Seriously, Why Are Hotel Beds So Amazing?

Hotel beds are amazing. The mattresses always feel perfect. The sheets have some sort of spectacular thread count. But, perhaps my favorite part of staying in a hotel is that, well, it’s not your bed. Obviously. But, bear with me on this one. We recently had a staycation of sorts and stayed at Pheasant Run. Our hotel room was huge with lots of space for our family of four, even with the rollaway bed that was brought in for baby girl. The pools were nice. (The indoor/outdoor pool was a big hit.) And the workout facility was nice with lots of equipment to use.

But, perhaps my favorite part, was just climbing into bed at the end of the night, watching some Food Network and eating cookies. In bed.

Yep. Now, will I eat cookies in bed at home? Goodness, no! Crumbs! Crumbs everywhere! But, when staying at a hotel, this is one of my favorite things to do. Climb into the comfy bed, watch a few shows, and eat some junk food. *sigh*

What’s your favorite part of a staycation?

Halloween Cereal Taste Test

You can only get them once a year. You know exactly what I’m talking about.

Franken Berry. Boo Berry. Count Chocula. You know you love them! But, which one is your favorite? The kiddos and I decided to do a taste test for dinner. (Yep. I’m that mom. Cereal for dinner. Three kinds of cereal for dinner!)

And here’s one of my assistant…….she’s so helpful……

The plan: I added some of each flavor to some small cups (these are the same cups that I use for pudding like this Princess pudding). The kiddos and I each had a few bites of each flavor and then voiced our favorite.

The final result of this very scientific taste test? Well, it’s a draw. Big girl’s favorite is Count Chocula. Baby girl’s favorite is Franken Berry. And I really like Boo Berry. So, now I turn to you.  What’s your favorite?

Bowling – Checklist Update

Summer is over but our summer checklist is still going strong. Saturday, we had our first bowling adventure. It was a lot of fun! We went to Pinstripes and had a lot of fun. It wasn’t very busy at all which was nice. I’m already looking forward to our next bowling adventure.

Check out our shoes!

We are slowly but surely finishing everything (or as much as possible) on the list. Here’s hoping that we can get a few more things checked off of the list…..

The list thus far:

• Make lemonade.
• Eat at Big Bowl.
• Go to Millennium Park.
• Go to Adler Planetarium.
• Get space ice cream.
• Go to zoo.
• Go to Shedd Aquarium.
• Go bowling.
• Make banana pudding.
• Go to the splash pads downtown.
• Play at Maggie Daley playground.
• Go to Field Museum.
• Go to Art Institute and do a JourneyMaker tour.
• Go swimming.
• Go to the Children’s Museum.
• Play at playground.
• Have a pajama day (with daddy.)
• See a movie at the movie theater.
• See a movie outside.
• Go to the library.
• Go to the Family Festival downtown Chicago.
• Make cookies.
• Read books at home.
• Ride the train at the mall.
• Go to the beach.
• Have a picnic.
• Go to American Girl Place.
• Draw pictures and cut them out.
• Play with legos.
• Make muffins.
• Make pasta salad.
• Play with toys.
• Go to a festival.
• Try to go to a water park.
• Go to the Disney store downtown Chicago.
• Eat at Rainforest Cafe.
• Eat at Labriola Cafe.
• Bake an apple pie.
• Play games on the iPad.
• Play Mario game with daddy.
• Go to the Morton Arboretum.
• Go to Mimi and Pa’s house.
• Go to Granny and Pa’s house.
• Go on a hike.
• Go to the Museum of Science and Industry.