A day in the city

Yesterday we took a trip into Chicago to see the Christmas decorations. This is something I remember doing growing up and it is an experience that I wanted Ben to have. Despite the threat of snow we got on the train and headed to the city. The closer we got to the city, the heavier it was snowing. Once we got to the train station we bundled up and started our trek through the snow. Our first stop was confession and we soon discovered that as soon as we would get inside a building Ben would start to undress. This would include hat, mittens, boots, and even socks at times. I think we ended up re dressing Ben about twenty times during the day.
We then made our way to Marshall Field's (although I guess we're supposed to call it Macy's now). We wanted to start by going inside to see the giant tree and the F.A.O Schwartz toy store. That was a mistake. Maybe we were overreacting, but if a store has both escalators and elevators, shouldn't the elevators be for people who need to use them like people with strollers. Well, we stood by the elevators for about ten minutes while rude people (without strollers, wheelchairs, or anything else that would necessitate an elevator) pushed in front of us and got on the elevators. In frustration we quickly scratched that idea. Instead we headed outside to look at the windows. We ended our day with an early dinner at the Berghoff, and another long trek through the snow.
All in all it was a wonderful day. Ben was well behaved and it was nice to share a part of my childhood with my husband and son. I hope we can do this every year... maybe without rude elevator snatchers.