The Torch Has Been Passed

We took an extra couple of days off to bookend the Memorial Day holiday weekend to go "home." My brother still lives in the area, and I have plenty of college friends who are still there too. My friends asked if it was strange to be a visitor to Chicago, and I never really thought about it even when we returned to our hotel room instead of a residence. It seemed perfectly normal for some reason. We got a lot of use out of our Adventure Science Center (ASC) membership. The ASC belongs to the Association of Science-Technology Centers. Member museums offer reciprocity. We got into all the museums we wanted to visit in Chicago for free!



Every time I visit my most favorite museum of all time, Museum of Science and Industry, I have to see the baby chick hatchery. It is always the highlight of my visit, dating back to when my parents used to take us kids to the Chicago museums. I think Young Man has inherited my love of the baby chicks. When we walked up to the incubator, one happened to be in the process of poking itself out of its shell. What luck!



Of course, we visited dinosaur heaven - The Field Museum. They have a large room devoted to dinosaur skeletons. And let's not forget Sue, the largest and best preserved T. Rex of all time.



I think if we still lived in Chicago, we'd be visiting the Chicago Children's Museum a lot. Many hands on activities and exhibits, including a dinosaur dig. Fun stuff.



Millennium Park wasn't fully constructed when we left Chicago almost 5 years ago. It's really beautiful. I have to give due credit to Mayor Daley and the City of Chicago. There is great pride in keeping Chicago beautiful and with lots of public green space.



I am constantly afraid of Young Man jumping from great heights or across (relatively) great distances.





One evening, one of my college friends had a BBQ at her house. There were many other toddlers there for Young Man to play with. He loved their jumpy house!



We also had dinner with my brother and his girlfriend one evening. They still live in the area and it was good for Young Man to see his Uncle Brian. The weekend was very action packed and we enjoyed every bit of it!