Museums

We spent one morning at the Shed Aquarium and we just really saw all the big animals. We didn't go to all the small exhibits, seemed very tedious. Anyway, we saw the dolphin show, saw beluga whales, sharks, and touched the stingrays!

We then walked to the Art Institute and that was amazing! We at lunch there (the best food is usually found in art museums) and went to the Impressionist rooms. There are so many Monet paintings there, many I have never seen, amazing really. Of course the famous Seurat, and lots of others too!

 view of the city from the aquarium

 Monet

 Seurat , all dots

 Renoir 

so many flowers planted all around the city

The Bean and The Great Lake

Everyone loves the Bean!

We also went over to the beach on Lake Michigan for a dip in the lake. The water was warm and it was so neat to have the tall buildings next to the beach!  

Go Cubs!

What an opportunity to see beautiful Wrigley Field! We loved the ivy, the hot dogs, and the cotton candy. The game had a lot of hits, and Emily made it to the 6th inning (with help from cotton candy)

It was a beautiful night!

Architectural Tour

The girls, and the moms, loved the architectural tour on the river. The buildings are amazing and the guide gave us just enough info about them without being boring. 

We LOVE Chicago!

Girls Trip

Kellie and I started what we hope to be a yearly tradition! Last year we took Emily and Evie to Washington DC and this year we settled on Chicago. I have been to Chicago 3 times but the last 2 were to run the marathon, no sightseeing on those trips! I have to say, what a great city! LOVED it!

We started at the John Hancock Tower and never looked back for 3 days! The views from the top were spectacular! Lake Michigan is beautiful!

TILT!

Here we are on the 96th floor ready to TILT! We had to stand against the glass and the glass goes forward, a 30% tilt, and then comes back, 3 times total! In my opinion it is super scary, the girls thought it was amazing. As you can see in the photo I am not really tilting....anyway they loved it so much we did it again on our last night!

A Little Bit of Everything

Last Sunday we did a lot with our pal Emma. We went tubing with one of my college friends, had lunch a a yummy diner, swam in Echo Lake next to Cannon, and rented a paddle boat. Super fun day!

Camp Leclerc

Another year of Camp for Mike and Jack is in the books! We had a great time at Sudden Pitch and at the beach. The boys are 5 and really fun to have around. Mike is never far from Emily's side, he loves the ladies! They are good swimmers now too! 

Until next year!