauce dip with bread, salad and bread. My Dad wasn't feeling well so he stayed home, but we brought him home his own crab cake.

Thanksgiving

We celebrated Thanksgiving this year at our house with my parents, Bryan and Craig's good friend Jon. My Mom and I spent Wednesday cooking the side dishes. We made sweet potato casserole, frozen cranberry salad, green bean casserole and a flourless chocolate cake. Thursday we made the stuffing , cooked the turkey and made crescent rolls. I made gravy from the turkey and it turned out pretty good since that was my first time making gravy from the turkey. (I have only made gravy when I make my pork tenderloin). We bought a cooked turkey at Whole Foods so all we had to do was cook/baste it for about an hour and 45 minutes. Craig made fully loaded mashed potatoes. Jon brought a pumpkin cheesecake from Eli's cheesecakes. Bryan brought two bottles of wine. My parents bought a very pretty flower arrangement and a ton of wine. It was so nice spending time with everyone. We really missed John, Sue and Tommy, but we will see them for Christmas. I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving!

Decorating the Christmas Tree

We only had the kids Friday - Tuesday for Thanksgiving break because we have them for Christmas this year so we decided to put up the tree a little early this year. My parents came in town on Sunday and we decorated the tree on Tuesday before we dropped off the kids. This is the first time decorating the tree in our new place. We were in a hurry so we didn't do our normal Christmas songs and hot chocolate, but we put up the tree and took a few pictures so I guess that's the important part. We still need to put up some decorations and our wreath. I hope everyone has a nice Thanksgiving!

Celebrating Craig's Birthday (3rd Time) at The Met Club

We celebrated Craig's birthday for the 3rd time at The Met Club, which is on the top of the Sears Tower. We also decided to take some family pictures. (We were supposed to take family pictures by a professional today, but it fell though. We bought a youswoop coupon for a photographer, but he doesn't seem to have a studio even though I talked to the photographer several times and he has a website and everything). Julia is getting her braces off next week so we will take some pictures the next time we have the kids.