We got back yesterday afternoon from another interview trip down south. This time we went to Springfield, Missouri. It came as no surprise to us to be in the middle of the first winter storm of the season when we left for the airport. During the past two interview trips we have experienced major weather related problems and this trip was no different! Our plane was late leaving Peoria, but we were so happy it even took off! Most of the later flights to Chicago had already been cancelled.
Once we made it to Chicago, we found out our flight to Springfield had been cancelled. We quickly called up the airline reservation number and got booked on a later flight that day. We now had a 4 hour layover in Chicago and a tired, hungry and restless daughter on our hands! So we walked and ate and walked some more. Clara made a lot of new friends at O'hare and was quite the ham for her bored onlookers. While walking through one of the various terminals, we happened upon some signs for a children's museum.
Once we made it to Chicago, we found out our flight to Springfield had been cancelled. We quickly called up the airline reservation number and got booked on a later flight that day. We now had a 4 hour layover in Chicago and a tired, hungry and restless daughter on our hands! So we walked and ate and walked some more. Clara made a lot of new friends at O'hare and was quite the ham for her bored onlookers. While walking through one of the various terminals, we happened upon some signs for a children's museum.
We quickly found the museum and Tom and I were in awe! This place was perfect for kids and toddlers Clara's age. It was all fenced in with one entrance and exit. There were a ton of creative, aviation related exhibits for Clara to crawl through, slide down, and ride on. We spent about an hour here before getting some dinner and getting on our plane!
Flying a helicopter
Driving the refueling truck.
Clara getting ready to go down the slide...
Clara falling face first onto the mat below...all I got was this shot!
More helicopter flying...
This was really cool. The kids could pick out different fabric sections and hang them up all over to make a maze.
Dad hanging out in the cargo crates.
Kudos to the Springfield airport too. They are much smaller, but still had some fun activities for kids to do while waiting at the gate. Clara had a lot of fun 'flying' an airplane. Luckily, we didn't have to wait much before boarding AND we had no delays, no weather issues and no baggage mishaps on the way home. The flying gods were watching over us!!
One happy traveler
