Chicago Day 2

Millennium Park in Chicago--one of my favorite spots--Mom, Dad, Layne, and I walked over here Sunday morning to see the sights before heading to the Cubs game. These towers are so cool--they have different faces on them and water pours out of them to make fountains for kids to play in--you could sit and watch the action for hours!

Mom and Dad at the Park.

The famous Chicago Bean at the Park--it is all mirrored and really cool.

I found myself on the Bean!

Mom and I

You just can't get enough of the bean!

Walking under the Bean to find ourselves--we did!

The city

The buildings were mirrored on one side of the bean--which made a cool picture!

Then we all got on the train and went to meet our cousins Allison and Tori for some Chicago style pizza at Lou Malnatis'--one of Allison's favorite Chicago pizza places--it was yummy--we ate pizza and watched it pour down with rain wondering if we would get to see the Cubby's play or not!

It stopped raining, so we got back on the train and headed to the Cubs game--it is an awesome environment--as soon as you get off the train--people meet you with Cub items to buy and everyone is in baseball spirit! The field was covered when we went in and they were trying to get the outfield drained, when another downpour occured! There was almost a 3 hour rain delay--we were covered, but the rain and wind were still chilly so we were doing all we could to stay warm! We asked if we could leave and come back after the rain delay, but the answer was no--so we got a lot of time to people watch, walking around the stadium, and drinking hot chocolate before the game even started!

Here we are--trying to stay warm and happy as the rain came down!

Finally the game was underway--it was cool to see fans fill in the rooftop seating.

There was a whole bunch of seagulls that landed in the outfield and someone hit a ball right into them and here is the outfielder trying to scoop up the ball while the seagulls are swarming him! The Cubs did win and the game went pretty fast--but was not the best conditions for a baseball game--I guess we will have to go back and try it again another time! My husband who did not bring a jacket--finally broke down around the 5th inning and bought himself a long-sleeved Cubs shirt--so yes, it was chilly :)

After the game--we all did our own thing for the evening--Layne has always wanted to see the Blue Man Group and he found out they were in Chicago--so we went to see them. We had to walk down a very interesting street to get to the performance--a gay district--we walked very fast down that street and chose to walk a different way to the train after the concert! The Blue Man Group put on a very energetic concert full of music, acting, painting, and drums--Layne and I both really enjoyed it!

Mom and Dad took a walk and looked at some of the sights and fountains--here is another famous fountain in Chicago!
Brad and Lindsey enjoyed dinner with some friends. Despite the rain--we made the best of another day in Chicago!