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When we couldn’t find a babysitter, Amie and I improvised and split up. Graham went with Amie to downtown while Royal went with me to the Lincoln Park Zoo. Amie’d hoped to take Graham to the Chriskindlemarket, but the lines were around the block!

Amie and Graham

Graham looking out of the Metra train window at downtown Chicago while wearing a COVID mask.
Graham loves riding the train. This was his favorite part of the whole trip.
Graham and Amie under Macy trumpets in downtown Chicago.
The Macy building had trumpets around the entire circumference. Look at that face!
Graham looks into a Macy's Christmas window. The scene is a polar bear with other woodland creatures in a forest surrounded by snowflakes.
One of the Macy windows.
Graham holding up two thumbs up, reflected from a large gold ornament.
Who has two thumbs and is having a great time? This guy!

Alex and Royal

Alex and Royal at the Lincoln Park Zoo.
Royal rode around most of the zoo, but the best parts were inside. Good thing too; he prefers to be warm.
Royal holding a sign of a Nicobar pigeon, with the pigeon in the backgroun.
Royal didn't get animated for the animals, but he did for the signs.