We interrupt this Chicago trip...

My sister gave me the best birthday present EVER!!! (My birthday isn't until June, but this was great!) We went to the New Kids on the Block concert!! It was so much fun. One of her friends that she has had since 5th grade organized the trip and eight girls total went. I didn't know all of them but it was still a blast! I decorated the car which my sister just loved!! (Not really, I think she would have put a bag over her head if I had one.)

I get so aggravated because I can't take our good camera into events like this so I didn't get any really good pictures of the actual concert. We actually had really good seats though. Ya know...there isn't a real high demand for New Kids tickets these days!! The women screaming in the audience were just as loud as the first time I saw them about 17 or so years ago. When I came home the whole next day Rob was telling me I was talking really loud. I couldn't hear, I could tell I was talking loud, but I couldn't help it.

My sis and I at the concert having a GREAT time!

Thanks Kelly for a wonderful night!!

Shhh-cago Day 2

If you all are wondering why I keep writing Shh-cago...Carys kept calling it Cago. So I told her to say Shhh (very emphasized) and then cago. So she was really pronouncing the shhh, like you would if you were telling someone to be quite, and then saying cago. It was very cute!

So on day 2 we went to the Museum of Science and Industry or Science and Industry Museum, I am not sure, something like that. It all all sorts of hands on things. A real submarine that was captured during WWI, I think! We got to take a tour of that and it was really cool. They had a real airplane we got to walk on, a coal mine tour that we didn't get to, farm machines the kids got to sit in, all sorts of fun stuff.

I love this picture of the kids...we were waiting to take the tour of the sub. They were being sooooo sweet to each other.

That night we ate at the Rainforest Cafe. Super Fun! The pictures didn't turn out real great because it was dark. The kids thought this was so cool! (So did I!)After dinner we walked to Michigan Ave and went to the Disney Store and Hershey's. Hershey's had a little cafe with cupcakes, cookies, chocolate milk, and all sorts of goodies. We got cupcakes and chocolate milk and they were good!

This day was my favorite! I mean, if chocolate is involved of course it is, right!!!

Chicago...or should I say Shhh-Cago

Since we took 286 pictures for a 5 day trip there will be several posts. I will start with day one. We arrived early evening and decided to go to Navy Pier first since the weather was nice. We took a trolley to the pier which that kids thought was great. We walked the pier and ate dinner while dinner at Bubba Gump. It was super fun!

Trolley Ride
Dinner at Bubba Gump

This is a garden that was inside at the pier. It was really pretty.