Weekend in Chicago

We had such a fun weekend in Chicago!
Elizabeth picked us up Saturday morning and drove us to George and Beth's. A great advantage to having a college age child with a car is having a chauffeur! We had a smooth trip over and arrived in time to relax and visit before heading out for Trick or Treating. We went to the same wonderfully fun street as last year. I noticed a lot of homes for sale on the street this year. Lots of yard displays making political commentary again this year, and one had hung an effigy of a real estate agent! :-)
John and JT arrived later in the evening, after JT went Trick or Treating with his mom in Kenosha.
Sunday morning we had time to visit and get ready for Gabe's birthday brunch. YUM!!!!!! Lots of great food! Gail made a quiche and a spinach casserole, and a wonderful pumpkin bread with chocolate chips! Beth and George did home fries with Iowa potatoes, buttermilk pancakes with Iowa raspberries and Michigan blueberries as well as apple pancakes. The birthday cake was a Winnie the Pooh design.
Gabe got lots of great presents but probably favorites will be the town rug from Mom and Dad and the scooter from Grandparents Dunlap!
Monday morning we got up EARLY and John C drove us back to Iowa City for Elizabeth's check up at the oral surgeons office. Her dry socket appears to have healed sufficiently to leave the packing out now! YEA! We did some quick shopping afterwards and then I drove home and Elizabeth headed back to Iowa City and the rec center for work. BUSY DAYS!!
Tomorrow we leave for our show in Pensacola. We'll rent a van this year and we'll be going through Mississippi again. I probably won't have internet access in Pensacola.