the pesky pawns kept getting in the way... 

chess looked interesting, but it's tough to stay focused when the pieces are almost as big as you are... 

Freya, of course, found a way to make it look cool 

even if Raf was a little less keen on the hard hat... 

we all so found the construction site pretty good fun 

including the capture of some pretty big fish! 

this proved to be a lot of fun! 

So much for Spring- it snowed today so we had to wrap up nice and warm and spend time indoors... we ended up going to the Chicago Children's museum, which proved great fun. The girls were showing off their new found walking skills again... they found this boat in one of the play areas and did some advanced clamboring... 

at the end of the day it's good to wind down with Eyore and a good pair of mummy's socks 

and then the deadly duo works in tandem to explore the whole playground 

or play with our good friend zoe (although "she did it") 

but sometimes it's nice to just sit and watch the world go by 

and everyone had fun on the bike and sidecar... 

while Freya was a big fan of the bouncing motorbike.... 

then we went to the playground where the girls showed off their new sandles and new found walking skills.... Rafi cruised around checking out the big kids 

and Freya was a big fan of the scrambled eggs... 

What a day we had today.... lot's of firsts all around. We all went out for our first proper meal together as a family... Rafi rather liked the big girl water cups 

the caped crusaders ready for an excursion into the big wide world

walking is tricky when your trousers a little too long... 

although it's a little more fun with our own one... 

we'll, we still just about fit in one swing.. 

practicing for the Eurovision Song Contest... 

Rafi in her famed Kamikaze hat and Freya gnawing for England... the deadly duo in action