The Windy City

In keeping with tradition, I'm posting a ridiculous amount of pictures from our recent vacation to Chicago. It was my "spring" break so we decided to take advantage and check out the Windy City. Though cold, the weather held up nicely and we had a great time!

What would a trip to Chicago be without a stop at Wrigley Field?

Here's a shot of the Hancock Tower (2nd tallest building in Chicago behind the Sears Tower)

Cool area of downtown where there are a lot of water features, water taxis, etc. during the warm months. They color this river green every St. Patrick's Day.

By far the biggest city I've been in. Great to visit as a tourist but I'm not sure I'd want to live here.

Here is the first of several shots of "the bean" in Millenium Park with the reflection of downtown Chicago.

Our happy little family reflecting in the bean.

It's fun to check out the different angles as well as walk under the bean (see next picture).

Here's a funky reflection looking directly up underneath the bean.

Heidi and Anna watching one of Anna's favorite things: ice skaters!

Hangin' out with one of our furry friends at the Lincoln Park Zoo.

I love this shot of the gorilla, who seems to be deciding whether or not to kill me.

View of Downtown Chicago from the 94th floor of the Hancock Tower.

Me and my little sweetie hanging out in the Hancock Tower.

We stayed to watch the sun go down.

Navy Pier (hard to see but is in the center of the photo). It has a ferris wheel, rides, etc but mostly during the warm months. When we visited, it was freezing so we only stuck around for a few minutes.

This is an open-air viewing deck with a screen window in the Hancock Tower.

Downtown Chicago at night.

I made sure to take some time to converse with the city folk.

View from the bay next to Adler Planetarium.

Heidi next to "Sue", the world's largest and most complete T-Rex skeleton (located at the Field Museum).

Anna and Mommy doing the flamingo pose.