Father's Day at the Morton Arboretum

Yesterday was Father's Day and we took the men in our lives to The Morton Arboretum http://www.mortonarb.org/ for a day filled with biking, walking and great food. Fed up with spending a million dollars for Mother's Day and Father's Day brunches, we decided to try something different and spend the day at The Morton Arboretum.

If you have never been to the Morton Arboretum, you owe it to yourself to go. There is something to do for everyone, young and old. With 9 miles of biking trails, 16 miles of walking/running trails, along with a Children's Garden, maze, Weds, Woods and Wine, and many of the most beautiful plants and trees from all over the world. Also, there were lots of romantic nooks and time for lazily looking at the water, spots for laying a blanket down and reading a good book.

Luckily for us, the rain held out and we all had a great time. Seven of us biked and four stayed behind to walk trails, find the sculptures and visit the Children's Garden. We took our our own food and had a picnic in the Biking Grove. Before we knew it, we had been there 6 hours and there wasn't a complaint in the bunch. Of course the children didn't want to leave and the husband's declared it one of the best Father's Day ever.... As for the wives, we got great kudos, had a great day and found something for everyone to do.

We know that Chicago is a great city, but sometimes we forgot all the jewels it has to offer. If you don't do anything else, you owe it to yourself, significant other, family and friends to spend at day the Morton Arboretum.

Enjoy the first day of summer, tomorrow.

Peace and Love,

Sandals

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