A Walk at the Riverwalk

Last week Francis took a few days off from work, and we loaded the kids into the car and headed to the Naperville Riverwalk. Even though part of it is under construction, the Riverwalk is still huge and lots of fun to explore. We could go there every day for a week and probably still not see every part of it.

The kids liked it, we think! Most of the time they are in the stroller, they just look bored. They got a little fussy so we didn't stay long this time. We envision many hours of fun here when they are older!




One of the many covered bridges that cross the Riverwalk.



You can see the Millennium Carillon in the background. This was the first time we have been up close to it, and it is huge! At 14 stories and 160', it is several feet taller than the Statue of Liberty! Francis is amazed that someone can actually "play" the 72 bells in the Carillon like an instrument. We hope to come back for one the Carillon concerts when the kids are a little older. There is a large grassy hill adjacent to the Carillon, and we can envision the kids running around with little lanterns catching fireflies.





The twins were having more fun than their expressions would indicate in this picture!



Lots of animals around the Riverwalk: birds, chipmunks and lots of geese and ducks. Here are some of the many groups of goslings we saw (click on the photo for an enlargement).