The truth about the Shedd Aquarium is that it is truly fantastic. It's also fantastically expensive, especially if you want to catch the aquatic show, which is $25 PER PERSON!!! When Annie casually mentioned they scored free tickets and asked if I'd like to tag along with a couple of the girls, I jumped at the chance. A trip to the Shedd was actually on our summer bucket list, but the cost was too prohibitive. It was the single, solitary item we weren't able to check off and the perfectionist in me was going mad about it. This felt like sweet redemption.
Annie's told me several times how they came about the tickets. Something about an uncle... conference or trade show... networking... maybe someone ran into a janitor for the Shedd? Something like that. In any case, I couldn't be more grateful! Liesel and Ireland are the perfect age to appreciate something like this and Brent was happy to stay home with the two little ones.
Of the many exhibits, the one with the anaconda stands out to me the most. Trying to spot the thing, then finally seeing it and following the long, winding body as it trailed and looped around that huge tank was a bit shocking. It was HUGE! I wanted to see the octopus as well and have since decided that they are truly creepy. Whitney recently told me about how an octopus that is put into a jar with the lid screwed on can actually unscrew the lid. Their eyeball is the stiffest part of their body so if their eyeball can fit through an opening, the rest of their body can follow. Definitely creepy.
The last time we went to the Shedd, it was a toss up whether the aquatic show would feature the dolphins or the beluga whales. Of course, everyone wants to see the dolphins, and I was worried we'd end up with the beluga whales again. Turns out they've revamped it so every show features dolphins. The seal and penguin they bring out in front is pretty fantastic too and again, I'm so very grateful we were able to see it for free!!!
Petting starfish- something you don't do everyday.
Because I drove, Annie wanted to treat the girls to a face painting. The artist's chair was empty and she was clearly bored out of her mind, but she really perked up when the girls presented themselves. By the time we left, there was a nice little line.
With Halloween coming up, Ireland got a zombie dolphin and Liesel got a witch dolphin.
It's so nice to get some one on one time with these girls!
Parking for Museum Campus is at Soldier's Field so we get to walk by this cool water feature. This fall has been so incredible... it's actually been a whole season rather than just a day or two before the freezing weather blows in.
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