That afternoon my college buddy Brian Yanish flew in from NYC to stay with us for 4 days. Brian was the best man in our wedding, and I've known him since middle school. In fact, we lived less than a mile from each other growing up but never really hung out until college. He currently is marketing a line of characters he's developed for children known as the Scrapkins which you can see on his website www.brianyanish.com. This was also his first time meeting Zoë. The days were packed with plans to see the city - Chicago Institute of Art, Millenium Park, Chinatown, Wicker Park, running down Lakeshore Drive, seeing a comedy show at night, going to a festival in support of bikes called Tour de Fat, and, of course, lots of eating. I was quite exhausted from the activities. Luckily, I was able to keep Zoë in daycare as we ran throughout the city on some of the days. She loves daycare anyway so everyone benefited. The day Brian returned to NYC the whole family was able to hang out, including Uncle Bryan and Aunt Lindsey, at the Tour de Fat Festival in Palmer Park. It was a great day though Zoë did get a little fussy near the end because she didn't get much of a nap during the entire day. Furthermore, Brian unfortunately also missed his flight because the train to the airport was delayed for track repairs. He therefore had to take an early morning flight back the next morning, but we all look forward to having Brian back again soon.
