Louis' Birthday Weekend Begins!

Louis and I both took off of work today (woohoo for that) and started the birthday celebration early. We had a fun day and the weather was perfect. We started off in downtown Naperville for lunch. We just love hanging out there and its a great place to be when the weather is nice.

Lunch at Jimmy's (we were on the edge of the patio and restaurant so we had a great breeze)

Louis with his Starbucks Iced Mocha (he was really happy)

The Riverwalk-- its so pretty!

I thought this fountain was really cool!

This bridge is really neat and perfect for photo ops!

Louis is the master at the one hand photo of us

Even though Louis is turning 27 he acted like a 5 year old trying to scare the ducks

After Naperville, we headed to Arlington racetrack. We got to hang out and bet on the horses. I am not a fan of gambling (I would rather throw money at clothes or ice-cream) but it was still fun.

Entrance

The Track

You can't see the horses Louis and I bet to win because they came in dead last!!

The finish line

My horse came in second! (it was the only bet we won, I got $7.30!!)

The nice grounds

Seeing the horses before the race

Horses!

Not our best pic....

Better, minus Louis' head casting a shadow on my face

More pics of the track

Leaving the park

The flowers were awesome there


After the track we went to DTAH (Downtown Arlington Heights) and met up with Sean for dinner. We finally got to try Armands, and it was super yummy. That restaurant smells the best out of any I have ever been to!

Louis trying on Sean's sunglasses (he can't really rock those)

Louis got a Peroni and wanted a picture..no clue why!

We still have two more days to celebrate Louis' birthday weekend. More fun pics to come.