Festival of Lights

I strapped a 25 pound toddler to my back while Eddie carried Trinity on his shoulders to catch a glimpse of Mickey Mouse light the Christmas lights on Michigan Avenue. We were late. We left the house in plenty of time but finding a place to park proved to be more difficult than previous years. We even tried to pretend we were eating at Ben Pao in order to use their valet but they were wiser than we thought. We headed into the loop and parked in an empty garage and headed east to the end of the parade over the river and Wacker.

We were able to see the heads of people and characters on the floats and that was about it. Eddie's neck was almost permanently damaged from Trinity sitting on it for 2 hours and I think I tore every muscle in my upper back from carrying Everett. However, we did have fun despite the intense pain. Although the parade view was mostly obstructed, we had a great view of the fireworks. Everett was in awe and Trinity enjoyed them as well after having to warm up to the noise.

There is Everett.