First Night

We arrived in Chicago in the late afternoon, gathered our bags and rental car, and we were off. The trickiest part of the day was entertaining Olivia while we drove into the city--traffic and tired toddlers do not mix well, especially if they have just sweetly endured a 3 hour flight...there is only so much sweetness an 18 month old can muster up...

Once we were downtown we drove east toward the lake and through the bustling city streets where we happened upon the very sculpture Bentley was hoping to see--The Flamingo (he'd just learned about Alexander Calder in school and that work in particular). Thanks iPhone GPS--we owe you one for that. We ended up at Bob's parking garage (where we parked for free every time we came into the city--didn't realize how awesome that would be until we saw the $20 parking rates...), met up with Bob just as he was walking home from work, hit the playground to decompress for a bit, and then went for a short walk to find Millennium Park.

We loved this little park nestled in between all the high rises. I guess that's how people do it if they live downtown with small children. Makes me curious about how I'd handle that kind of lifestyle--part of me yearns for it and part of me thinks it could be somewhat of a nightmare...

Our Bean at the Bean

Bean reflection

And just across the street from the park we found a favorite of ours. Gotta have some deep dish when in Chicago

Yummy.