Chicago...Seniors 2009?

It's been a tradition thing in the Carpenter family to take a family vacation after each of us girls graduated. For Kelsey's senior 2004 trip we all went to Disney World. For my senior 2006 trip we traveled to New York. So for Kayla's senior 2009 trip...I got married! So yeah, vacation (for the family at least) didn't exactly happen that year. Therefore, Kayla graciously rescheduled the senior trip for this summer instead. Thanks Sissy!

And here's a list of what we did...

a mostly picture post (out of order because the pictures are random):

 

Lincoln Park Zoo

    

    

Navy Pier

   

Fireworks show at the Pier...excellent!

Gino's East

YUM-O

The Bean

(Cloud Gate is it's official name...no one knows that though)

John Hancock Observatory:

We did not go to the Sears Tower, because the John Hancock (though not as tall) had much better views...that is the truth!

Window washing at John Hancock is VERY dangerous!

Architectual Boat Tour

This was our boat tour guide...it was Tyler's Uncle BOB!!!

He doesn't think so, but I was constantly reassuring him that he was wrong.

So apparently Chicago is Gotham City..most of the Batman movies were taped there. This is the Willis Sears Tower. At the top (if you can see) there are a couple of little boxes attached to the outside of the building that you can stand in and the only thing between you and the ground is a few inches of glass!

 

Cubs Game @ Wrigly Field

So...they lost 18 - 1, but the experience was a 10!

Field Museum

 

This is Sue

Sue is the largest preserved Tyrannosaurus Rex ever discovered

This is Mom and Dad acting like Sue

Sic' Em!

 

Not Pictured:

Second City (Comedy Club)

Portillo's (still dreaming about those hot dogs and chocolate cake)

Magnificent Mile

Museum of Contemporary Photography

 

Overall...a very GREAT vacation! Let's do it again!