Mommy and Daddy haven't been to downtown Chicago in about ten years. Sooo...we were very excited about our adventure to Chicago to visit the not-so-new Millennium Park. Completed in 2004, it's a wonderful combination of nature, art, and fun in the heart of the city. A lot of pics to look at, but the day was so great, we couldn't help ourselves.
Waiting for the highly anticipated train.
Shelly and family arrive on the platform.
Sitting with her cousins on the train.
A force to be reckoned with. 
In Chicago...hooray!
The amazing super-reflective jellybean shaped sculpture called the Cloud Gate.
Maya and Matthew.
Ryan, Matthew, and Maya.
Enjoying their reflections.
Daddy, Maya, and Mommy.
Frank Gehry's beautiful band shell in Pritzker Pavilion.
We wandered over to the pavilion because we heard classical music playing. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra just happened to be rehearsing on the day that we were there. Delicious.
Ryan and Maya return after watching the orchestra.
Matthew, Nancy, Andrew, and Ryan.
Daddy and Maya in the gardens.
Matthew, Andrew, Shelly, Nancy, and Ryan.
Next stop, Crown Fountain. Water cascades off two large obelisks with a large wading pool in between. Videos of faces play on opposing sides of the two obelisks and every once and a while they spit at each other. Bizarre but awesome!
Maya enjoys fountainy goodness.
Mommy gets splashed by her niece and nephews.
Cutie.
Maya and Daddy.
Train ride home made much more exciting thanks to lollipops.
Inspired by tickle-master, Uncle Mike, Maya finished the day being tickled by...everyone.
