chicago by storm

this past weekend, we snuck away for one last summer getaway. we headed to Chicago, home of the Chicago cubbies, to take the city by storm. we arrived at our hotel on Friday night and jumped in the pool 15 minutes later to begin our weekend of family fun. Saturday morning we woke up early and began our search for breakfast. we stumbled upon a farmer's market where we feasted on homemade donuts and jelly rolls. yes, we were able to find the only food in the market that had zero nutritional goodness! we are amazing, i know. we then took a taxi (without carseats--woohoos from the boys!) to the Lincoln Park Zoo where we fed cows, watched polar bears swim and ate runny, sticky popsicles. we took a lunch break by the river in our hotel and then retired to our room for a quick nap. in the afternoon we took to the river by boat and toured the city's architecture and historical waterway. We had dinner at a famous deep dish style pizza place and ended the day with a few rides at Navy Pier. Word to the wise...don't take a rowdy two year old on the ferris wheel...