The Shedd Museum in Chicago

There is a plethora of great museums in Chicago and this trip we decided to check out the Shedd Aquarium.  It is so well done and fun.  The whole time we were there I'm sure Ann got tired of hearing me say "Matthew would LOVE this" or "the kids would have so much fun here" :)  This is definitely one of the places I will take the kids to when they visit Chicago.

A gigantic tank sits right by the lobby with lots of different types of sea life.  One could watch the tank for over an hour and still be enthralled with all the sea creatures inside

Little Turtles!

These tiny eels were Ann's favorite.  I thought they were cute, however they look too much like worms for my liking

These were my favorite-so bright and interesting

Nemo :)

I think it's fascinating how they grow coral

We caught a show that was neat.  It included a Beluga whale, dolphins, sea lions, and penguins.  Oh yeah, and strange men with umbrellas that dove into the water

This trip was an unbelievably nice break for me and it was great to get so much sister time.  I had such a blast that I want to make this a yearly event :)