Summer: Family Time in Chicago

We were lucky to both have the Mayer Parents and Hoisington Parents visit, as well as my Aunt Elaine join from Texas over the course of the summer! We had been saving ourselves from “playing tourist” on our own, as we knew that we would want to show visitors around.

We learned living in Hawaii and Abu Dhabi, that you should wait to until you are hosting visitors to see and do the “must” things, as you will end up doing them SO.MANY.TIMES and lose appreciation for them. That being said, of everything that we did with everyone, it seems that we all agreed, the best times were together at the condo enjoying the weather of the patio, sipping on good drinks and enjoying Adam’s BBQ.

First came the Mayer crew:

Architectural boat cruise: Adler Planetarium

Architectural boat cruise

My Mayer Clan: Architectural boat cruise

Architectural boat cruise

Chinatown: The introduction to soup dumplings!

The introduction to soup dumplings!

Adam made Dad a ramen-obsessed convert

Of the whole trip, this was Dad’s favorite spot

And then came the Hoisington/McDaniels crew:

Walking the Lakefront

Cloud Gate in Millenium Park

Drinks at Cindy’s in the Chicago Athletic Association

Maxwell Sunday Market. Obviously, we had tacos!

Maxwell Sunday Market

Venturing around Chinatown

Enjoying the River Walk

Exploring Navy Pier

Wine and sunsets from the patio

Both visits passed entirely too quickly!