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🎢 Park 6/19/2014

Brookfield Zoo & Legoland Discovery Center

A day in Chicago: the lions at Brookfield Zoo in the morning, Legoland Discovery Center at Woodfield in the afternoon, home the same night.

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Lions resting at Brookfield Zoo
Lions resting at Brookfield Zoo
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Day 1Thursday, June 19, 2014

Brookfield Zoo · Legoland Discovery Center

Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield, IL

The kids and I are playing with a nuclear power plant simulator. So far we have melted down the entire city of Chicago on multiple occasions. We have no future as reactor operators.

Legos, Legos EVERYWHERE!!!!!

After a long day at the zoo, they are in heaven.

Their 4th time on the ride. They are going to close the place down and hopefully sleep all the way home.

Just an engineer and his Duplos.

Lisa, Thomas and Kathy at Brookfield Zoo
Lisa, Thomas and Kathy at Brookfield Zoo

We spent the morning at Brookfield Zoo. Lisa and Thomas checked out the bear and lion exhibits, watched the gorillas, and stopped to see how they measured up next to the dolphin height chart. A polar bear paced along the rocks by its pool before we moved on.

Lisa and Thomas on the pedal-cart ride
Lisa and Thomas on the pedal-cart ride

In the evening we drove to Legoland Discovery Center in Schaumburg, where the kids rode a pedal-cart course and we found a LEGO sculpture of Einstein's head on display.

Lisa at Brookfield Zoo
Lisa at Brookfield Zoo
Thomas at the bear exhibit
Thomas at the bear exhibit
Thomas at the dolphin height chart
Thomas at the dolphin height chart
Lisa and Thomas by the dolphin statue
Lisa and Thomas by the dolphin statue
Gorillas at Brookfield Zoo
Gorillas at Brookfield Zoo
A polar bear along the rocks
A polar bear along the rocks
The kids watching the exhibit from the rail
The kids watching the exhibit from the rail
Thomas grinning at the zoo
Thomas grinning at the zoo
Climbing the dolphin statue at Brookfield Zoo
Climbing the dolphin statue at Brookfield Zoo
Two animals resting in their tree exhibit
Two animals resting in their tree exhibit
A gorilla cooling off in the water
A gorilla cooling off in the water
Animal silhouettes along the walking trail
Animal silhouettes along the walking trail
A polar bear pacing along the rocks
A polar bear pacing along the rocks
A polar bear stops for a drink
A polar bear stops for a drink
Lisa, Thomas and Michael at the Brookfield Zoo sign
Lisa, Thomas and Michael at the Brookfield Zoo sign
The LEGO Einstein head sculpture
The LEGO Einstein head sculpture
Lisa and Thomas under the LEGO giraffe at Legoland Discovery Center
Lisa and Thomas under the LEGO giraffe at Legoland Discovery Center
Lisa with her build at Legoland Discovery Center
Lisa with her build at Legoland Discovery Center
Thomas at the brick pit at Legoland Discovery Center
Thomas at the brick pit at Legoland Discovery Center
Thomas and Lisa on their fourth ride of the day
Thomas and Lisa on their fourth ride of the day
Michael, just an engineer and his Duplos
Michael, just an engineer and his Duplos