Chicagoans...help us plan our staycation!

This summer we are staying close to home and taking a staycation with our baby girl.

So far we have a few outdoor activities we plan to do:

• Head to the Green City Market on a Wednesday morning and then head over to the Lincoln Park Zoo.
• Go to Oak Park and do a Walking Tour of the Frank Lloyd Wright Historic District.
• Head north to the Chicago Botanic Gardens. (We have been there in the fall, but never spring/summer.)

What are some other off-the-beaten-path ideas to do in Chicago with a 2-month-old in tow?

Special Delivery

Today our baby girl received her first international package in the mail :-)

It was a gift from our friends, Christian & Verena, who live in Bremen, Germany.

It came in brightly colored gift wrap that even coordinates with her nursery...

With a sweet card which says: "Hurray, Hurray...our little sunshine is here!"

And the gift itself was a set of red & white baby towels: a hooded towel, bib and bath mitt adorned with gingham hearts, sent "with love" from abroad.

Thanks for the thoughtful gift and special delivery, C & V!

Vintage Bazaar & Letterpress Love

Despite the nasty, rainy weather in Chicago this weekend, my sisters and I headed to the Vintage Bazaar on Saturday in Pilsen to see what we could find.

One vendor had a bucket full of wooden letterpress blocks that was calling my name.

$5 later I walked away with inky hands and a unique way to display my baby girl's name on a nursery shelf: