Roadtrippin' Part 3!!

So from South Dakota, we traveled to Minneapolis, MN. We were absolutely exhausted by the time we got there. We found a great hotel with a indoor courtyard right off our hotel room back door with a great laundry room. (This was a blessing because I did laundry a lot on our road trip!) We crashed that night so we could regroup because there was still plenty of fun to be had. The next morning we went to the Mall of America and spent a lot of time in Nickelodeon Universe.

Then we drove around Minneapolis and found this cute park with a waterfall, old train depot, and some yummy famous BBQ down the street...

As you can see... we added a new member to the family that day... Adaleigh's "Ming Ming" pillow from The Wonder Pets. She carried that around everywhere for a while. She's still very attached to it. That was a great $5 souvenir.

Next stop was Milwaukee, WI and Racine, WI. Had to get some cheese and see the beach on Lake Michigan!

Lastly, we headed to Chicago... one of my favorite stops! We stayed in a gorgeous hotel within walking distance of the Bean! When we first got there, it was late, so Aubriella had to go to sleep. Alex was pretty tired from driving, so he stayed in with her while Adaleigh and I walked to Millennium Park. It was an absolutely gorgeous night and so much fun to enjoy the city at night with Adaleigh. The next day, we all went as a family. Adaleigh played in the fountain and we found the big kid's tent they have set up during the summer where she did crafts, games, and we watched a drum concert. After all that we walked to the Willis Tower and went up to the Skydeck. Such a beautiful view of the city. The lines weren't as bad as we thought either. It was definitely worth it.

After Chicago, we had a couple other things planned for on the way home, but we were so tired that we drove through the night and came home a little earlier. It was an amazing vacation, by far my favorite vacation ever. Not much can top a cross country roadtrip with my family! :)