Saturday, August 13, 2011

#brandonbirthdayextravaganza - Saturday!

Even though he had the present, and his birthday had passed, the celebration continued! We got up BRIGHT and early on Saturday and headed to the Chicago Architectural River Tour. We'd never done it, but heard it was fantastic - and we loved it! A few of my favorite photos...
 I love rounded/curved windows like this!
 Bridges fascinate me.
Ivy-covered buildings will ALWAYS have a special place in my heart.
I love waterfalls.

Following the boat tour, we headed down Michigan Avenue in search of breakfast. We grabbed breakfast and then introduced Brandon's parents to one of our favorite stores...
The LEGO store! The scene right now is the Chicago skyline which is SO cool. Of course, I couldn't let Brandon out of there without a birthday picture...

Following this, we headed up to Andersonville. We visited the Galleria and a number of other artsy stores, and then headed to meet R&Z up at the Evanston Arts Fair. We didn't get any art, but Brandon did eat the eyes off a Spongebob Squarepants Ice Cream...they were bubble gum. Oops?

Since we were in Evanston, we headed up to the Bahai Temple - the only one in North America - which is beautiful. if you've not visited, you should. It's breathtaking, and it's an educational moment, too.
That night, we went to the Grand Lux Cafe for dinner. We only had to wait 40 minutes (I remember the day when waiting 20 minutes in Kalamazoo for dinner seemed like an eternity; for Chicago, 40 minutes is nothing!), and we had delicious food!

Check back once more (tomorrow) for the final installment on the #brandonbirthdeayextravaganza. Who knows - September may see the #ryanandalexbirthdaybash...only Ziena will tell!

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#brandonbirthdayextravaganza - Saturday!

| Saturday, August 13, 2011
Even though he had the present, and his birthday had passed, the celebration continued! We got up BRIGHT and early on Saturday and headed to the Chicago Architectural River Tour. We'd never done it, but heard it was fantastic - and we loved it! A few of my favorite photos...
 I love rounded/curved windows like this!
 Bridges fascinate me.
Ivy-covered buildings will ALWAYS have a special place in my heart.
I love waterfalls.

Following the boat tour, we headed down Michigan Avenue in search of breakfast. We grabbed breakfast and then introduced Brandon's parents to one of our favorite stores...
The LEGO store! The scene right now is the Chicago skyline which is SO cool. Of course, I couldn't let Brandon out of there without a birthday picture...

Following this, we headed up to Andersonville. We visited the Galleria and a number of other artsy stores, and then headed to meet R&Z up at the Evanston Arts Fair. We didn't get any art, but Brandon did eat the eyes off a Spongebob Squarepants Ice Cream...they were bubble gum. Oops?

Since we were in Evanston, we headed up to the Bahai Temple - the only one in North America - which is beautiful. if you've not visited, you should. It's breathtaking, and it's an educational moment, too.
That night, we went to the Grand Lux Cafe for dinner. We only had to wait 40 minutes (I remember the day when waiting 20 minutes in Kalamazoo for dinner seemed like an eternity; for Chicago, 40 minutes is nothing!), and we had delicious food!

Check back once more (tomorrow) for the final installment on the #brandonbirthdeayextravaganza. Who knows - September may see the #ryanandalexbirthdaybash...only Ziena will tell!

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