Friday morning, it was time to pack up and head towards home. Of course, no visit with Grandpa Quincy would be complete without some fun presents. Peter (aka Commander Stringham) got this cool astronaut outfit. He was pretty excited to try it on and model it for everyone.
We made one last quick stop at The Fudge Pot (a favorite Chicago stop), and were all disappointed to find that it wasn't open yet. (You can clearly see Woody's look of consternation.)
We bid the city good-bye,
and with Woody acting as navigator, we headed for Naperville
The back row displaying some of the "goods" they received from Grandpa Quincy, while Samantha voices her displeasure with something that Jonas has done. (Everyone was pretty excited for the rental van. All sorts of fun with the stow 'n go, and plenty of space to spread out.)
Things seem to be resolved in the middle row.
We drove just a little ways to Naperville to stop in and see Matt and Anne and their kids. We had considered the possibility of staying there overnight, but decided to start on our way instead. (Little Clara having a stomach bug when we got there sort of solidified our plans.)
First, we went with Matt and Charlie on the River Walk. It was a beautiful day to be outside!
As per our usual, trying to get a decent shot of everyone is impossible. However, in Amelia's defense in these photos, she had just been whacked in the eye by Woody.
And as per our usual, we decide to move on rather than keep trying for that perfect picture.
There were lots of ducks and geese to feed. Even Woody tried to get in on the action. The geese were definitely afraid of him, though.
I was only slightly nervous watching my kids walk on this narrow path so close to the water.
Samantha found a treasure in the river. Somehow, I missed getting a picture of it. It was a little statue. We just tied it up in the bread bag and brought it home. I have to admit that I kept thinking of the Brady Bunch episode where one of the kids find the little tiki doll on the beach and they have all sorts of bad luck. (Fortunately, Samantha's statue hasn't seemed to have the same results.)
At the end of the trail, we were rewarded with a great big play ground. Peter was thrilled. (Play grounds and parks were kind of a theme for the trip. Most days involved some playtime at a park right behind the house or some other nearby playground. It kept everyone happy.)
We stopped for lunch and then headed back to the house for an Easter Egg hunt.
The kids were so excited to get to have one since we were missing our neighborhood hunt, and it was especially fun to hunt for eggs with cousins.
Everyone lined up ready to go.
Charlie and Amelia on the run.
The poufy skirts were gifts from Quincy, and of course, made the perfect egg hunting outfits.
We did a little bit of redistribution of eggs/candy and then it was time to load back into the car and drive as far as we could before bedtime.
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