We recently returned from a quick 3 day trip to Chicago. Because both of the boys love trains (especially Aiden) we decided to take the Amtrak from Holland to Chicago. The boys were super excited about the trip but grew weary of the traveling about an hour in. Thankfully they could walk around a bit on the train, they had food to snack on, and we brought movies for them to watch.
We arrived at the train station in Holland with plenty of time to spare. The boys eagerly watched out the window for the train to arrive.
They both loved looking out the window, especially when there were construction trucks to look at.
When we arrived in Chicago we had a few hours to kill before we could get into our hotel. We went to the Shedd Aquarium. The boys were fairly unimpressed and frequently asked when they could go back to the hotel and go swimming. We did manage to take this great family picture before we left the aquarium to go back to the hotel.
We forgot their puddle jumpers but the boys still managed to have fun in the pool. Jordan was proud of the fact that he could touch in the shallowest part of the pool.
Just because we were on vacation didn't mean that the boys wanted to take a break from driving trucks. Aiden and Jordan quickly discovered that this spot by the window in the hotel room made a perfect place for driving their cars and trucks.
On Thursday we drove out to the suburbs to visit Legoland. Legoland was a huge hit with Jordan. Aiden enjoyed parts of it as well, but there were moments when he was quite scared and unsure. All the huge people and animals made out of Legos were so impressive, but they made Aiden very scared. I think he thought they were real.
While at Legoland we watched a short 4D lego movie. Jordan loved it and tried to figure out how the glasses worked. Aiden was totally freaked out. He wanted to wear his glasses but then became so scared when he had them on. He spent most of the movie with his head buried in my shoulder saying, "Done, done." I felt so badly for him. At least the movie was only 12 minutes long.
Luke and Jordan spent a long time building a lego car to race down the ramp. Jordan thought this was serious business.
On Thursday afternoon we went out to my friend's house to spend the night. Here are the boys hanging out on her deck.
Of course we had to stop at White Castle before heading back to the train station. Luke and I thought this was a precious picture of the boys sharing a drink at lunch.
