Braden in the Windy City

My sweet sister won at auction an "entertainment" package last year. She realized that the 4 VIP tickets to the Shedd Aquarium were about to expire, so Dad, Braden and I took a little train trip to the Windy City for some fun!! We arrived and headed straight for the Shedd...followed by a yummy sushi lunch and then on to the Lincoln Park Zoo.....

The train ride (sorry its blurry)

Entering the Shedd with Auntie Em through a giant snake mouth!
Looking for the Anaconda...hard to spot, but we found him!!
Watching the dolphins surface
Climbing on the rocks...he wanted to climb everywhere...He actually could care less about the fish (he's more of a jungle guy)
At lunch playing with chopsticks

Check out this yummy platter. We got 2 Rainbow rolls, a snow white roll, a sweet potato roll and a honey bee roll (my favorite!!) I have been craving sushi all the time now...maybe I should open a sushi restaurant in Galesburg

Em called ahead to see if we could bring in something for Braden...so we did....McDonalds

We then headed to the zoo and Braden led us around with his map!!

Looking at the bears
Whats that waaaay over there...
A tiger.....

Thanks Auntie Em and Papa for a wonderful day....sorry Braden only wanted to hang at the Shedd for 45 minutes...we had a blast and would love to do it again when its cooler so we can see the Polar Bears!?!?!?!?!