After our anniversary weekend downtown we came home with a renewed commitment to getting downtown and exploring the urban parts of Chicago more regularly. We have easily slipped into a family Albany Park life with two cars and no reasons to be downtown anymore. So, as we looked at the long holiday weekend we decided to head to Millennium Park (yes, on the 4th of July) and be a part of the masses of people taking in the Chicago sites and heat. We took Ollie on the brown line, which he adored. Everytime the train started back up he smiled from ear to ear to feel the motion or see the houses moving past him.
He loved the water fountains and crawling around in the cool water. It's those moments that make me excited for him to walk, to reduce the risk of getting trampled, but he's tough and seemed to do just fine. He got caught in a surprise fountain deluge and Chris and I conked heads both going in to "rescue" him, but otherwise he liked seeing the people and splashing around.
We also showed him the infamous Chicago Bean, but that was shortlived due to the hot sun coming down and the crowds all at the same time that Ollie needed to be out of wet bathing suits and into a nap!
Summer in Chicago, doesn't get any better!
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