Chicago Weekend

We had a busy weekend in Chicago! Grann came over on Thursday night and we all hit the road first thing Friday morning. Phil and Will dropped us off at the hotel and then went to find street parking. Will was excited because he got to ride the El back. Once we were all checked in and settled, we worked our way down to Water Tower for lunch and some escalator rides. We also made a stop at the Lego store. We went back to the hotel to rest for a bit and then walked our way down to the Macys on State Street. We put our name in for dinner in the Walnut Room and then wandered the store and went down to the skating rink and the bean. Both boys liked watching the skaters and finding themselves in the mirror. We had a really nice dinner by the big Christmas tree and then went back to the hotel for the night. The boys fell asleep almost instantly. 

On Saturday, we had breakfast at the hotel and then walked down to Millennium Station to take the Metra to the Museum of Science and Industry. The kiddos spent a lot of time in the kid area, explored the weather room (which the grown-ups also liked), rode some farm equipment, and watched the trains. The water room and the trains were definitely the favorites! We took the train back and grabbed lunch. After a quick rest, we took a trolley to Navy Pier to check out Winter Wonderfest. The kids got to ride a carousel, ferris wheel, and go in several bounce houses. They were worn out again by the time we got home! 

On Sunday, we took the boys for another El ride up to Loyola since it was pretty cold out. Then we got the car, picked up Grann, and headed for home. It was a great weekend!

Lego Store!

The Bean

Walnut Room Tree

Will has had it with pictures!

Watching some cartoons in the hotel

Riding the Metra

Playing with water

Watching the trains

Navy Pier

Top of the Ferris Wheel

Alex and his Buddies

So excited to go for a train ride