Yesterday we just got back from a vacation to Chicago with a stop in the Quad Cities along the way! It was a great trip and we really enjoyed ourselves. I can not believe everything that we accomplished!! I will give a rundown of the highlights!
Last Friday we left Kansas City and headed for Davenport. We went to the Mississippi Valley Fair and Payton loved it! On Saturday I got together with some friends for dinner and drinks. Then on Sunday we headed to Chicago. We went straight to Navy Pier and rode on the huge ferris wheel. On Monday we woke up early and headed downtown for a tour of Wrigley Field (I had gotten Justin tickets for a tour for his birthday this past summer). The tour was a lot of fun and it was really neat to listen to all of the history. After our tour we went to the Field Museum and the Aquarium. Payton really enjoyed the dinosaur bones! Then, after they closed we went to Millennium Park, which is a nice park right downtown with lots of neat sculptures and such. It was a very productive and exhausting day! Tuesday we went to the Museum of Science and Industry, which was one of the big highlights! There was so much to see and do there and tons of things for Payton to play with. We stayed until the last possible minute and could have spent a few more hours there! After the museum we drove around to check out Chinatown and Michigan Avenue and then went out to eat and had some authentic Chicago style pizza. It was yummy! Then on Wednesday we checked out and started the 10 hour drive home! The drive actually wasn’t bad and we made a few stops along the way to play.
So overall we had a great trip, but it is always good to be home. (Except for unpacking and the mounds of laundry that I am still doing)!
