Children's Museum

Last week I decided to take the kids to the Chicago Children's Museum at Navy Pier.  We had my nephew Andrew overnight and Mitchell was at camp so I figured it would be a good chance to venture out.  Caroline's friend Jaime knocked on the door in the morning so we brought her along too.  There were 2 vacant seats in the car so had anyone else stopped by they could have joined us as well.  So off we went.

My original plan was to take the train but by the time we got Mitchell to camp we wouldn't be downtown until noon so we took the van.  The kids all behaved very well in the car.  Guess they knew not to mess with the crazy lady driving downtown.

The museum wasn't as crowded as I anticipated considering how the rest of Navy Pier looked.  The kids immediately started climbing and playing and investigating.  From fire safety to circus,  giant dominoes to treehouse and CTA bus.  All the kids really enjoyed themselves.

Steve met us for a bit and was tagged as an Unaccompanied Adult to be sure he did not leave with any children.  Creepy old guy coming to museum by himself.

We left the museum to eat lunch in the Navy Pier eatery.  Our lunch bill was not as high as the $200 Steve projected but its nice how certain McD's don't follow the special prices you fund everywhere else.

Watching stupid people who can't read

After a little more time having fun, dad had to go back to work and we stayed as late as we could before heading home to take Mitchell to therapy.  We picked up cotton candy of course on the way out.  Driving home I was reminded of the video I saw of guys singing the Gotye song "Somebody That I Used To Know".  All the kids were jamming and none were singing the right words.  I tried to video it (yes as I was maneuvering on the Ryan) but everyone stopped when they saw the camera.

After taking Mitchell to the zoo or even a park and chasing him around, it is a cakewalk taking 5 neuro-typical children into the city.