Science and Progress

We took off for Chicago and Wisconsin last night. Erin has an advising conference next week in the Windy city, so we decided to come out a couple of days early and see the Hedins in Milwaukee and the Hollingshauses in Plainfield, Illinois. Thanks to Joy and Matt for letting us stay the night and for being so hospitable.
Joy took us up to Chicago and got us into the Science and Industry Museum.

We looked at the U-505, a German submarine that the US Navy captured in 1944.Erin decided she wanted to be a little taller, even if it was mostly her torso and arms that grew.I enjoyed the planes and fast cars.
And our super cute niece Katelyn posed for a bunch of pictures, including this gem.
Now we are in Milwaukee (Wauwatosa, actually), and we have already downed a Sprecher (root) beer. This town has a German feel to it for some reason. It's nice. We are having a good time with Brooke and Tyler; more to come in the coming days as we plan to explore Wisconsin (cheese curds and Lake Michigan are on the docket).