Thanksgiving in Chicago

We met up with our friends Erika and Justin Banks and their son Parley. We stayed at the Hyatt Regency it was very nice and a pretty good location near the pier and the Magnificent Mile.

Thanksgiving dinner was amazing. I think we went a little overboard but thats what Thanksgiving is all about right? It was a little expensive but totally worth it. We didn't have to cook, clean, or worry about burning anything.

It was pretty wet and cold. Apparently, they don't call it the "Windy City" for nothing. The worst part was that Kinsley would NOT leave her hat or gloves on.

The first night we got there we went to a Christmas tree lighting ceremony. They had a stage with some performers and Santa was there too. When the tree lit there were fireworks being shot off a skyrise. It was AMAZING!

Kinsley and Parley on their first Chicago bus ride.

We went to the Shedd aquarium. It was really fun to see everything. I think Sky and I acutally loved it more than Kins.

This is Kinsley and Parley riding a sea turtle.

As a disclaimer: No real animals were harmed during the taking of these pictures.

Skyler and Kinsley watching a beluga whale.

Kinsley in a model submarine.

In the penguin exhibit they had little penguin costumes that the kids could put on and then go down little slides.

If you can't tell, that is me and my family under the bean in the right hand corner.

One of the last days we to Navy Peir and went to the childrens museum. It was perfect for Kinsley's age. She was into everything.

Kinsley as a Chicago Fire(wo)man

Skyler might look happy in this picture but trust me when I tell you that he was ANGRY they did not have bigger fireman costumes.

The last day we went and got the classic Chicago style deep dish pizza. It was SO YUMMY! Each piece was like 6 regular pieces of pizza stacked on top of each other. So by my count, Skyler ate 18 pieces of pizza.