This past weekend we decided to take a trip to Chicago. No real reason. Mainly to get away, see the sights and stop by Ikea on the way home. The trip did not disappoint. Brad ended up not having any cases on Friday afternoon, so I took a half day of vacation and we hit the road around 2:30 to promptly be stopped on the freeway because of construction (doh). We planned to spend the night in Bloomington, IL and it worked out perfectly. We arrived around 5:30, had a quick dinner at a Chinese restaurant (not so great) and then let Mike burn off some energy at the Children's Discovery Museum. If you ever find yourself in Bloomington, IL with kids I highly recommend it. He LOVED it.
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| This is the moment he saw the water area |
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| Making a huge mess splashing |
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| Playing at the train table. We seriously had to tear him away from this one. |
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| Multiple Mikes in the mirrored hexagon tunnel |
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| Mike taking daddy for a spin |
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| Little handprint |
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| Do you know what the most fun game ever is? Pushing little pins back and forth, back and forth, back and forth, back and forth...get the idea? |
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| Painting |
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| Snuggling with daddy on Saturday morning |
Saturday morning we headed to Chicago and went straight to the Shedd Aquarium. Well, straight as in I had to do a couple of U turns and ended up back on the freeway then had to turn around and try again (the signage was seriously lacking). The aquarium was really cool but WAY too crowded. The normal line to get in was over and hour wait. We used the accessible entrance because we had a stroller and still waited in line for about 20 minutes. Once inside it wasn't much better it was difficult to actually see much because of the sheer volume of people. I think we were all a little disappointed. After the aquarium we headed to the hotel to check in and hung out while Mike napped. When he woke up we took a stroll over to grant park and eventually made our way up to Millenium park. It was a really nice walk. After letting Mike play in a fountain/splash park we headed back towards our hotel stopping by Lou Malnati's to grab a pizza for dinner.
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| Sunrise over Lake Michigan on Sunday morning |
On Sunday morning we woke up early (the sun was RIDICULOUSLY bright shining in my eyes) and headed out to Lou Mitchell's for breakfast. It is something of an institution and did not disappoint. Mike loved everything from the free orange slices, to the pleather booths. After breakfast we wandered around a bit more before heading back to the hotel and heading out.
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| Brad enjoying his coffee at Lou Mitchell's |
Once in the car we made it about 30 miles before making a stop at Ikea. I fell in love with that store. It was fantastic! I couldnt' believe all the great things we found. After filling the car up there with stuff and a sleeping toddler we set out for home only stopping for Schlotsky's (for us) and Taco John's (for Chris...who was watching Sammy).
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| Does this kid look like he has been in the car for five hours? Amazing what 30 minutes straight of "The Wheels on the Bus" can do |
Even though it was just a quick weekend away, it was still so nice to be home!
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