More Chicago

On Sunday after breakfast, we decided to spend the day in Chicago. We planned on checking out the Shedd Aquarium (where I worked for about 6 months while living in Lake Forest) but it was soo packed and there wasn't any parking due to the Blues Festival or something they had going on. So, we decided to just drive around and check out as much as we could. Here are a couple of pics we took from the car-

Soldier Field

The Shedd Aquarium

I soo wanted to go in.. but again, no stupid parking!

After driving around for like 2 hours! I wanted to check out this place I used to go near the college. It has pretty trails around this lake and I remember it being very relaxing, which is just what we needed after driving through Chicago on a busy weekend!

... I guess I was right about this place being relaxing!

Here are some pictures of Carly hanging out at the hotel while we packed things up

Before our flight on Monday, we decided to go back to Naperville and walk along this river that went through the town. It was such a neat park with a playground and a 'beach'!

It was really pretty, and the weather was soo nice!

Hanging out at the airport before heading home!

It just so happened that we were on the same flight home as my sister and family. It was nice to have them to hang out with while my husband pounded beers to help him with the flight (=