Cori was in Chicago last week for a conference. Grace didn't have school on Friday, so the kids and I went out on Thursday night to stay with him. A free night at a Westin is a terrible thing to waste. Thursday night also happens to be the night when a lot of the museums downtown have free admission hours. Grace and Grant acquiesced to being toted around the Art Institute for a couple of hours (Tickets usually run $18 a person!).
In front of American Gothic
In front of Serat's A Sunday on La Grande Jatte.
I'm glad to see that my efforts to refine my children are not going to waste. We didn't have time to see it all. But we cruised through the special exhibitions and spent some time perusing the American collection (Mary Cassatt galore- I was in heaven!) and their Impressionist and Post-Impressionist collections.
Chicago is a really fun city. I snapped this shot while stopped at a light on our way out that night. The next day, we decided to use public transportation in lieu of paying the incredible rates they charge for parking downtown. In one day, the kids got to ride a train AND a boat- twice! This is probably what they will remember about the whole trip. 
On the water taxi
We spent the afternoon wandering the Magnificent Mile and taking in the sites of Millennium Park.
At The Crown Fountain. Grace is all about striking a pose these days. The idea behind these fountains is that they project digital images of people's faces so that the effect is this:
Kinda gross, actually. But we took off shoes and socks and played in it anyway. Can't wait to get back!
6 comments:
it looks amazing - some day, we'll meet you there in chicago for some art and dinner - what do you say?
Girl, you name the date. I'll make the reservations. That would be too much fun! :)
that guy getting too close to grace in the stroller is making me nervous.
I am neurotic, I know.
Seriously, can I just tell you how much I love your life?? don't you?!!!!
LOVE Chicago! We use to always park at the station by the Temple and take the train in...the best!
Oh, I love these pictures! And Grace's poses are cracking me up--what a girl!
That looks like such a fun place to hang out/explore. Daniel used to live in Chicago, but I've never been, so it's definitely on our list of places to go as we're planning our next couple trip.
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