Chicago Vacation- Day #2

Well, this is the mood Mara woke up with this morning...loved being naked but wanted her shiny shoes ON and was pissed when we tried to take them off.
She recovered nicely however and Alaric was a sweet big brother

We wanted to go to Navy Pier today but found out it didn't open til 10. When your kids are up at 6 and you are totally ready to go at 7:45, that's a problem. The front desk person told us that the Norstrom Mall had a LEGO land that opened at 9 so off we went. Unfortunately, we got to the mall and it wasn't open either til 10. We made the most of it and took complete advantage of an almost empty mall.

We let the kids run around and control their own strollers.

We hung out with LEGO creatures all over the mall

We rode the escalator over and over and over and over and over and over

and over...

Then we hung out some in the family bathroom and lounge ( so cool)

and finally walked to Navy Pier. They had a firefighter exibit that wasn't open the last time we were there and you can imagine who was eager to play...Brian! Oh, and Alaric too

Alaric had never been in the basket before so this was so cool

Mara wanted to be like her brother

The construction exhibit was a big hit for both kids. Mara stayed at this one for a really long time.

Mara and another child build a clock together.

Me and the kids went on a dinosaur dig

After naps we swam in the hotel pool and showered and got everyone ready for a dinner out.

I looked down at Mara and she was on top of her stroller chewing on the handles. Huh? I don't get it.

But when I called her name, she looked so innocent and sweet!

Look at us cuties!

It was a bit cold but we tried to walk everywhere we could and we loved it. We went to Giordano's Pizza and met Anita and Joe, Jenny and Joe, Rachel, and Todd, and Alicia and Cathy. We had to wait an extremely long time to get seated but the kids were great and it was a wonderful time together.

Amara and Joe used the floor of Giordano's for some car races.