Dan and Bob both enjoyed our "pie" a bit more than Angie and I did, but the kids all loved their spaghetti! 
They also enjoyed all the readily available reading material written on the walls of the restaurant - you can notice all the graffiti in the pics above!We then got some great views of the city as we tried to find our hotel! Our Garmin's were working overtime, but sending us on a wild goose chase - thankfully we found it! Even more thankful that the boys brought their Beyblades with them to keep all five kids ready while we unloaded our cars and checked in!
We took the girls up to our room to "chill" while Bob and Ang checked in as they ended up pointing us to the hotel but couldn't get into the right lane to turn to get to the valet - gotta love city driving! And check out what they did - relaxed on the bed!!!
We took advantage of the City Pass so we could get as much sightseeing in as possible! First stop was the Field Museum! We passed this fabulous "water" wall on the walk there...
Say hello to Sue - the dinosaur!
Here is the great skyline outside the Field Museum and enroute to Shedd's Aquarium!
We caught the beluga whale show at the aquarium, but the boys really like the penguin exhibit - go figure, eh?
After a long day of sight seeing, we headed back to the hotel and decided on dinner. We hit the streets walking and headed to the Rainforest Cafe! A delish dinner for all, except for poor Sydney, who ended up getting sick! :( She was a trooper though and managed to walk back to the hotel at the end of the evening!
Day Two started with the breakfast of champions - Dunkin Donuts...
...then a long cab ride to the Museum of Science and Industry where we posed in our Yankee garb in front of this HUGE train!
Then, after lunch, parted ways with the Walter's and found our way to the subway...LOVE this pic of the boys holding on to the pole!
The train stopped and we got off at Wrigley Field - to see the Yankees play, of course!
We found our seats...
...just in time to see Vince Vaughn throw out the first pitch!
The Yankees, of course won, so we hopped back on the El and headed to meet up with the Walter's again for dinner at Ed Debevic's!
Seriously, I think this was the funnest part of the trip! Here is half of our table...
...and the other half...
And here are the five kids with our FAB waitress!!!
Day Three - No trip to Chicago would be complete without a stop at the Sears, oh, I mean Willis Tower!!! Here we are outside the TALL building!
And here we are INSIDE the building...
The first step out was a tad bit, oh, TERRIFYING, but then we all got used to it - some of us more than others as the boys all bellied up to the city!
As for me, I was happy to stay on my feet! :)
Can't wait to head up there again!!! Chicago is "my kind of town!"
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