He's leavin' on a jet plane...

Kelly, Mom, and Dad took Drew to Chicago July 27th through the 30th. It was Kelly's idea. Drew loves looking at airplanes and kept mentioning how he wanted to fly somewhere. His Tuh Tuh heard his "cries" and decided to take him on a trip. She wanted to go somewhere that would be too far to drive (thus needing to fly), a city with easy mass transit to get around, and fun things to do with Drew. Chicago fit the bill. Mom loves to travel and Dad loves his grandson so they decided to go along. They had a great time, walked a lot, saw a lot in a short time and said that Drew behaved wonderfully. Whew, what a relief!

They saw Sears Tower and Hancock Tower; took a boat tour; visited Shedd's Aquarium; spent time having fun at Navy Pier riding the Ferris Wheel and other rides. They toured the city on a bus. They saw fireworks. Drew experienced lots of different modes of transportation : plane, van shuttle, the subway/L, bus, and boat.
Here are some of their pictures and what I remember from what they told me.

Eagerly anticipating the big event What a "great" aunt!His first plane rideWaiting in line at the Sears Tower (Yes, I know it has changed its name to Willis Tower, but some things shouldn't change their name... The Summit, Transco Tower, all the college bowl games, etc.)There is a new feature added to the view, a glass lookout that you can walk on. The next picture shows Drew's and Kelly's shoes (nice toes) as they are standing on the glass part looking down at the city of Chicago.

View from the boat tour

Riding high (on the Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier)

Bob, Ooo Ooo, Tuh Tuh, Drew

Part of his family

View from Hancock Tower. Beautiful!

Having fun on a ride at Navy Pier

What a lucky, little boy to have such a sweet aunt (and grandparents) to want to take him on such a great trip. Hopefully next time Rebecca, Brett and I won't have to miss out on all the fun.