Chicago

In October, Matt left to go to Chicago for THREE MONTHS to attend Code Academy (a computer programming program). He got to come home for 10 days over Thanksgiving, but other than that, that's all the time we got to see him over the three months. On December 20th, he had Demo Day (where the students present what they have learned and been working on/hope to build), and I was able to fly out to Chicago and go to Demo Day and then we drove home to Utah together and got in right before Christmas. It was a long three months, and we are glad it's over; but Matt learned a lot and is ready to build! Here are some pictures from the trip:

Matt's Code Academy picture

Demo Day presentation

The Sear's Tower, now known as the Willis Tower, is the tallest building in North America (110 stories). The Demo Day Event was right across the street from it.

Just in case you wondered where Matt lived for the past three months

We spent the next morning on Michigan Avenue (a.k.a. The Magnificent Mile) which is a huge shopping/business/everything else in the heart of Chicago.

I loved the architecture in Chicago, it is beautiful

Lake Michigan

At the Nauvoo Temple

We got there at about 7 pm (in the middle of winter); and it was pretty much a ghost town. Everything closed at 3 and there were no people or cars, but we got to see the temple.

'The Prophet's Last Ride'

This was the best we could take of the two of us

We got to stop and spend the night with Matt's Aunt and her family in Missouri. I had never met them before, so it was really exciting to see them and all the country on the drive back to Utah.

I blurred out the name of the town where Matt's Aunt lives, but the sign says 'population 44'. Now that's a small town.

Beautiful country, notice the 'share the road' sign, never seen one of those before.

Kansas

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