My Chicago Adventure!!

I told you I would be back to tell you about my big adventure!! It all started out a little precariously!! Woke up to a little snowstorm. Gma, gpa and aunt Yaya braved the slick roads and met up at my house. Daddy was checking out the scanner, and this is one of the reported accidents we heard about! Not to be deterred we hit the road!!

How cool is this!! On the way down we came across this gas station......Awesome name if I say so myself!! :)

In order to keep the mood light in the van I let everyone watch my DVD player and a little Word World!! And why would I have to lighten the mood......?? It was about this time that gma realized that gpa left both her cameras back at my house in her jeep!!! Trust me when I tell you this was NOT a good thing. His only saving grace was that aunt Yaya remembered hers and promised to document the trip for gma!!!

Where were we headed you ask?? To this building, along the shoreline of Lake Michigan in Chicago!!

When we arrived it was a tad on the chilly side and so I got all bundled up in the stroller and gpa was more than happy to give me a ride to our destination!!

What was that building you ask??? It was this.............

.........and if you are wondering why I have this expression on my face?????....


It is because this was the line to get in!!!!!
I will not tell you what gma said when she rounded the corner!!!
On the other hand.....she did make the comment that it was worth it for me!!


We did get a chance to take in the Chicago skyline....pretty impressive for my first view of a BIG city!!

Aunt Yaya getting creative with the camera.
How do you like my gloves?? Guess what we left in the car, thinking we were going to be inside right away!!! Gma was nice enough to give up hers so I could stroll around a bit!!

I tried to tell everyone that if we just headed up the steps we could probably sneak in!! heheh:)
Or NOT!!


Me and mommy posing in front of the aquarium! That canvas walkway you see is the 2nd part of the line. And as we found out later there was a 3rd part once you made it through the DOOR!!!

After awhile gpa gave me a view from up high!! Someone told me they call this the windy city....I believe it!! It was starting to get COLD!!!

At this point it was really starting to get a little "ridiculous" as gma said, and I was really getting COLD...so I got bundled up in my blanket!! Soon after this mommy and I went to wait just inside the door while the rest of the family continued to wait in line!!!!

FINALLY!!!!!!!!

We made it inside and I got to see what everyone had been talking about for a few weeks now!

The DOLPHINS...I was so excited. Aunt Yaya has a really cute(if I do say so myself) video of when I first saw them.....but it is a little too long to post on here.....unless gma wants to wait for a few days for it to load!!!

I YELLED........."There they are!!! I see demmm!!"

Daddy and me watching the otters.

I got to push some buttons and hear the sounds of the beluga whales.....and if you know me at all you know I LOVE to push buttons!

Watching the whales swim around!!

I got a chance to see a lot of penguinos...:) and then I got to play like I was one......sliding on the fake ice!!

While we were waiting for the dolphin show gpa told me some stories about them!! He is my buddy and so much fun to see new things with!

We had to wait sooooooooooo long for this show to start and I tried to be patient, but there is just so much waiting around a little guy like me can do. Mommy took me up higher so when it did start I could see it!!

This is gma stealing Lukas' blog writing.....After sitting and watching then listening to someone tell us for 20 min. how they train the dolphins... the show finally started. Now wait for it........I kid u NOT this is one of the 4 jumps they made and the show was OVER!!! GRRRRRR... SERIOUSLY!!!???
Sorry, I guess gma needed to vent!!! I still enjoyed it!

Aunt Yaya bought me a new friend...his name is Sharkey...and I am showing him how to pose for the camera!

Gma and me checking out the coral...some of it was really squishy and some was bumpy!!

The stingray display was cool...you could walk right over them...and I may have laid down to check them out!! I also may have played"Ring Around the Rosie" on it too!! :)

I found this awesome turtle statue and introduced him to Sharkey!

He offered me a ride on him too!!

I have a little admission to make here......All day long I hadn't been feeling good. I had some tummy issues, but I really tried to hang in and enjoy myself!! I got a little mesmerized with the fish. I didn't have much of an appetite and was really tired....everyone said I was a real trooper!!

Daddy was happy to give me a lift so I could see all the stuff from his vantage point!!
Gma says she is so proud of what a good daddy he has turned out to be....I have to say I am NOT surprised...he is AWESOME!!!

This is one of my favorite....seahorse!! I told everyone that he was eating a sandwich....not sure why everyone was smiling!!!

Hey, quit rocking the boat aunt Ya!!!! Sometimes I am a little hard on her...:) but she is always there for me...she is the best aunt EVER and I LOVE her!!!

I didn't quite understand the joke behind the half a ball on daddy's head, that gma bought him. I guess when he was a youngster he had one and one of gpa's friend licked it and put it on his forehead. It was stuck on his head and it had to be pried off with some tool and left a HUGE bruise.

Gma sat on the floor and let me sit on her lap to see the big fish tank. It was full of all kinds of things to see!! Good thing daddy was there to help gma get up after she sat there with me for so long!!! heheh

Spending a few minutes with my mommy.....she is the BESTEST mommy EVER!!!!

We spent another day in the big city, but I will leave the rest of the story for gma to tell....I am a little overwelmed and need to rest for now!!!

It sure has been a great experience so far!!