Weekend Downtown

In an unexpected turn, we found ourselves with a hotel room downtown and no one to watch the kiddos. Hence, Mark decided to take Dane downtown with him for some much-needed guy time. It was super fun; the fact that it was St. Patrick's Day made it that much more so! They hung out at the beach, walked Michigan, had some Chik-fil-a, and then survived a croupy boy overnight, but overall it was a huge success. The next morning, Ari and I drove down so we could enjoy Lincoln Park Zoo together for the first time. The kids had a blast, albeit ending up very tired (they both passed out before we left the parking lot) that afternoon. It was nice to be out in such beautiful weather and to share some of the things we love with our little ones. Also, as Mark said, if we held hands, and looked away from the kids for a minute, it was almost like we were on a date:)

 This is where pink-eye comes from! (She came down with it the day after:()

 They weren't really down with a group photo.

 Big cat house.

 Photo booth.