We spent the morning relaxing at Ian and Amanda’s. After tasty donuts for breakfast, Laura helped Amanda decorate their Christmas tree. Laura was so excited to get to help decorate and she talked Amanda’s ear off.
We headed for downtown just before lunchtime. After checking into the Westin Michigan Avenue, we stopped at Billabong in Water Tower Place to say hello to Scot before going to Harry Caray’s 7th Inning Stretch for a late lunch. It was a fun, tasty lunch and the kids ate sundaes made in souvenir Cubs helmets for dessert. After lunch, we walked to Dealey Plaza for the Christkindlmarkt and to see the Christmas story in the Macy’s windows. The theme for this year’s window display was “The Journey of a Christmas Wish” that tells the story of a girl who sends her wish to Santa and takes viewers to Santa’s workshop and along for the ride on his sleigh. As always, the windows did not disappoint!
Then, it was off to the big Christmas tree and the Christkindlmarkt. I stopped to take a picture of the tree before we crossed the street. It was as pretty as ever!
And, of course, we snapped a picture (or five) of the kids in front of the tree.
As we wandered around the Market, we discovered that the Mizzou Tigers Football game was playing on the 40-foot big screen outside of CBS studios just across from Dealey Plaza. We got to watch our Tigers win the SEC East Championship while we shopped! Go Tigers!
After finding some great new ornaments for our Christmas tree at the Christkindlmarkt, we walked back to the Subway and took it most of the way back to our hotel. We rested for a bit and then headed back out to dinner. It was our intention to eat dinner at Portillo’s, *but* once Laura saw the Rainforest Cafe, those plans changed… Oh well, dinner was still good and the kids loved it, so we will just try to eat at Portillo’s before we leave town on Sunday. It was a long, exciting day that ended with two sleeping kids and some relaxation and wine for Andy and I – the perfect end to the day.
