Nobody ever has to go to the bathroom at the same time! Our DVD player wouldn't work (and the boys left their PSP's and DS on the table)... "I'm hungry"... "How long before we get to Uncle Chuck's?"...And we had only been on the road for about an hour and a half.... BUT, we survived just fine and are now home getting back into the routine of things.
Treyton had reminded us over and over for weeks that we were going to be in 6 states all in 1 week during our trip. It was exciting for him to check off each state as we entered it. Started in New York, then on to Pennsylvania, then Ohio (stopping in Cleveland at the zoo), through Indiana, stopped in Illinois for a bit and then finally landed in Iowa. Just to make things interesting for him we added a state and crossed into Michigan for dinner to say that we had been there. :) We had a wonderful time in Chicago with my Uncle Chuck and his daughter Stacy. They took us all over the city! Millennium Park, Michigan Avenue, Navy Pier, Chicago Children's Museum, Peggy Norton Nature Museum, Chinatown, Indian village, Uncle Chuck's Fire Station, and the highlight... a White Sox game! We obviously didn't see everything because we were only there 3 days but our days were filled to the max. The boys tried frog legs and alligator on one of our outings and we ate at "Ed Debevic's" one night. Funny moment... when we were at "Ed's" the boys kept staring out the window across the street at HOOTERS saying "I wish we could go to HOOTERS." Shad commented, "Yeah! Me too..." Ha!! Guess you had to be there in the moment! It was cute! The looks on their faces were so hysterical!
Camel ride at the Cleveland Zoo
Shad and I at at the "Bean" at Millenium Park
Dinner at ED's
Austin eating frog legs
Treyton and Stacy dancing at Navy Pier
All of us at Uncle Chuck's Fire House
Treyton and I at the Sox game
Chicago Children's MuseumWe had a great time in Chicago and can't wait to go back and visit Uncle Chuck! Well, this was only the first part of our trip, more to come later with Part II "The Odyssey Finals and Iowa!"
4 comments:
Sounds like you had a great vacation. WOW! You packed a lot into this trip. I always say that making memories is what it is all about. Looks like your family made a few memories in several states. Can't wait to read Part 2 of the adventure. Welcome home.
April :-)
Well Welcome Home from your trip. Looks like u had a great time with family. I bet u will be glad when school is out. Guesswhat,we got a waiting families letter today,that 800 process needs to get cleared up!:( Still just a waiting,I think I am beginnning to get numb with this waiting......Talk later:) Gidg
What a fun family trip...loaded with lots of interesting things to do and EAT!!!
Julie R
We were in Chicago last weekend -- we walked from our friends' apartment to Millennium Park . . . maybe we saw you and didn't even know it. :o)
There's a Hooters right next to our grocery store, and my sons always comment on it because they have a stuffed animal owl named "Hoot". They always say, "We should tell Hoot there's a store named after him!!"
Ha! Someday I'll have to do a little explaining.
-- Nancy
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