Rainy Day Field Day

We are here in Chicago for our annual pilgrimage. The past two summers we have come to Chicago at least once to hear Ralph’s World in concert. Each summer we have spent at least one night in the hotel we are in right now (Typing poolside). I almost feel at home here. We know where Target is (managed to go twice in our first 12 hours in town) and where the Whole Foods is. I wish they’d stopping moving around the interstate ramps, though.

This morning, not unexpectedly, we woke to storms. Monitoring the storms on weather.com, I could see that they would be past by 10am, so we went to Target to buy garbage backs (makeshift tarp for under our blanket). We got to the Morton Arboretum only to find out that the show had been canceled.

field museum – 12 jul 2008

It took no time at all to decide; it was off to The Field Museum with us! We had read on a blog last night that they re currently hosting a Mythic Creatures exhibit. Upon hearing news of the exhibit, the girls were (don’t tell him) ready to blow off Ralph and head to the museum. And now they could have both! TomTom knows the Field Museum, and I remembered my search for the parking garage last year. We were in the exhibit in no time at all. Both girls really enjoyed it; unfortunately, no photos allowed.

field museum – 12 jul 2008

We spent hours wandering around the museum, seeing things we had seen before and wanted to get back to and seeing new things that were wonderful. We all just adore that museum!

field museum – 12 jul 2008

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