Chicago Day 5 - The Field Museum

At the Field Museum, Cade and Michael went to see the special exhibit The Pirate Ship: The Whydah. Cade found out that there was a pirate on that boat that was only 9 years old. Which he thought was pretty cool.

The infamous "Sue".Quinn was a little disappointed, after a day at the zoo and a day at the aquarium, to find that none of the animals moved! He kept saying "Oh no!"
Cade standing in a dinosaur's footprint.

Chicago Day 4 - Shedd Aquarium

Cade was itching to get to the aquarium. It's one of our family favorites. However, we were not aware that it was "free day". The line was INCREDIBLY long. Luckily, we had purchased the Chicago City Pass, and we didn't have to stand in line. We did however, have to battle the crowds once we got in. I don't know that I've ever been in a place so packed with people. Which meant no good pictures, but we made the best of it and had a good day.

Chicago Day 3 - Brookfield Zoo and All Aboard Diner

We hit Brookfield Zoo on Day 3!

The kids had fun exploring a new zoo and even seeing animals that we don't have at our Indianapolis Zoo.

There was a special exhibit called Dinosaurs ALIVE. Cade really got into that one! There were animated Dinos that were "life sized". So we found out what it would be like to live in Dinosaur times!

The boys had fun in the Family Area playing Veterinarian.

Quinn's favorite animals were the more common "turtle" and "dog" . . . of course! We pay a small fortune to get into this zoo, and he'd be happy in his backyard!

The highlight of Cade's day was seeing this cute polar bear poop right in front of us. He is still laughing about it!

After wearing them out at the zoo, we headed to All Aboard Diner in Downer's Grove. This was a HUGE hit with these two "train-lovin' boys"! Thomas was playing on a big screen a train was constantly going around the restaurant, and our food was delivered via Choo-Choo! If you are ever in the area, we HIGHLY recommend this restaurant. The food was great and the entertainment for the boys was priceless. Not to mention they got to pull the train whistle on their way out!

Chicago Day 2 - Cade's Birthday Bash!

After Legoland Discovery Center, we headed downtown for some quick refreshments at the Hershey Store, then walked the Magnificent Mile. Afterwards, we went to Rainforest Cafe to celebrate Cade's birthday with a VOLCANO!!! Our little boy is 8 today. . . !

Chicago Day 2 - Legoland Discovery Center

Day 2 of our vacation was Cade's birthday, so his choice! Of course he wanted to go to the Legoland Discovery Center. He and Quinn had a great time! Pictures below include the sign to the bathrooms. . . which I thought was TOO cute! A model of the city of Chicago done in Legos. And Quinn and Cade with Lego R2-D2.

Chicago Day 1 - Adler Planetarium

We vacationed this year in Chicago. Our first day there we spent at Adler Planetarium. Cade LOVED it. He has always loved outer space, but this really fueled his fascination.

Last Day of School!

Cade and Mrs. Friermood.

Cade and best bud, Michael.

Cade was both sad and excited to see the last day of school. He's sad about not seeing his friends and Mrs. Friermood every day. But he's glad to start a summer full of fun! Here he is getting off the bus with popsicles from Mr. Dively in hand!