This last weekend, my family and I attended the 2014 Progressive Insurance Chicago Boat, Sports & RV Show and had a blast! We are actually in the market for getting a pop-up camper (and we may have found the one we are getting at the show!), so this was perfect for us this year. I always like to show you guys how family friendly these shows are! Here’s a few of the things we did:
– Met John Godwin from the hit A&E television show, Duck Dynasty.
– Experience all the fun and fitness benefits of kayaking
– We climbed aboard a life size pirate ship.
– The kids did the Rockin’, Rollin’ Bubbles. It is the latest craze in water walking sports. Act like a crazy hamster or pretend it’s a log rolling competition, all while inside large inflatable rollers on a pool. (The funny thing is that the red blob in the background is Bill. I didn’t realize I even got him in the picture until I showed it to him!)
– We also met SpongeBob!
– And casted a line at the Huck Finn Trout Pond.
We also checked out a few boats and lots of RVs. If you want more information, please visit ChicagoBoatShow.com. Be a part of the conversation – become a fan on Facebook and follow the show on Twitter, at its new handle @ChiBoatShow.
Looks like a lot of fun. Real nice time!
This sounds like so much fun! My kids would have a blast!
Ohmagoodness, what fun! My kids would have loved it.
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Look at your awesome pirates!! LOL – we love him on the show!
Wow, that looks like tons of fun for the whole family.
We love going to auto, car, boat and RV shows! Chicago has the best shows! Fun time…trouble is there is so many great items!
Looks like a lot of fun, especially the hamster ball and the pirate ship!
It looks like you had a great time!Which boat are you going to buy?
Oh my goodness, what a wonderful afternoon… Love that y’all got to get in and try the kayaks. Thank you so much for sharing…
Looks like you had fun!! I met Godwin at a gun/knife show in my hometown!! Loved how patient he was for picture taking!!
That looks like a fun day at the boat show!
ok these are NOT the boat shows my parents used to drag us to years ago. i’m totally jealous!
Looks like you all had a really great time. I have wanted a pop up for so many years. Maybe one day!
What a fun day and thats pretty cool you got his picture and signature.
The event looks like sooooo much fun! Not a fan of Duck Dynasty, but I kayaking, playing up as pirates, and meeting Sponge Bob are freakin’ awesome!
looks like fun, awesome that you got to meet Godwin – we are Duck Dynasty fans ourselves!
This sounded like a great time!
I love browsing RVs! It’s so fun to dream about the trips we’d take and how I’d relax at a campground. Although I’m pretty bad at relaxing, actually. Maybe someday!
Looks like it was a lot of fun. I’ve never been to one of these shows besides the car show in NYC. My boys would enjoy this.
I had no idea that the boat & rv show was that much fun! I would love to kayak, what great upper body exercise!
This looks like it was such a blast! And I hear you on the pop-up camper idea, we would love to get one also.
Looks like so much fun! My daughter would love it!