The Sears Tower.

This is us up the Sears Tower - one of the tallest buildings in the world. 110 floors!


What an awesome view of Chiacgo.


Felix was pretty obsessed with the binocular thingys...


But then was pretty impressed with the view.


Poor Astrid slept through it all (with a bit of persuasion from Daddy)!


Mummy was super impressed!

The American Diner.

Whilst in The States, Mummy really wanted to have an 'American Diner' type experience.


So one night we were walking home and saw a booth calling our name in Lincoln Park (not to mention their cocktails.


The great thing about the USA is they are SOOOO kid friendly and always have crayons and something to colour in - very sensible really!


And even high chairs (unheard of in France!) for little girls who just want to be out exploring rather than eating!


Poor little Astrid became quite accustomed to 'take away' food (jars, organic yes, but jars!)


So we were all pretty pleased with our (huge) meals...


Gotta love those fries. Yes Mummy helped Felix!


And little Astrid helped Daddy!


But boy did we pay the price the following day*!

*Never let a soon-to-be One Year Old gorge herself on fries just for some peace whilst you are eating a meal!

The Field Museum.

It was a gorgeously perfect sunny Chicago day and so we set off to see the Field Museum (after having a look at a little sculpture installation on the way).


Surprisingly enough it was pretty empty (probably given the sunshine outside!).


Everyone (aka Felix) was terribly excited to see even MORE dinosaurs.


And the elephants...


And the different exhibitions (which really were fantastic and perfect for those freezing snowy winter days!)


There were SO many animals to look at ...


Astrid insisted on getting in on the action, out of the pram thanks Mummy and Daddy!


After all the excitement we stopped for a bite to eat in the cafe just underneath the pterodactyl.


What crazy cookeys!


(Ok at this point perhaps Mummy should have put away the camera...)


Don't you love this 'We're over it Mummy!!!' photo... so let's end on this bright cheery one instead!

Bye Bye New York.

Today we set off for Chicago after a jam-packed trip to New York (don't you just love the American flag!).


We checked out our plane ... a little one!


And then settled into the flight (with a cheeky drink or two and some nibblies).


And then for you could say 'Abracadabra' we were touching down in Chicago Illinois.

Felix meets Elmo!

Fancy that .... whilst walking around NYC Felix bumped into Elmo!


Felix was pretty star struck although afterwards when seeing the first photo he asked 'Why Elmo didn't smile in the photo Mummy?'!

Central Park.

Here you have it .... us getting out and about in New York .... Astrid having a nap in the pram - NOT! And Felix being a mad man on the step ...


... so in the interests of the younger family members (theme of the holiday) we set off for Central Park on the way home from FAO.


We found a fantastic playground with so many fun things to do for the big kids and the little kids...


(We had a good laugh when we saw this photo of Felix having FUN at the park!)


Astrid did some exploring of the pram...


Exploring those little bits of stuff on the ground....



And then she discovered Mummy's necklace...



All typical stuff for a little 11 month old.