We took the kids to the city for the first time since we moved back - 2.5 years ago. I was a little nervous because we left early in the morning so no one was going to get a nap but the kids did beautifully. Tyler saw every moving thing a boy could want to see: airplanes (as we drove by O'Hare), a commuter train, a trolley, a helicopter, a rickshaw, boats, a Segway and the list probably goes on. Chicago is more beautiful than ever and so kid-friendly. We parked at Navy Pier and walked around for a little bit, then we took the kids on a water taxi to Michigan Avenue and walked to Millenium Park where the kids got to see Cloud Gate (aka The Bean) and play in the fountains. It was Tyler's first time on a boat and going up the Chicago River was such a treat for him. We had one almost awful moment, where my son who will do his business anywhere started to pull down his shorts in the fountain. You have never seen me move so fast. Children are God's way of showing you how little control you really have over your life. I just couldn't believe he would even think to do that in front of hundreds of people. After the kids were sufficiently drenched, tired and hungry we took the water taxi back to Navy Pier and had lunch before we headed home. Both kids were asleep in the car before we even left the parking garage.
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