It is so great that those Christian school teachers need a convention when those public school teachers don't. Free reign of Disney for some. Free reign of the Dells for others. For us, it was free reign of the Windy City.
Courtesy of hotwire, we were able to snag a 5 star hotel room for only $125 - close to the museum campus, courtesy shuttle service to the major hot spots (family hot spots, that is - not the hippest nightclubs), and a wonderfully cold, I mean, wonderful pool.
We hopped the Metra Electric line at Sibley, mom and the little guys. I was quite nervous to make the transfer with three little boys at 56th street with only 1 minute to spare before we missed our connection. Thankfully, we were good. We hopped right off at McCormick place and had a blast on the escalators up to our hotels. Up, down. Up, down. Up, down.
We took our shuttle bus to Water Tower Place looking forward to hitting the Thomas store and getting Happy Meals at McDonalds. Guess what? Neither of them are there anymore. What, no McDonalds? Unbelievable.
So, we walked up Michigan Avenue looking for that McDonalds the Water Tower security ranger headed us towards. None to be seen. "My legs hurt." "How much longer." Oh no, please don't complain. I am planning this wonderful trip for us and spending quality time with you boys and no little boys - there better not be anybody complaining!!
Finally, Legoland is in site. Ahh... Well, not quite yet. These boys need to eat. They don't think so, but venture on up more escalators right past the promised Legoland, to the food court. What a tease, Mama!
Grant was thrilled to fill up a cup with free Legos. He said you just have to pay for the cup. Yeah, mighty expensive $13 cup. Cousins Josh, Caleb and Josie joined in on the fun at the store as their Grandma Docter and mommy and daddy were dragged along. Ha!
Oh, what a blast to be able to enjoy the delectable food of Chicago - Garrett's popcorn and deep-dish Giordano's pizza. (My fingers were stained yellow/orange for 2 days after eating their cheese popcorn!)
More adventures awaited these little boys as they experienced an el ride and a taxi cab ride. And weren't we glad that taxi u-turned for us as the rain started dribbling and turning into an extreme hailstorm!
We finished our little trip the next day to the "Dinosaur Museum" aka the Field Museum. I'm glad to say we finally made it there; so then we won't have to go back again for a long time. (Obviously, not my favorite museum.)
I know, kind of boring entry. Blah, blah, blah. But it is just a simple way for me to show gratuitous photos of my boys!
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