Spring Break in Chicago!

Spring Break 2015!
Chicago Adventures~
 Boys did great in the car!
 Went to Giordano's Pizza our first night. So yummy!
 Fun celebrating Kyle's birthday and eating his favorite pizza!
Love celebrating him.
 The boys slept great and we had a nice breakfast before taking off on our full day in downtown Chicago!!
 Bubba and Mom on the train! The boys thought this was really FUN!
 Had to hop on this bull!
 Millenium Park was really fun to walk around and we thought this Bean was Super Cool!
 Hanging out by the Chicago River.
 Chillin' together Downtown. Just the Bros!
 Micah and Drew thought this was Sweet.
 Boys discovered this Jack Pot Candy Store where this Amazing lady let the boys try all sorts of candy for FREE!! Their favorites were these sour candy sticks!
 Walking Downtown and checkin' it Out!
 Heck Yeah, found the Under Armour Kingdom of the world!:) The boys thought they were in Heaven!
 Caleb hopped in a BIG tire in the Under Armour store. Had to get a Pic!

 On the bus heading to the Zoo!
 Loved time with my Guys! Soakin' up time with my Drew.
 Lincoln Park Zoo had super cool animals and they were really busy the day we were there, which was BONUS fun for Us! Jake wanted a pic with this Jaguar in the back!
 We thought this Gorilla was a hoot! He had such attitude with his arms crossed. We told him to "Get over it!" and SMILE!!
 Micah found a new buddy! He loved hanging right by the window chatting with his crocodile friend.
 Fun at the Zoo!
 Here's the Sweetest Hippo EVER! We thought he was so NEAT!!!

Had to grab a fun family pic with the Giraffe in the background!
Navy Pier. Fun to look out at Lake Michigan and check out the Children's Museum!
Caleb really loved Water World!
Jake loved the neat forts and tree houses!
Kyle and Bubba enjoyed working in the Tool Shop. Love the glasses!

One last pic of the Children's Museum! So Cool!
Downtown was really Sweet!! Our day was Totally Packed with Adventure and Amazing attitudes. Awesome Memories made today as a family.
Before heading home the boys spent our final morning in the pool together. Kyle and I love watching our boys play together and grow closer in relationship with one another. We love providing these fun experiences for our boys so that someday we can all laugh and remember what Fun Adventures we had together. Thankful for each moment as a Family...Where little Boys live life to the Fullest!

Comments

Anonymous said…
Too bad you yuppies didn't dare travel into the real town that exists below those streets.

But why scare the kids with things that are real and literally were just under their feet?

Exist in the safety of the white life.
March 28, 2015 at 10:10 AM
Roger Whitaker said…
Great advice Anonymous! It seems you have strong opinions about exposing children to new situations. I look forward to seeing some of the posts of your family visiting Appalachia this spring break.
April 1, 2015 at 3:18 PM
Anonymous said…
Appalachia is a perfect example of rural income disparity. These religious Republicans would have no problem allowing your local schools to look like what you see in the Appalachians.
Wealthy people already pass on a lot of advantages to their children.
WHEN it comes to the economic malaise facing America, the biggest problem is not the widening gap between rich and poor, but the stagnation of social mobility. When the income gap of one generation becomes an opportunity gap for the next, inequality hardens into social stratification.

But who cares?

Not my neighbors, especially the ones with the kids who rub their awesomeness in my kids faces.

April 11, 2015 at 5:17 AM
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