Day 1: Museum of Science and Industry
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| We had a hard time getting her off this tractor! |
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Taking a break at the U-Boat exhibit!  These were a hit with her, how could they not be... look how cute and fluffy they are! We had a great day at MSI and wish we had more time. We didnt get a chance to see the Body Worlds Exhibit, but it looked pretty cool. Lydia did well for the most part too. We were all tired though by the end of the day; that place is huge! Day 2: Shedd's Aquarium, Adler's Planetarium, and Navy Pier I dont think there are any pics from Adler's, we didnt stay long! However, this was the location when we were in the movie theater watching a 3d show about space and Lydia passed a little gas. Then she proceeded to announce to the entire theater that she farted. Yes, her words were, "Fart (giggle), I farted." What a proud moment for both Joel and I! After that, I left with Lydia and we entertained people (in a non-flatulence way) out in the hall while Joel finished learning about the Big Bang Theory!!!   The new Jellies exhibit was really cool. I never knew there was so many different kinds of sea jellies! FYI: if you didnt know yet, they are not called jellyfish anymore like I was taught as a child, now they are called sea jellies because they are not fish! (Maybe I'm the last toknow this!) Anyway, this sign just cracked me up!!  (see video at bottom of post), and we were down here for probably an hour! Longer than Joel and I cared about penguins, but Lydia was having so much fun we couldn't pull her away! I love watching her waddle like a penguin!  until Lydia decided she wanted to sit alone...apparently!! She is just so funny sometimes! And isn't this huge aquarium the coolest aquarium ever? :)  Pretty sure Joel gets Dad of the Year for this one! <3  Wow, day 2 kicked our bottoms! It was our busiest day, but it was our best! We had great weather all 3 days, but this was the sunniest. We LOVED Shedd's, that was by far Lydia's favorite as well. I won't ramble on too much, but we really enjoyed all the fish, the dolphin show, the penguin play area, and all the exhibits! We were not at Adler's very long, maybe an hour or two. Space isn't our thing really, but it was cool to see all the advances we have made...it's kind of crazy comparing old and new technology! From Adler's, we walked the lakeshore pathway to Navy Pier. That was long and hot, but beautiful, and it gave Lydia time to sleep in her stroller while Joel and I enjoyed a peaceful walk! We finished this day with Jimmy Johns in our hotel room! LOL That's how tired we were! (oh, and if you saw Joel's fb post, this is also the evening I got lost in our hotel and didnt even know I was lost...figure that one out!!) Day 3: Field Museum and a little Shopping  Sue. Good thing she's extinct! She looks hungry!  A mummy. Day 3 was wonderful, but my feet hurt so bad from day 2 it was hard to enjoy the Field Museum! The Field was so cool and so packed with artifacts and ancient wonders that I wish we would have done this one first. I could have spent an entire day in here, but we were running out of time. Lydia was almost at her end too, however, we managed to get through it. This is definately a place we will return to when she is older. From here we walked back to our hotel and did a little State St. shopping along the way! Chicago was very good to us. It was so woderful to get away from Kalamazoo for a few days and just enjoy a break. but when asked what the penguin does, she says "waddle, waddle" and waddles back and forth! Sorry you cant hear it, but she's still cute! lol |
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