Train Ride to Chicago

We took the train with Ima & Pops to Chicago this past weekend.  We got to the station a half hour early and the train was a half hour late.  We still made it to Union Station on time - go figure!  Obviously there is quite a bit of cushion built into these train timetables!

We decided to focus on Navy Pier.  The Air Show was also going that weekend.  First  stop was the ferris wheel.  Ima and daddy stayed with the stroller! We did the Children's Museum, had lunch and then Grant had a stroller nap.  Ima and Elizabeth headed back to the museum, while the rest found a bench to watch the air show.  Grant woke up in time to enjoy a little more of the museum and then we took an architectural boat tour.  The boat tour was really fun and something we had wanted to do for a really long time.  Chicago has so much to offer but it was really nice to focus on a just few things.  Grant who really wanted to take a boat ride in the morning was a little restless when the time actually came.  The smell of brownies in the air as we floated near the chocolate factory was amazing!  We learned a lot about the Chicago fire of 1871 and the different types of architecture downtown.

Putting out a fire at the museum

We found a pizza place (Beggar's for future reference!) near Union Station and ordered a deep dish to go to enjoy on the train ride home.  The pizza probably weighed 5 pounds and every ounce was delicious!