The second part of our vacation was going to my brother in laws house in Chicago. Doug and Ruth have the most GORGEOUS house, although if you knew Ruth, she could make a shack look like a million dollars... Anyway, they had a guest suite upstairs. Sorry for the unmade bed, but there was a room right when you walk upstairs with a futon (pulled out for Eli to sleep on) then through the door was this room, and the bathroom was through the door. There was a box of chocolates on the pillow... it was wonderful. We played rummy that night (Ruth won) and Nathan woke up crying with a full body rash. (see post below) We went in to downtown Downers Grove on Tuesday. It definitely lived up to the song by Emo Phillips... just the perfect little quaint downtown. We got ice cream cones and Eli got a ladybug cookie while Chris and Doug won 1st prize in their golf tournament!! Chris was a little disappointed in their prize though... I think they had a good time. Thank you so much Doug and Ruth for everything!!
After their house we went to the beach. St Joseph and Benton Harbor to be exact on Lake Michigan. It was a beautiful day, but the water was freezing. This was as close as Eli ever got to the water.
That night we drove down to South Bend to eat dinner at my sister in laws house - Sue and Toms. They have a pool in their backyard, but since Eli had spent the entire day in our hotel pool, we didn't bring his suit. It was so nice to just spend a few hours with them. Dinner was great, and the kids were relatively good. I'd never been to their house, and I guess Tom built it from the ground up. Now I think Amy's is the only house I haven't been to. ;) Thank you so much Sue and Tom. It was great to see you guys! Next time we'll try to stay a little longer.
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