Happy "Wicked" Birthday!

On Thursday Heather turned 30 and Joseph surprised her with a day in the windy city (without kids) and what a wonderful day it was. We started the day by going here as a family. Then we dropped the kids off at some friends houses (who so graciously accepted watching our children for us) and headed to Chicago. On the way to Chicago we stopped here for lunch (and Heather got her free birthday burger, the banzai burger, and a dreamy orange smoothie). Then we went to the Art Institute of Chicago for a couple of hours. One of Heather's favorite restaurants is Bennigan's, so we had to stop in there for an appetizer and dessert, before going to see Wicked!
I love seeing musicals and plays. In fact the first date Heather and Joseph went on was to see Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk at The Wharton Center at Michigan State University (Go Spartans!). Heather has seen several shows, including The Phantom of the Opera (2x), Les Miserables, Riverdance, Madame Butterfly, 42nd Street, Macbeth, A Mid Summers Nights Tale, Peter Pan, and several others. She has always loved being swept away for a couple hours into a different culture/era. We had a wonderful day and Heather had a wonderful birthday.

What is your favorite musical/play that you have seen, and what would you see if you could see anything?

We have some cute pics of the kids to post, but I (Heather) am too lazy to download them right now, so check back soon (I'll do it this weekend for sure).