Surprising Grandpa

My dad has been in Africa for the past three weeks and we have been planning for quite some time to surprise him in Chicago upon his return.

Joseph worked diligently on a couple of posters before our departure.

We were on the road before dawn last Sunday and met up with the rest of the family in Chicago. My brother-in-law found a pretty sweet deal at the Omni on Michigan Avenue and we were spoiled rotten for a couple of nights.

The view from our corner suite. (Can you see Lake Michigan?)

Looking down at Michigan Avenue.After breakfast (and a little shopping) on Monday morning we took the train to O'Hare . . .

. . . where we totally and completely surprised my dad. We announced that he would be spending one more night away from home and then took him to Ditka's for a fabulous steak dinner.

Our original plan was to drive home to Little Rock on Tuesday morning but you may be aware that Chicago was hit with a blizzard on Tuesday. We detoured out of the city and were able to miss the blizzard. However, we did enjoy an overnight with ice and snow in Indianapolis and another little stop in Nashville. Our little weekend trip turned into a 1200 mile loop and we got to see most of our family (on both sides.) Isn't life an adventure?!