Waking up in Chicago was incredible. Each one of us had our own reaction to opening our eyes and looking outside to see downtown Chicago, simply precious! 
Kristen slept in the living room and the rest of us slept in the bedroom. The kids checked out the condo building, disappointed that it had an OUTDOOR pool...
William was still fascinated by the height of the building (and yes, Daddy is getting used to the height, although he has yet to be on the balcony ;-)
After breakfast it was off to ...SIX hours at the Museum of Science and Industry!! OH my!
The best thing we did was purchase our science center membership in St. Louis before we left. There are a half dozen museums in Chicago that have reciprocal memberships so our cost to enter the MSI?? nada! cool!
We walked to the Millennium Park to catch the Metra. We could have driven but wanted to give the kids the experience of riding the double decker train! Most of our pictures are on the digital camera, so they will have to be posted later.
Kristen slept in the living room and the rest of us slept in the bedroom. The kids checked out the condo building, disappointed that it had an OUTDOOR pool...William was still fascinated by the height of the building (and yes, Daddy is getting used to the height, although he has yet to be on the balcony ;-)
After breakfast it was off to ...SIX hours at the Museum of Science and Industry!! OH my!
The best thing we did was purchase our science center membership in St. Louis before we left. There are a half dozen museums in Chicago that have reciprocal memberships so our cost to enter the MSI?? nada! cool!We walked to the Millennium Park to catch the Metra. We could have driven but wanted to give the kids the experience of riding the double decker train! Most of our pictures are on the digital camera, so they will have to be posted later.
Every one's absolute favorite thing was dissecting a cow's eyeball. Yes! It was a REAL eyeball. Eli was our instructor and he did an incredible job explaining all the parts and their functions. It was an incredible experience.
Other than that Kristen's favorite place was fast forward (about future technology) and Imaging (computer technology). Daddy, Wil, and Kate's favorite part was the coal mine tour. And Mommy's favorite part was the circus, where they had virtual balloons that you controlled with your shadows. Other big hits were the farming exhibit, Foucault pendulum, fairy castle and a ball dropping experiment!
Back to the condo, more shopping and ice cream. Everyone's legs hurt and we were exhausted, but happy!!
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