July 7 - Chicago Children's Museum & Girl and the Goat

As promised, Monday morning brought a renewed vigor to our vacationing.  Knowing that the Children's Museum at Navy Pier would be a HUGE hit, we decided to throw it into the trip early.  This time, Jack jogged to the museum and I took the kids on the el.  They were psyched to ride the train, Jack was psyched to have a little time for a run and I was psyched to avoid having to settle the inevitable skirmishes that break out when you pile 3 kids in a stroller built for 2 ... :)

We rocked that museum hard but still left many a room unexplored.  Perhaps we need another visit!  Jacqui conquered the rope tunnel and human wrecking ball!  Good day, team!

In the evening, we rushed out hoping to make it on time for our reservation at the Girl and the Goat and, although 30 minutes late, were greeted like old friends.  I'm not even going to wait for you to guess what was on the menu ... yes, pig face.  Chef Izard didn't even try to obfuscate the obvious - she doesn't hide behind fancy french phrases or nifty plays on words.  Nope, she busts it out.  Wood Oven Roasted Pig Face.  I guess that there's a flood of pig faces down at the Chicago Meat Market 'cause every chef in town is trying to get all fancy and pass these things off as something that we should actually be eating.   Don't be fooled like Jack was for the 3rd time; order cuts of meat that come from the yummy parts of the pig and leave the faces for Hannibal.

We walked down to Gold Coast and took in an improv show at Second City.  It was hilarious!