We made it to Union Station in Chicago... after a van ride and train ride!
This is where we called home: The Parthenon Inn & Hostel...
...on the corner of Halstead and Jackson.
Getting to bed before the service day.
Waiting for the "L" to go to Soldier Field
Walking to the Serve-a-Thon
Waiting in line to check-in
2011 Serve-a-Thon volunteers!
Brynn was interviewed by a news station for the Serve-a-Thon.
Welcome to RavensWOOD! This was our project site for the day.
Waiting to hear what we would be doing
We were able to start painting the library of the school.
They did a great job of painting!
We were able to meet and paint with some of the students of Ravenswood.
We went back to Soldier Field after painting for a closing celebration
This was another youth group that we volunteered with that was from Chicago.
We went to Navy Pier on Saturday night to watch the fireworks.
We met one of Kathy's friends at Resurrection Lutheran for a church service on Sunday
After church we went with Kathy's friends and met up with another youth group from Alaska that were in Chicago for a service trip.
We spent the afternoon at Shedd Aquarium for the Community Week.
We did a little site seeing
On Monday morning we went to Bethel New Life to volunteer
After volunteering we hit the town
We also took in a Cubs game
Tuesday morning we took a boat tour of Chicago.
Waiting for our last bus ride!