the field museum

the stroessler men.

and he's off... rumor is there are dino bones inside.

'dino bones, hansy? please? i love them. just ask Our Betsy!'

shua meets Sue.

if you are lucky enough to know hansy, ask him the story behind these deer. fantastic.

a pteranadon and a t rex mural. home away from home.

if you ask shu what he saw in chicago, he'll most likely answer "trains." if you ask him what else he might have seen, he'll most likely say "t rex and 2 big huge elephants."

mac & cheese, oj, and chicago. sigh.

the ginormous, moving, responds-to-what-moves-around-her Sue. we weren't too sure about her at first.

so we moved to a safer locale.

slowly, we moved forward and eventually made it up front. sadly, no pictures of the bravery. my hand was being held hostage :)

stroesslers: out.

a boy and his hansy.

now, i'm sure you can imagine how tired a dude can get

when faced with a dino spectacular such as this.

because, truly,

a dude can get tired.

real, real tired.

great lakes science center

osinkoskys, lusnias (x2), stroesslers.

the great lakes science center.

it was like being on a field trip!

we played in water vapor,

and introduced haleybop to 3D glasses.

we laid on maps,

to find our houses

(though some of us weren't entirely interested in aerial maps).

we took quizzes on water use,

and learned about conservation.

we even looked over the flight deck of a space shuttle,

and landed said ship.

but the real fun came in the form of a massive BALL PIT.

daniel pulled the lever down to release all the balls.

then, we found a couple of aunts,
monsters, inc and a big somewhat comfy couch.