gone fishin'

We got our hands on the free museum pass from our local library for the Shedd Aquarium and decided it was field trip day....and since we do school up in this piece we can swing that any day we so choose.  Sweet!

riding the CTA is always a big highlight (especially our full out sprint in order to make the bus). Thanks CTA trip planner!

The girls loved fish watching but we just could not pay the gazillion dollars to get into the Oceanarium so alas we left early to walk around the city and enjoy the weather.

ah, the lake front.

plus, we finally made good on our promise to see the "big fountain" up close.  But y'all there were BIG let downs that no swimming was allowed. It is rough to be a kid.

Here's to more impromptu field trips exploring our amazing city,