The Magnificent Mile

Barry had the week before Christmas off of work, but the kids were still in school until Friday, so we decided to take a little trip down to Chicago for a night with some good friends. First we went to the Museum of Science and Industry. It was a lot of fun. The highlights were the airplane that was suspended off of the second floor, the indoor lightning and tornado, and the baby chicks hatching from eggs.

After the museum we headed to our hotel downtown on Michigan Ave. We couldn't believe the spectacular lake and city views from the 35th floor. Later that evening we took a stroll down to Navy Pier to see the lights and have dinner at Bubba Gumps! We decided to take a taxi back to the hotel after dinner, and that was Kendra's favorite part of the trip. Then we took another walk, but this time down Michigan Ave to window shop, and then back to the hotel to swim! It was a nice little get away.