Smallville Superfest

Okay, so the mister is the biggest Superman fan

I've ever personally known.  And, as I have mentioned

before, my little old home town of Plano, IL

got to star in the newest Superman movie as Smallville.

Now, every summer, Plano throws a Smallville Superfest

festival.  I'm always looking for a reason to visit all the folks

down in Plano---so, it was pretty easy to convince

the mister to make the journey.  Because, you

know, Superman was involved.

 

Grandma Sara got Pipes this cute little name sign.  

Love, love, love it!

Not sure who all these "heros" are--

but, it's always fun seeing grown-ups in "hero" costumes...

 

 I tried so hard to pose for this one...

but, it didn't go quite as planned!

How about an "A" for effort?

Heather's on Holiday...Part 2.

There were so many Heather's on Holiday outings 

that I couldn't possibly contain all the fun we had in one post. 

So, here's Part 2.

We spent quality time at various malls.

I'm dazzled by Heather's shopping stamina.

I learned from Heather that what I call a wallet, she calls a purse.

And what I call a purse, she calls a handbag.

  

We visited Smallville, Kansas.

Yep. The one where Clark Kent grew up

before he was Superman.

We ate at Pete's and decided this will be a Heather's Holiday Tradition.

 

We went to Metropolis too.

Ahem- I mean Chicago.  

The day started with lunch at Ed Debevic's

where Stuart was served the biggest chili-cheese dog

I've ever seen by the best ever waiter named Chachi.  

If you're wondering- the mister conquered that plate.

 

 

While meandering downtown we saw quite a few of these 

Shrek posters and just couldn't resist the photo-op. 

  

We stopped by the bean for a little mirrored fun.

 

We couldn't help but notice this spectacular ride.  Neat-O.

 And then, we ran into Marilyn Monroe.  Sigh.  So beautiful.

My Chicago trip could have been complete here.  

But, of course it didn't there's more.

 We kissed the sky at the Hancock Observatory.

To round out our downtown adventure- I planned a romantic evening

at the Shedd Aquarium.  A jazz concert.  An event called Jazzin' at the Shedd.

  That idea flopped.  There was nowhere to sit.  Bummer.  

But,  the fish were entertaining so it wasn't a total mishap.

 

Well, I guess there's going to be a Part 3.

It really was an action packed couple of weeks.

 

Superman

   

My hometown is being made into a movie set!

Not just any movie, but the one and only Superman.

We had to check it out.  It's a work in progress.

But, we hear they are supposed to start filming in August.

Here's what we were able to spy.

I have a feeling that we'll be heading back to Plano 

(or should I say Smallville) in the near future.