The girls chill in the hotel on Sunday morning.
They loved the hotel breakfast.
We spent the day at the Brookfield Zoo.
Maria lures the eel.
Josie gets a turn.
It was nearly 100 out that day, so we enjoyed chilling in the penguin exhibit.
"That penguin is showing his behind, Mom!"
Maria on the carousel.
Josie on the panda.
Walking the Magnificent Mile on Monday morning.
"Cooling our jets" near the old Chicago water tower.
Next stop was the American Girl Place (with the red awnings in the background).
The girls pose with the John Hancock building in the background.
Josie washes the windows with Chicago's Gold Coast far below.
Maria washes while Josie hangs on for dear life.
Here is a movie of the girls playing horses in Water Tower Place. (16 sec, 1.3MB)
The next week, brother-in-law Neil came along. We took the river and lake boat tour before heading to O'Hare to pick up Andrew.
Sunday morning, we parked at Wrigley Field and started our epic bicycle adventure.
From Wrigley Field, it was a 5-minute ride to the lakefront. From there, we headed south. That's the John Hancock building in the background and the Navy Pier Ferris Wheel on the far left.
Here is a movie of Andrew cycling along the lakefront. (21 sec, 1.7MB)
At Navy Pier, we pause for a water break.
Near the water treatment facility at Navy Pier, we pause for a fabulous view.
At Grant Park, we see Buckingham Fountain with the Sears Tower in the background.
Finally, we reach our southernmost point on our route - Promontory Point. From there we turned around and pedaled back to Wrigley Field, stopping at Navy Pier for lunch along the way. The total ride was about 30 miles.
