Friday we rode the train into the city to go to the Shedd Aquarium. I had brilliantly planned my trip to coincide with "free week" at the aquarium (actually, I used Orbitz's fare finder gidget that allowed me to find the cheapest 7-day trip within a 30-day window--you can tell it how long you want to be gone. Pretty cool!). A lady on the train told us that her family had waited 1 1/2 hours the day before to get into the Aq. When we got there, there were people on every square inch of concrete around the place! It was amazing. There was also a beautiful storm front boiling over the city, headed right toward us. So, we went next door to see the pirates at the Field Museum. I didn't have my camera, but my sissy had hers.

Here she is with a pirate and the kiddinkies! He looks a little too serious for this crowd!

In the basement of the museum is a "family center." There was a section where the kids (and adults) could wear animal costumes and learn about their lives. Here's Robin-Pea flying onto the scene!