Our third day in Chicago took us to Navy Pier to try out the bicycles built for 6. The boys got a kick out of sitting up front...
They were much harder to steer and drive than we had anticipated...especially amongst Chicago's thousands of pedestrians out in droves on a GORGEOUS day.
We also enjoyed a lunch at the famous Billy Goat Tavern...
...nothing spectacular but now we can say we've been there. Haha
We also stopped to get a picture by the pirates...
We spent the rest of our time downtown exploring the PHENOMENAL Chicago Children't Museum. It blows our museum out of the water.
One exhibit was like a campsite, with a rock-climbing wall and fishing...
There was another room filled with water activities and they even gave the kids rain jackets to put on so they could splash away...
You could build locks and dams for the boats as well as pump water to get different things to happen, like ringing a bell....
Of course the boys enjoyed playing with the "shooters"...
You could also redirect the water with pipes. So cool!! Can you tell it was our favorite exhibit???
We also enjoyed the fire safety exhibit...
And the cooking demonstration where we got to make our own parfaits...
Oh yea, we got to dig for dinosaur bones too...
...and drive lots of trucks...
We will definitely be checking it out again next summer when we are back in Chicago for Abigail and Scott's wedding. This is only a snapshot of our fun...we could have easily spent the entire day there but the boys were sleepy so we called it a day and headed back to the condo to regroup. We managed to get a stop to Intelligentsia in so I could get my coffee fix from my favorite roasting company, hands down, and stock up on beans...
DIVINE!!
Abigail and I got to take a run on the lakefront. I wish we had running paths like that. It was AWESOME to be out and about with SOOOOO many other runners and bikers along the gorgeous Lake Michigan. After our run, we hit up Trader Joe's for some goodies...
The boys loved the little shopping carts. Needless to say, they need to work on their cart driving skills. It was definitely an adventure.
The next morning, we grabbed breakfast, where I had the best cinnamon roll I've ever tasted along with some yummy eggs at Ann Sather's, before saying goodbye to Aaron and Jenny...
We had SO MUCH FUN and can't wait for our next visit.
It was time to head back to my parent's house in Evansville...the longest car ride of our little vacation so far. Thank goodness for pit stops to get some fresh air and walk around a bit...
The boys sure do love their grandpa!
The next day, we had plans to help Abigail find her wedding dress. It was a successful outing and thoroughly enjoyed by her entire consulting crew...
Miriam, Leah and Me
My mom and Aunt Peggy
We had lots more cuddle time in Evansville...
...the boys had their first salon haircuts...
Mason
Colton
...and we had a little pampering with some pedicures...
So there you have it...our vacation in a nutshell. We are so blessed by our wonderful family and had a fantastic time bouncing around and visiting everyone. We can't wait til our next visit.
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