Our trip to the Midwest: Chicago

I think Chicago is now one of my favorite cities to visit! It was very clean, everyone was friendly, the weather was cool, and there was a ton of things to do with Emma. While Daddy was in his conference, we went to the aquarium, the children's museum, and we did a little shopping on the famous Magnificent Mile.
On Tuesday, we walked to the Aquarium. Unfortunately, they were renovation the part of the aquarium with the whales and penguins, but we did get to see some fun animals

Emma enjoyed the turtles

And this green snake reminded us of the snake in the story "Verdi"

There were also lots of buttons to press

Outside the aquarium was a great view of the city
On our walk back to the hotel, we stopped at the "Big Bean" to play

Emma did not want to pose outside

But she loved seeing herself inside
On Wednesday, we went to the Children's Museum

Emma played with circles,

Boats,

More boats,

A treehouse,

and I think she might have a new career at the car wash
On Thursday, we did a little shopping. we started at the Disney Store, where Emma chose a new friend. Then we headed to "American Girl Place"

Emma and Daisy Duck pose with some of the dolls. Dan was very excited that we only spent $5.00 on Daisy, instead of $100. 00 on one of the dolls.
On Friday, Dan had the afternoon off, so we took an architeture boat tour on the river. Chicago has some beautiful

and unique

buildings

We headed home on Saturday and are now catching up. We are also in the throws of potty training so pray for us (me in particular :)