Easter weekend J had Friday off so we decided to take one last trip to Chicago before we headed out of the Midwest in June. To be honest, we had only really been to downtown one time with our friends who lived there, four years ago when we first moved out here! After leaving on Saturday, I wish we would have gone more.....I seriously LOVED being there. We have been to the suburbs more, but there is something about being downtown in a big city that I love. We left super early on Thursday and went to the Lincoln Park Zoo. It was amazing! It is a free to get in, parking just costs money.....and after paying for that we see why it is free. Anyway, it was so fun and had amazing exhibits. It was a little chilly but most of the animals were out and were pretty entertaining. The tiger, the monkeys and apes, the rhinos (well, those just stood there but they were neat), and the polar bear were our favorites! L keeps talking about how the tiger growled and how the white bear was swimming and playing with a ball. She LOVED it and the looks on her face were priceless. She even went on the carousel and had the biggest smile the entire time. S was content as can be and he pointed at every animal he saw and said something in his sweet little language. Having kids is the best.......you can relive your childhood every day.
After the zoo we headed to our hotel which was right downtown a few blocks from Navy Pier and right on the Chicago River. By the time we checked in and got settled, it was almost 8 and we figured it would be best to just relax and stay in the room. We had an enormous room with two enormous windows facing the skyscrapers of Chicago.....it was amazing. The kids loved it too. We ordered our favorite Chicago pizza (Lou Malnati's) and stuffed our faces, enjoyed the views, watched some tv, and passed out in the most comfortable bed we have ever slept in.
On Saturday morning we hung out in the room and headed to the suburbs for some shopping. It was such a fun trip and I am SO glad we decided to go!
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