June 28, 2007

It's our 15th Anniversary! It was a FABULOUS day!

Today Uncle Mark and Auntie Mirella took a bunch of us on a tour of Chicago. They rented a van and a driver to shuttle us all around the town. We were out from 10 AM to 10 PM! It was a fun filled day!


Here's Papa waiting in the van with Gianna who took her morning nap in the van. The rest of us got out and looked at the view from the aquarium. It was a very windy day. I'll have to get a picture from Auntie Mirella.


One of the stops on our tour was the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. We got to see the "action" on the floor. Gianna loved it, because she got a chance to crawl around. :)

For lunch, we ate at Al's Italian Beef Sandwich shop. The sandwiches were delicious! Auntie Mirella fed Gigi some yogurt so that I could eat my lunch.

For dessert, we went across the street for Italian Ice. Gianna really enjoyed this cool and tasty treat!

While we were there, we had the chance to meet Mario's son who now runs the shop. He's the man in the white shirt in the middle.

We also stopped off to go to the top of the Sears Tower. During our visit there Gianna took her afternoon nap. She was such a good baby!

We drove by the infamous Cabrini Green projects. Scary!

Gianna woke up in time for our next stop... a huge wine & liquor store. Papa LOVED it. It was even bigger than the store in Orinda. Here's Gigi trying to get some good ol' bourbon! That's my baby!

For dinner we went to eat Greek food. Here's Gianna having her first taste of tarama salata, my favorite!

One of the featured dishes is flaming cheese! It was very exciting!

Here's the whole gang at dinner.

Here's Gianna showing off the "Chicago" bib that Auntie Mirella got for her. I think she's trying to order some Ouzo.

At dinner, Gianna got to know Uncle Phil much better. She met him last night, but tonight, he won her over. Uncle Phil sang and danced for Gianna, and she LOVED it!