After seeing a friend’s post on facebook (thank you Bornsteins!) we decided to check out the newly opened Margaret Donahue Park.

Apparently everyone in Chicago with small kids had the same idea as us.

Still it was worth the trip over to Lakeview to see something new and different.

There were unusual, Chicago motifs throughout.

This is the Cubs 100 year anniversary and the park is named after a woman who started as a secretary for the Cubs and ended up becoming President.

And although the water wasn’t running, there looked like a pretty cool splash pad for the summer.

And swings, picnic benches and lots of astroturf to run around in.