Our little guy is definitely not a fan of big, loud noises (they generally send him ducking for cover), so when I saw some toddler sized, noise-canceling headphones on sale a few weeks before the holiday, I jumped on them. Turns out, they were a good call. He preferred to have them on for the whole display (saying his ears felt better with them on), and with that added buffer, he loved the fireworks! Yay!!
Following the 4th, of course, was our annual trek downtown for the Taste of Chicago. Origianally, we'd planned to go on the Wednesday (hoping for a little less of a crowd), however the rain had other ideas and we went Friday night instead.
Townshend and I took the train downtown to meet up with Hubby.
We got there a little early, so we hung out by my favorite statue for a couple minutes. Then, we all wandered over to Grant Park for the Taste.
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| So. Many. People. |
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| hush puppies were his favorite |
Typically, I take more pictures of the fun. However, between the crowds and the lines, plus an impatiently hungry toddler, I got fewer pictures this year. Still, it's a tradition I'm happy to continue!
3 comments:
Yum! Taste always looks like so much fun. And what's not to love about ear muffs? Our boys like them for vacuuming and lawn mowing as well.
One of these days we're going to have to sneak down and do the Taste with you guys. That has always looked so fun to me - and a great chance to see how brave I am.
Come on down! We'd love to have you :)
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