Chicago Cont'd....

I can't say enough about what an amazing trip we had to:

We played a total of 6 quiz bowl games. We only won 1 but the matches were all close with 4 of the other games. An amazing experience for
the kids. I hope we get to do it again.

This is Jacob's Gifted/Talented teacher.

We went up in the Sear's Tower AKA Willis Towers now. 103 stories~

the following are pictures from the top..(it had been raining that day, so the visibility was not the greatest, but it was still amazing)

Us on the sky deck! Notice below us...incredible!

Roger on the sky deck...

Boys laying down on the sky deck...didn't bother them..

We went to one of the parks to see the "bean"...it was incredible..notice the reflections in some of the pictures...The pictures don't even do it justice.

Look at that reflection of the city in the "bean"...

We took a carriage ride in downtown Chicago. It had been raining, so the carriage top was up, and we missed alot of sights, but it was a nice ride.

Our horse and carriage...
I wasn't able to see Oprah's studio during any of our visits downtown. So on Monday when we got ready to leave, my dear husband drove me downtown so I could see her studio! Oprah wasn't there to greet me! :(

Probably the only time I'll ever get to visit her studio. I've tried for years to get tickets to her show, and have never had any luck.

There is so much to see and do in Chicago. We didn't even touch on so many things...just not enough time. It was a great trip and very educational for the quiz bowl kids (and parents)....