Scott here with a quick daddy update.


Last September, the dates of the Mennonite Relief Sale, Schmucker reunion and my 25th high school reunion coincided on the same weekend.  The Schmucker reunion was hosted by Rose's family in Goshen which definitely made it a no-brainer that I needed to be there. As TJ had just accompanied Lisa to Fayeteville, it was now Luka's turn to take a trip.  We had a good flight to chicago where we waited at the airport for Grandpa to come pick us up. luka took this time to learn how to ride his new wheel shoes in the baggage claim area of O'hare, much to other people's delight. I wish I had a picture of that!  The relief sale was fun, we froze while eating pancakes and sausage and I saw a lot of old friends.  We also had time to stop in and see Great Gma and Gpa.



The family and high school reunions overlapped one another so that was another matter. Talk about cramming it in! It was great to catch up with relatives and friends.  The adventure continued on Sunday when we made our way back to Chicago.  We made the traditional Gma Gpa/Mimi Papa handoff in Michigan city, then travelled with Mimi and Papa to Chicago to see their new apartment.



Papa made some awesome hamburgers for dinner, then we took a walk on Madison for ice cream.  The flights looked tight until Monday evening, and Papa had meetings on the south side of town, so we bummed a ride with Papa monday morning and spent the day at the Museum of Science and Industry.   I was thrilled to give Luka a taste of one of my favorite things from my childhood. The first thing we saw when we got there was a hit: straight from the Road Runner cartoons was the real life Pioneer Zephyr, the diesel powered "Silver Streak" that made a record run from Denver to Chicago in 1934 in only 13 hours and 5 minutes.  Being a train buff myself, touring that marvel was great for both of us for different reasons; can you see the road runner at the controls in the picture?




We explored that museum thoroughly. Some things had changed drastically and some, not so much. I don't think the classic whispering hall will ever need modification.  We leaned about tornados (a fascination for both of us), watched live chicks literally hatching from eggs and saw the elaborate model electric train display.



We spent a lot of time with the submarine, cars, tractors, and of course ended up with the retired static display of the United Boeing 727. We even had time to sample ice cream made from eggs, milk, sugar, raspberries and liquid nitrogen.  What was more fun?  Goshen or Chicago?  I personally think it was a matter of apples and oranges. Thanks for coming along and for being a great companion, Luka!