Downtown, Art Institute, and Sledding!
Today we had “split family” day… Angela went with Julie and Abby Thompson and our girls downtown to visit the Chicago Art Institute and to have fun walking around downtown. They drove downtown and had a great time. They first went to the Art Institute and “became cultured young women.” 🙂 It’s always fun to see the kids’ reaction to some of the art there. As usual, there are some that receive “even I could do that” comments, and then there are some of the very bizarre ones. They always like the masterpieces by masters like Degas, Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh, Picasso, etc.
After the Art Institute, they went shopping at Macy’s (Marshall Field’s) and on Michigan Avenue. They bought a bunch of bath stuff from a store called Lush in side Macy’s. They enjoyed the decorated windows before all the decorations came down.
Meanwhile, I took the boys and went sledding and had a bunch of fun! We got all bundled up and went to a nearby hill (one of the only hills in the county) and went sledding. The boys just loved it and had a great time!
After sledding, we came back to the house, had hot chocolate, watched a movie, had nap time, and then waited for the girls to come back! It was great lounging around not doing much! 🙂
