We attempted *key word "attempted"* to take the kids downtown to see the sights of our great city. Being just 30 miles away from one of the best cities in the world (totally unbiased), I couldn't believe we hadn't yet taken them down there more often to expose them to all the sights at our fingertips. We had been to the Lincoln Park Zoo, Shedd Aquarium and the Museum of Science & Industry over the past 4 years, but we had yet to see Navy Pier, Millenium Park, Field Museum, Planetarium or the Nature Museum. I had this plan all summer to take the kids on the Metra train downtown, then go to Navy Pier and ride the huge ferris wheel together. The summer came and went though, with all the busy-ness that it always is. One Saturday we did actually buy tickets for the train to go downtown and do my plan, but unlucky for us there was some sort of problem that the trains weren't running, and then we couldn't drive downtown because it was Lollapalooza weekend and the traffic was horrific. ANYWAY, long story not-so-short, we finally drove the kids downtown last Saturday. It was suuuuper cold out, though, so not really my ideal outdoor sight seeing day. It was.....how should I put this?....Not fun. Claire threw a tantrum because she didn't want to wear her coat the second we got out of the car, then continued to be a little whiner/crier/generally unhappy and frustrating pre-terrible-two toddler the entire time we were there. Luke wasn't so bad, but he was way more interested in eating through every snack in the diaper bag then actually seeing any of the sights we were down there to see. I thought (mistakenly) that they would think the Bean was cool! And the huge faces! But, no, not really. We had intended to go to Navy Pier after Millenium Park, but Matt and I were so exhausted by Claire's bad behavior that we just...couldn't. I really don't know how parents have more than two small kids in the city, you really need that man-on-man defense to stop them from hurting themselves or others! We ended up just driving back up to our neck of the woods to go to the Kohl Children's Museum. After that kind of morning it was so nice to just let the little monsters run free in a safe, contained, educational environment.
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| In this specific picture Claire only wanted to stand where she was standing and wanted NO PART in moving to another area of the park. |
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| Why hello there statue face! |
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| Reading/Art nook continues to be a huge hit |
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| She loves to sit in these baskets |
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| Playdate with Jack and Mikey |
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| Fall Fest - petting zoo and pony rides! |
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| How cute is this picture that PJ drew??? |
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