Kevin had a work trip in Chicago, and I was able to go with him!
We flew his mom from Colorado Springs to watch the kids and we got to enjoy 4 days in the city by ourselves!
When we got there on Sunday we had to go to Millennium park and see the "bean". Of course it just so happened to be the same day as the Chicago marathon...so there were a million people!
The kids were having fun with these pictures because it's like "where's waldo" trying to find us in the bean (right behind us you can see our backs in the bean...so cool!)
It's even weirder under the bean...this is what it looks like
We are in the center in this one
We ate at this super yummy restaurant called "Weber Grill" where everything is smoked. Amazing food!
They have tons of art work and sculptures in Millennium park that were pretty fun to see. We stayed in a cute little town called Naperville, so that night we went out to dinner and then to this really pretty little town and riverwalk and got some icecream.
Monday Kevin didn't have class until 1, so we slept in and relaxed and then went to lunch. Tuesday and Wednesday were pretty much the same- Kevin went to classes while I shopped and looked at sights. :) It was the perfect mom vacation because I got to spend time with my best friend, but I also had lots of alone time which was MUCH needed! lol
Wednesday Kevin got done around 3:30, so we went back down to Chicago and spent some time at the Navy Pier and in the city.
They had this HUGE Ferris wheel on Navy Pier that was pretty awesome and had great views on the city
They don't call it "Windy City" for nothing either people...brr!
Chicago is famous for hot dogs and deep dish pizza, so for our last night we went to Lou Manadi's for pizza. It was about a 2 mile walk from the Pier, and an entertaining walk at that. :) This pic is a bit blurry, but they did have some pretty awesome graffiti under the bridges. We also got stopped and read some poetry from a Shakespearean looking for some money, and also got to share our leftover pizza with a woman looking for some food. Like I said, VERY entertaining.
SUCH a fun trip! This was our first time together leaving the kids for more than one night in almost 11 years of marriage...pretty crazy. Well I guess technically when we moved to Utah the second time I left the kids with my parents for 3 or 4 days in Vegas...but they were on vacation and my mom had help from my dad and sister Candice. The kids had a blast with their Grammy and she did a fantastic job running them to school, dance, soccer, church and the works! Thanks Cathy!