Chicago Day 1:

We surprised the kids and took the South Shore train up to Chicago over Valentines weekend. They were very surprised and excited. They loved riding the train. It was there first time riding. We had such a great time. When we finally got there and got off the train and walked out onto Michigan Ave. and they saw all the buildings and everything. There reactions and faces were priceless. I will remember that moment forever. We then took a taxi to our hotel room The Hillspring Suites by Marriott. It is a very family friendly, spacious, with great amenities hotel to stay at with our family. It is now the hotel of choice when we take future trips to Chicago. We stayed on the 16th floor and the kids had fun looking at the city from the windows. They played a game that the first one to see a Taxi would yell it out. Zane would call the Taxi's, Tac-ski's. It was so funny no matter how much you tried to correct him it was still tacski.
Our hotel was right across the street from Harry Caray's restaurant. We did not eat there,but it was still pretty cool to see and be by.
So our first evening in the windy city began with us trying to find something to eat. Because we were all really hungry. So we set out to find something to eat and we ended up at all places eating at the Rock and Roll McDonald's. Go figure we are how far from home and it is still McDonald's. The kids loved it though, eating up top, taking the escalators up, just everything. Me and Ariel had to run over to Sports Authority, because i forgot to tell her to pack her swim suit. So after getting our stomachs full and finding a suit, we headed back to the hotel. Along the way i dropped the bag with Ariel's suit in it. I was so upset with myself, but the Amazing God that we have led James to find it. I was shocked! But then i don't know why, we have an amazing God and if we were suppose to find it, then we would have just like we did. So after all that excitement and we thanked our awesome God, the kids got there suits on and we went swimming for awhile. The kids were up way late. Then finally it was time to go to sleep. So that we could continue our adventures the next day
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