More visits from family, week of Oct 22nd

Toward the end of October, Charlie was in Denver for work on a funds client he has there, and he saw the first snow of the year while there (though it didn't snow back in the midwest).  He didn't get to see much in Denver, except for one night out to dinner with a friend who used to work with him in Columbus.  They went to the Cherry Cricket for dinner - which is now another Man vs. Food restaurant that he's had.  Cherry Cricket is known for a large beer selection and the craziest burger options you can think of - including peanut butter!  Charlie got one with cream cheese and green chili.  He claims it was excellent, so you'll have to take his word for it.

Since Charlie was in Denver for a few days, Bob and Sue made their second visit up to Chicago to help Katie while he was out.  As always, the company and help was very appreciated!  We didn't do much while they were here, but one of the exciting things they did was go to the Lake Shore and take a walk with Griffey and Brady.

The next weekend, Leslie and Abby came up to Chicago as well.  Abby was taking a test in Chicago and Leslie came up with her.  They both stayed for the weekend.  As is the norm with a 3 month old baby, we didn't do a whole lot.  We watched Michigan blow their chance at a Big Ten title against Nebraska.  Abby, Charlie and Katie went out to Moe's Cantina for dinner to watch the first half, while Leslie stayed back with Brady.

On Sunday, we went to brunch and some shopping over on Southport Avenue.  Southport is a cute little area near us that has a number of different shops and restaurants.  And we've seen quite a few baby strollers like our own there!  We put our name in at Southport Grocery & Cafe - which had almost a 2 hour wait.  So we went shopping and then sat down for a great brunch.  The Cafe has plenty of unique and distinct options for brunch - the dishes we ordered ranged from a chorizo omelet to a griddled coffee cake with cream cheese to bread pudding pancakes.

We couldn't try all the options, so we'll have to go back there!  The best thing - Brady was a good baby and slept the whole time!