Here we are in front of the Christmas tree in the Oak Room, the famous restaurant in Macy’s, which used to be Marshall Fields.?  We walked there on a snowy night to see the wonderful holiday window displays, and kept the kids bundled and blanketed.

Millennium Park, where Saenger begged to go ice skating…and was refused, in the interest of avoiding toe-frostbite.

The kids loved the mirror ball.

On Friday, when it was too cold to walk outside, we went to the Children’s Museum at Navy Pier, which was pretty great.?  Saenger loved climbing the ship rigging, and we had to drag Ryland out of the water room.

Saenger drives the Tortoise.

Finally, we got a chance to visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus.?  Saenger asked Santa for a few presents for herself, as well as some for Ryland, “because he’s too scared to talk to you.”?  Santa seemed impressed.

]]> http://breens.org/?feed=rss2&p=330 http://breens.org/?p=296 http://breens.org/?p=296#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:42:08 +0000 Se?ħor Breen Family Pix Iowa Holidays http://breens.org/?p=296 Before Halloween, we went to a farm north of Iowa City where they have a mini-theme park: corn maze, corn-kernel play pit, tractor rides, petting farm, pig races, pig-roast, etc. We were going to go on Saturday, but couldn’t get our act together, so we went on Sunday. On Saturday it was 60 degrees and sunny. On Sunday it was 40 degrees and unbelievably windy (hence Ryland’s ear-wrap with Mommy’s scarf and Saenger wearing Daddy’s fleece vest under her coat). It was cold, but we had fun. Saenger loved the inflated-with-air jumping cushion in the last photos. Wearing only socks and in the high wind, she could barely stay on her feet.

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Saenger at work.

Saenger tells Amma how well the eggs came out.

Saenger and Elena watching the Little Mermaid

Saenger and friend in the dress-up room at the children’s museum