Friday proved to be another full day, as most of the children were convinced it must be Saturday because of all we had seen and done!
We started off the day with "The Untouchables" tour, where two gangster looking tour guides hopped on our buses and took us on a whirlwind tour of the sites of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, John Dillinger's death, and (the former sites of) the speakeasies of the prohibition era.
Next we moved onto the Art Institute, which was a little overwhelming in terms of the sheer number of paintings and artifacts to visit, but we were able to see a lot. Students enjoyed seeing Grant Wood's American Gothic and seeing the largest collection of Monet paintings outside of Paris.
We then spent a relaxing afternoon at Navy Pier were students bought their generous and loving parents great souvenirs (!), watched magic and juggling shows, had caricatures drawn of themselves, and some even took part in riding one of the slowest Ferris wheels I've ever seen!
We ended the evening with a night of food, fun, and fighting at Medieval Times! We feasted without silverware, cheered on the yellow knight, and a few lovely ladies in our group even received flowers after our knight was victorious. Spirits were high, and we had several honored guests...check out the pictures of the 8th grade boys.
And of course, we celebrated Hannah P.'s 13th birthday all day long :). She built her first bear ever at Build-A-Bear!
