Ian stayed behind to help out at home, but I went with the kids, my mom, my brother and his wife. I'd never been to the Field Museum before, and of my kids only Aden had visited on a school trip a couple of years ago. My brother will be starting a position as an associate researcher there soon, so we're hoping on return visits to get a behind-the-scenes tour. For this trip the actual, uh, in-front-of the scenes tour, was plenty.
The Field Museum was packed. I don't know if the day after Thanksgiving was just a good family outing day or if it's usually that full, but I liked seeing so many people enjoying such a beautiful space and learning things instead of shoving people aside to buy cheap electronics (which is apparently our modern tradition and it depresses me to no end). The staff at that museum right on down to the guy emptying the garbage cans was exceptionally friendly and nice. Even the cafe food was delicious. And our membership to Discovery World here in Milwaukee was reciprocal so we got in free! All around, a great experience.
