The Chicago Apleys

While we were in Chicago, we stayed with Ben's brother, Mitch, his wife, Ellen, and their two boys, Noah and Simon.



We decorated the tree and Noah decorated himself, too.



He was nice enough to offer to share his tinsel with Peter and me.



We also made foiten, a specialty Ben's grandma used to make.



It is basically fried dough.



And it is delicious.







Peter enjoyed hanging out with his aunt, Ellen.



And Noah showed me how to work the remote control for the lights on the tree.



We also had fun playing with trains. If you look closely, you might see a piece of foiten riding on one of Simon's train cars.