One thing I have learned after living in Chicago for a little over a month is always bring a coat. Always! The weather here changes very, very quickly. I've never seen anything like it. This particular Saturday it was supposed to be clear and 70 degrees. We thought that it would be a good day to go to the Navy Pier in
downtown Chicago. We woke that morning to gray skies and a little rain but we thought it would blow off by mid day and it wasn't too cold. We drove down instead of taking the train just because it was the first time we had been their and wanted to get the lay of the land. This is the Chicago
skyline coming into town.
To the left is Lake Michigan and
in front is the John Hancock building.
Navy Pier
Me & Olivia
We planned on going to the Children's
Museum first and since the weather wasn't great we headed over. The kids had a great time! This is Ben in a net climbing from one floor to the second floor. The rest of us took the stairs.
Olivia the artist
The mad scientist
The view from the windows of the
museum.
Daddy helping the kids build a house
Olivia got bored of building the house and decided to
accessorize!
Ben being eaten by a dinosaur
This is Ben & Olivia's shadows with butterflies and bugs.
There was an area for music and dancing. Olivia loved it, Ben was a little standoffish at first.
But then Ben caved and joined the fun
Olivia hanging around
We had spent a couple of hours at the Museum and thought we would go check out all of the other things at Navy Pier. We walked outside and it was raining, very windy and the temperature had dropped about 30 degrees!! So we opted to go watch the
IMAX 3-D Under the Sea show and hoped that it would get better.
After the show, the weather was just as bad so we called it a day. Getting back to the car was
hilarious. It was so windy and cold that we ran all the way back to the parking deck. It felt like the kids were going to blow away. We drove down Michigan Avenue (The
Magnificent Mile) and past the beautiful Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park. As we were driving home we passed a temperature sign that read 40 degrees! So much for 70.
To the left is Lake Michigan and in front is the John Hancock building.
Navy Pier
Me & Olivia
We planned on going to the Children's Museum first and since the weather wasn't great we headed over. The kids had a great time! This is Ben in a net climbing from one floor to the second floor. The rest of us took the stairs.
Olivia the artist
The mad scientist
The view from the windows of the museum. 
Daddy helping the kids build a house
Olivia got bored of building the house and decided to accessorize!
Ben being eaten by a dinosaur
This is Ben & Olivia's shadows with butterflies and bugs.
There was an area for music and dancing. Olivia loved it, Ben was a little standoffish at first.
But then Ben caved and joined the fun
Olivia hanging around
We had spent a couple of hours at the Museum and thought we would go check out all of the other things at Navy Pier. We walked outside and it was raining, very windy and the temperature had dropped about 30 degrees!! So we opted to go watch the IMAX 3-D Under the Sea show and hoped that it would get better.
After the show, the weather was just as bad so we called it a day. Getting back to the car was hilarious. It was so windy and cold that we ran all the way back to the parking deck. It felt like the kids were going to blow away. We drove down Michigan Avenue (The Magnificent Mile) and past the beautiful Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park. As we were driving home we passed a temperature sign that read 40 degrees! So much for 70.
1 comment:
Looks like you guys had a great time. I can't wait to see it myself. Maybe next trip.
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