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Reasons to agree : 4 The Chicago Field Museum has Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus skeleton currently known. A visit to a museum is not as educational as reading a book, but it is educational enough.  Not as educational as reading a book In order for something to be very educational something has to go into depth. Reading plaques in front of stuffed animals is not very in depth.  ... it is educational enough At a museum you get to brows a bunch of topic. I guess the goal is that you find something that is interesting, and then you can go somewhere else and learn more later. With no guided tour you can do whatever you want. You get out of it, like most life, what you put in. Perhaps instead of rushing from thing to thing, find a few things you are interested in and then really experience that thing. Perhaps bring a sketch pad and draw stuff. The Chicago Field Museum is a short walk from Northerly Island, which offers park...

Reasons to agree : + 3 Animals are cool . The shed aquarium has lots of animals. They have dolphins, a beluga whale. They let kids dress up as penguins.  They have a spot with strong animals, that they let the kids play with. If you want to have the Chicago Experience, the Shedd is in Chicago, and has a nice view.  Reasons to disagree : -1 The Shed Aquarium is cool and stuff, but they have dolphins at the Brookfield Zoo, and they have other types of animals too, but the parking is included with the cost of the Brookfield Zoo. And the Shedd Aquarium cost about $175, while the Brookfield Zoo is $92. The Brookfield Zoo has Manta ray Bay that lets you touch animals similar to the thing at the Shedd. You have to pay to do it, but still it is less money than the Shed.  Score: # of reasons to agree: +4 # of reasons to disagree: -1 # of reasons to agree with reasons to agree: +0 # of reasons to agree with reasons to di...

Reasons to agree : +4 The last fling has petting zoos, pony rides, presentations.  A parade (never watched). Parking is good. Naperville has good free public parking, which is good.  Reasons to agree :  -2 The rides are overpriced.  The food is unhealthy. Score: # of reasons to agree: +4 # of reasons to disagree: -2 # of reasons to agree with reasons to agree: +0 # of reasons to agree with reasons to disagree: -0 Total Idea Score: +2 Websites that agree : +3 Laub Life: Last Fling-Ding http://www.lastfling.org/ Images  that agree:

Reasons to agree : +8 The Illinois Train Museum in Union IL is a good place to take your kids . Denver doesn't have anything like that+3 The Chicago Art Institute is a better Art Museum than the Denver Art Museum . +3 The Chicago Shed Aquarium is better than any sort of ocean life exhibit in the Denver area. +3 The Chicago Field Museum is better than the Denver Field Museum. +0 Chicago has a good Science and Industry museum. Denver doesn't have anything like this. They have a natural science museum that compares to Chicago's Field Museum.  Chicago has a pretty cool planetarium. Denver doesn't have anything like that.  Chicago has way more square footage of museums than Denver. Depth and variety are good ways of measuring museums qualities. This is much easier to achieve with more square footage.  Chicago has a rich history with jazz music, with places that you can still go to. Denver doesn't have anything like that.  More important history and im...

Best reasons to agree : +1 The Art Institute of Chicago is bigger, and bigger museums are better. the second largest art museum in the United States, after the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Art Institute of Chicago has over 260,000 works of art. You run out of things to see when going to the Denver art museum, because it doesn't change very often. Best reasons to disagree : -1 Its less expensive to stay and park in Denver, in 2012 parking was $28 in Chicago and $4 in Denver.  Images that agree : Coffin and Mummy of Paankhenamun, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 22 (c. 945–715 B.C.) Cartonnage, gold leaf, pigment; human remains Ancient Egyptian beliefs in the afterlife gave rise to the complex art and science of mummification. This vividly painted Mummy Case was the innermost of a series of shells that housed the body of a deceased person. The hieroglyphic inscriptions and painted scenes identify this mummy as Paankhenamun, a doorkeeper in th...

Background:  July 2009 with Megan's Mom   The Chicago Botanic Gardens in Glencoe, Illinois are a great place to get family photos. Just let the kids walk around, take photos, and save all the money of going to a studio. Its fun taking pictures in the same places, and seeing the kids get older. Images that agree : Al September 23rd 2009, When my parents drove out, after Philip was Born. Phil's tough guy look Fountains August 11, 2012 Trains

Reasons to agree : Trips to the zoo are good for kids . Chicago has good zoos.  The Indiana Sand Dunes are cool, and close to Chicago .  Chicago has good opportunities to watch sports . Chicago has good museums .  People watching is entertaining around Chicago . Naperville Last Fling is Fun Images that agree : April 2005, with James on the train Tony and Tina's Wedding, November 2006 2007 Highland games. Very HOT that day. 2008 at the Shedd Aquarium with the baby beluga. James' first animal. When KC came to visit, I invited myself along for the trip to the city. We ended up walking, with 3 kids, all the way from the train station, to Millenium Park, and to The Hancock Tower. We walked back to Navy Pear and caught a water taxi to the train station. 2006 Nextfest Tastes of Chicago James on our death march from union station to the Hancock building

Mom and Dad, at the St. George Utah Temple My mom and her Parents on the left, and my dad and his parents on the left I was the ring boy for my sister's wedding.  Megan and I

James came on week 39. They induced Alison and Phil 3 weeks early 37 James I was at work, at McDonalds. Megan was also at work. She went to the Dr. for her check up and they told her to go to the hospital. We met at home. I think it was raining. I talking about how Condi Rice might run for president. Megan got an epidermal. Look at that forehead! Me 1977 James, July 2004 And then there were 3. 2004.  Alison Alison was 6 lb, 15 oz when she was born. She had blondish-red-ish-brownish hair. 90% length, 75% weight for her age. 3 or 4:35. Snowing during the delivery. Watched Wayne's World (Based in Aurora Illinois), Best Friend's Wedding, and a little of the Simpsons while we waited. Our son stayed at a friend's from Church, and I came home and watched him, and brought the dog out of the garage this evening... Of our 3 kids, Megan says that Alison was the easiest to deliver by far. Megan high on pain medicine and so happy to have her little girl. ...