This is from the farming exhibit at the Science and Industry Museum. Wow, this museum was so cool!! We saw a real German sub, a super cool coal mining exhibit, played with robots, saw planes and trains and many other things. The kids also got to help milk faux cows, even putting on their teatcups!! I loved it, it was a very neat museum!!
This was Sunday night (Noah's Birthday). We had dinner at Applebee's (we used our giftcard from my grandma and grandpa, thank you!!). Noah got a Birthday sundae and everyone sang to him, it was very nice and very yummy!!!
For Noah's special Birthday treat, we took him to the Legoland Discovery Center in Schaumburg (a suburb of Chicago). He had a wonderful time!! We did everything they had to offer (many several times!!), had lunch and he shopped with the gift cards he got from his Birthday party. He ended up coming with quite a large stack of Lego boxes thanks to his generous friends and family!!! We all had a great time and I particularly enjoyed the 4D show!! I usually don't care for those, but I loved this show!!
This was an exhibit at the Adler Planetarium, that we just did a quick visit of. We were worn and tired from the Field Museum, and didn't stay here very long, but it was a very cool place as well!!
This is Sue from the Field Museum. It was a neat museum, but I kind of got tired of all the "non-creation talk". I expect it at museums like this, but it was just a bit ridiculous. The exhibits are truly awesome though and sooo thorough. I just couldn't believe how long each exhibit went on. We did an Ancient Americans exhibit, the Animals Exhibit (this was so incredible, they had nearly every animal you can think of on display (not living), the Dinosaur exhibit, the gems exhibit and many others. It's really a one of a kind museum. Both museum's are must see's on a trip to Chicago.
This is Abby on our first day there. It was by far the coldest day and the wind just stung the face. We were outside maybe 6 minutes here at a park on Lake Michigan, but her eyes are watering in the pic from the cold wind!! I thought she looked so cute!!
And this is my Noah at the park. He's quite the cutie too!!! I loved the "snow beach" on Lake Michigan. It made for some really cool pictures!!
And this was our first stop on the trip, the Sears tower. Here's the kids looking out from the 99th floor Skydeck. You can see Lake Michigan in the background. They were both amazed at the view. It was so cool!! We also had yummy deep dish Chicago style pizza that day!!
And this was our first stop on the trip, the Sears tower. Here's the kids looking out from the 99th floor Skydeck. You can see Lake Michigan in the background. They were both amazed at the view. It was so cool!! We also had yummy deep dish Chicago style pizza that day!!
It was a great trip and we have wonderful memories to share!!
3 comments:
Looks like a great trip! Glad you had fun!
The whole trip sounds awesome! What a great experience with your children!! I really want to get my boys to that Legoland. I know they would love it. Especially Travis. He'll be 9 in March - I know, where does the time go?
The picture of your kids by the lake is neat - but yes, they look cold.
I'm glad you had a great time and that you are home safely.
What an awesome trip! All of the places looked so cool. I am not familiar with 4D. What is that?
I am glad that you had fun and I think it is fantastic that you can give your kids these experiences. They will always remember them!!!
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