Monday, August 17, 2009

VACATION!!!

Ok here they are, our shameless vacation photos. We enjoyed 6 days in beautiful Chicago, Illinois. We stayed with Jamiee's sister and her wonderful family. They were so very kind and hospitable to us during our stay. Abbi and Jenna had tons of fun with their cousins. Claire had fun with them too.

We played in the park






































































Bella has a swingset so we spent a lot of time SWINGING!




























Bella also has a "Roller coaster." We spent hours on it.




























Abbi, Jenna, & Bella got to paint porcelain figurines (unicorns)






































































We went to Navy Pier





















































































































It was really hot so we got snow cones and went on a boat ride tour of the shore




























They asked Jenna if she wanted to drive














She said no.










































Navy Pier from the water














Soldier Field (home of da' Bears) and the Shedd Aquarium




























The boat ride was really fun




























Part of the Chicago Skyline from the water














We also went to the Lego Discovery Center and Museum
(VERY COOL PLACE! Better for older kids though, 8+) These pictures may look kinda funny. I think all the Lego sculptures look two-dimensional but trust me they are all very 3D. It must be how the camera "sees" the legos. Almost like pixels.





























































































































































































































Look familiar?














I also got to fulfill a long time dream of mine game while we were there. I got to go to U.S. Cellular Field and see the Chicago White Sox play! (Sorry, no pictures. I didn't take the camera.) Thank you Tracy. I had a blast and I'll never forget it.

Then it was a long 15 hours home.














5 comments:

Tiffany said...

fun vacation. great pictures. I love the lego place.

John and Brieanne Dabney said...

Looks like tons of fun! You guys really needed a vacation. Now I want to go to Chicago!

win said...

Thanks, John the pictures were awesome! I feel like I went along.

Melanie said...

Haha! Looks liks you don't go to the park for YOUR kids either, John! HA! We have a "Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS" I read that right off my camera for ya. :) I got it from Santy Claus last year. It's not super nice or expensive, but I like it.

The Hulls said...

It's very cool you got to go to the Lego museum. I think some people have a little too much time on their hands though! How many hours did it take for them to create those sculptures?!!