The day before Zoë's actual birthday, we went outside to cheer the runners of the Chicago marathon which goes by literally steps from our home. Notice the firetruck and ambulance that had to cut through in the middle of the race.
We then had dinner with our friends, Ali and Geoff, at our home. Zoë got a t-shirt from them as well as cupcakes from Molly's Cupcakes. As expected, she ate the frosting and left most of the cake.
Then on Zoë's actual birthday, I took her to The Field Museum. We saw Sue, the world's most complete T Rex, and a lot of stuffed dead animals.
For dinner we went to The Bristol with, again, Ali and Geoff. Excellent food and Zoë seemed to enjoy herself there.
Her birthday presents came a day late, but she got an Elmo extravaganza - Elmo balloon, Elmo doll/puppet and Elmo house playset.