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Chicago!

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All aboard the train to Chicago!  The girls had been planning a "surprise" trip to Chicago for my birthday for the last year...and Doug made it happen.  They really did not sneak a word about it until my birthday - and Ava was bursting at the seams to tell me.  Couldn't believe they kept such a big secret.  They were even at one point saving all their money in a baggy in Ava's dresser - just for the trip.  So sweet.  Love my girls.  They know how to make a Mom feel special.  Best birthday present ever - time with my four favorite people in one of my favorite cities.  Our weekend started early, early on Saturday at the train station.  Doug figured the girls would get a kick out of a train ride...and he thought right.  Ava was enamored by the train station, the trains (inside and out) and looking out the window. Olivia caught a snooze on the way - she was getting over croup from the past week.  Glad she got some Z's...and I loved holding her in my lap! We