Final Day in Detroit

 

 

 

The last day in Detroit we went my parents office to say good bye. They bought us all chocolate sundae's, which we ate outside of their office on the grass. We said our Goodbye's and headed to the airport. It was a long night. We were delayed a few hours from leaving Detroit, and then we were delayed another two hours in Georgia with a layover. The boys were so tired, that they all fell asleep on their tray tables. Alexa fell asleep in my arms,so I placed her on the floor of the plane. Cameron and Sydney also fell asleep. We arrived in Las Vegas at 12:30A.M. on Tuesday. The kids were wiped out, but they still carried their own luggage through the airport without complaining. Mom and Dad, Thanks for a great trip. It was so much fun! We love you!

Sunday Activities in Detroit

 

 

 

 

We celebrated Father's Day in Detroit. We went to church with my parents, and the kids all decorated a tie for Steve to wear. After church we came home and had a delicious dinner. After dinner we went to the Detroit temple. We walked the grounds and enjoyed the beauty. Then we went to Kensington Park. It is a huge park that is surrounded by a lake. People can fish, picnic, hike, and play on the play ground equipment. It was slightly greener than Logandale!

Corvette Limo

 

 

While we were driving home from Chicago, we saw a Corvette Limo. We had to take a picture, because it was the first one we had ever seen.

Michigan Ave. and ESPN Zone

 

 

 

 

After Navy Pier we took a tram over to the famous Magnificent Mile on Michigan Ave. It is famous for its wonderful shopping in a mile radius. They had many famous stores! Sydney was so excited to go into the Hello Kitty store, and meet her in person. The kids enjoyed going to the ESPN Zone. They had about every type of sports game possible in there. After walking around and eating we were headed back to Detroit. I never did see Oprah's studio. I guess that will be my excuse to go back and visit again. We all loved Chicago!

Checking out of Hotel and Navy Pier

 

 

 

Our last day in Chicago we checked out of our hotel, and drove to Navy Pier. The Pier was a happening place! There were many fun things to do there. The Sears Tower was another cool sight that we saw. It is one huge building!

Chicago Aquarium and Cubs Game

 

 

 

 

The second day in Chicago we had very strange weather. When we woke up it was overcast, but no rain. We went to the Chicago aquarium. It was a huge aquarium! The swimming lizards and snakes were quite appealing to the boys. When we left the aquarium it was pouring rain. We weren't prepared with more than one umbrella, so as you can see from the picture we got drenched on our way back to the car. We had to go back to the hotel and change clothes. We were pressed for time, because we had tickets to the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians baseball game. We showed up 45 minutes late, and the game started about 2 minutes after we sat down. We were very lucky that the game was delayed a while because of the weather. During the game it didn't rain at all. It was an awesome game! It was a tied score, so they had to go an extra inning. The Cubs pulled out a win in the 10th inning. We were all so excited! After leaving Wrigley Field and getting in our car it started pouring rain. I must admit, we lucked out that the weather cleared up enough to see the game. (You can't go to Chicago without seeing a baseball game.)

Lincoln Zoo in Chicago

 

 

 

 

The first day in Chicago we went to the Lincoln Zoo. The Zoo was in a beautiful area of Chicago. It had a few different parks that surrounded the zoo. The monkeys were the highlight of the zoo. We saw a monkey with one arm, swinging and flipping all over the place. The monkeys sure like to show off to their audience. Alexa entertained an audience of people when she started dancing to guitar music that was being played by an older man for tips. I told the man that Alexa could make him a lot of money! We ate at a delicious restaurant called RJ Gruntz. It was just around the corner from the zoo.

Off to Chicago!

 

 

After being in Detroit for a few days, we decided to head 4 hours away to Chicago. On our way we stopped to visit one of Steve's good friends from High-School. She had just had a baby girl a week before our visit. They ordered pizza, so we ate outside and let the kids play in their backyard. It was fun to visit with her family, and see her adorable baby girl.

Indoor Portion of the Henry Ford Museum

 

 

 

 

The Indoor portion of the Henry Ford's Museum was awesome! It was filled with Ford cars that many different stars had owned at one time. Sydney and Alexa enjoyed playing around in Hannah Montana's car, while the boys were playing guitar hero with a pretend audience behind them. The Oscar Myer Wiener Hot dog car was cute!

Fishing at Grandma and Grandpa's apartment

 

 

 

 

One of the highlights of the trip, was the lake that was just steps from my parents back door of their apartment. Our nightly routine was fishing. The kids would fish, get the poles all tangled up, and my Dad would spend hours fixing the poles. It was great for Steve and I, but my Dad probably didn't think it was as fun! It sure kept the kids busy! They caught 37 fish in all. They threw back every one of them, but the thrill of reeling them in kept them wanting to fish even more.

Outdoor portion of Henry Ford's Museum

 

 

 

 

While in Detroit we went to the Henry Ford's Museum. There was so much to see that it took us two days to go through it. The first day we went through the outdoor portion. They had old Ford Model T cars, trains, and carriages pulled by horses. We rode in all of them! They also had different outdoor games from the time period of Henry Ford. The kids enjoyed pitching bean bags into a small hole, and playing baseball with wood bats. We saw the home where Henry Ford grew up, and the shop where the Wright Brothers built their first airplane. One interesting fact we learned while being there was that Henry Ford and Thomas Edison were childhood friends. They lived near each other and their families would vacation together. It was very interesting!

 

 

 

During our stay in Detroit we went to the Detroit Tigers stadium. They didn't have a home game while we were there, so we just visited the stadium. We also went to the Employment Resource Center where my parents are currently serving on their mission. We met the nice people my parents serve with. They told us how much they love my parents, and how excited they are to be working with them.