E-town Trip, Summer 2012

Mama, Izzy, and Ethan headed to Evanston to celebrate Mama's 20th High School Reunion (!) and to spend some quality time with Momo and Jiji. Highlights included: feeding the worms, a visit to the Botanic Gardens (and the beautiful Butterfly exhibit), riding on the "L," running through the sprinkler, feeding the ducks at Lovelace, Ethan holding baby Polly, catching lightning bugs!

Catching lightning bugs with Momo:

Caught one!

Butterfly exhibit at Botanic Gardens:




Riding on the tram with driver Elmer:


Izzy took pictures all along the way:


And she let Ethan take one:

Holding the worms!



Fun with Team Beckley:

The California kids experienced their first real thunderstorm while at the Beckleys. Wondering what all this water is that's falling from the sky:

VERY excited to be holding baby Polly!

Waiting for the train:



Izzy's pic:

Simple pleasures:



Momo's little gardener:

Master Griller, Jiji:

Sprinkler Fun:

(Looks like Ethan is trying to drink the water)