Wednesday, May 30, 2007

The Ride















We did it! We made it to Navy Pier before closing time, the weather was gorgeous, the Ferris wheel was working, and we finally got to ride it! This was our fourth attempt to ride the Ferris wheel at Navy Pier. Alli has been looking forward to this ride since last summer, and she has been disappointed three times. As we waited in line we could hardly believe we were actually going to ride it this time.
Allison was thrilled to get on the Ferris wheel. She was all smiles. Ruby was giggly too. The Navy Pier Ferris wheel has an amazing view of downtown Chicago and Lake Michigan. The ride lasted about seven minutes... and so did Alli's grin.
After the Ferris wheel, we took a ride on the carousel. Alli picked her favorite horse and Andy hoisted her up. Alli rode her own horse. She is such a big girl. Ruby rode with me. She loved the up and down and around motion, the bright lights, and the happy music. Andy rode ahead of us to get some pictures.
We had dinner in the food court at Navy Pier (not very fancy, but keeping with the carnival spirit). By the time we got home, both girls were exhausted. Money well spent.

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