Chicago, Chicago - My Kind of Town!

Just before the start of school the Harris crew piled in the car and took a road trip down to Chicago. It was a fantastic "last hurrah" before the start of school. We celebrated the end of the summer by visiting my godparents, spending time with my 90 year-old grandma who had just had a hip-replacement, and seeing all kinds of friends and family who either lived in town or were in town for my cousin's wedding. The kids had an absolute BLAST. We stayed downtown for a couple nights where we showed the kids Millennium Park, went dancing in Grant Park, spent hours in the Art Museum and more. It was, in a word, WONDERFUL. Here are some pics:

 Nick in Millennium Park at Night

 Maggie reflected in "The Bean" in Millennium Park

 The kids happily playing inside "The Bean" in Millennium Park

 The Harris Crew and Nia and Gramps smiling in "reflection" :)

 Kiddos exploring Millennium Park

 Liam LOVING the fountain in Millennium Park - he got positively drenched.

 Evening stroll down Michigan Avenue

 Daddy and Daughter dancing in Grant Park

 We did the family audio tour at the Art Institute. It was AWESOME and the kids really got into it. You can see the headphones on them. They were attached to this iPod-like device where you punched in a code for each painting and it told you all about it. The family audio version had all kinds of music and neat sound effects and spoke to the kids' level. SO GREAT.

 The Chicago Art Institute has free painting and family activities so of course we took advantage! So fun!

The whole family getting artistic...