St. Charles, IL

Corey and I decided to get a night away and we had a great time. Actually the previous weekend we had a conference for church so Micah stayed with my dad and Jamie and then when we went to St. Charles he stayed with Corey's parents (and his sister even came up from Chicago to hang out with the little guy). So, not only did we have a good time but Micah did as well. I originally wanted to do a real babymoon and go to Aruba (or somewhere like that) however that just wasn't quit in the budget this time around. So, we ended up heading to Chicago and staying in a little town about an hour west of the city called St. Charles. On our way down we stopped in a few suburbs and did some shopping/eating. That evening we arrived at our hotel and pretty much just checked it out/relaxed. Out time away was low-key...shopping, eating, hanging out. We stayed at an old hotel that has been restored it was a really cool place as you can see from the below pics. The room was modest (though I'm sure the penthouse with the rooftop hot tub overlooking the river was not!) but it was a great place with lots of character. The town was nice too....lots of great little local restaurants and shops. It is also right on the Fox River so during the on-seasoon you can rent bikes and do the big paddle boats down the river. We walked along the river and were thankful that we had chilly yet great weather. Corey and I were thankful for some extended time away (though we did of course miss Micah) and are already wondering when we will be able to do it again!!

(haha---had to end with this infamous pose!)