Trip to Chicago

The kids and I took a roadtrip to Chicago for Mimi's graduation. It was a fun filled vacation: We went to an awesome park with super fast slides, a huge spiderweb to climb, and a water area to cool off in. We also visited the Racine Zoo which is right on Lake Michigan. The kids all put their feet in (except Rachel, she stayed dry with me) and Michael ran in and tripped. It was a cool day, very breezy and the water was definately not warm. It didn't phase Michael though, he played in the sand awhile and then put his feet in again. The last day we were there, they took us to Six Flags. Hannah was old enough to ride all the rides this time, which she did. But she still had just as much fun in all the little kid areas too. Michael couldn't ride all the rides, but the ones he could ride he rode over and over. He would literally RUN from the exit to the entrance. Bekah and Sarah were happy with the little rides and they had plenty of big kids to take them if they needed an adult with them. Rachel mostly sat in a stroller all day, but she was perfectly happy as long as we kept the popcorn and cotton candy coming. It was a blast! The kids loved seeing their cousins. Even the car rides were pretty uneventful. Except for a few unexpected detours and one nasty traffic jam where we sat still for an hour on the freeway, it went surprisingly well. They even earned an ice cream cone once we were about 30 minutes from home. Hope you enjoy the pics.