Millennium Park, the world's largest green roof, is easily one of Chicago's greatest attractions and on a recent- beautiful Monday night I managed to experience just about all it has to offer. Uncle Dave, Dad and I headed down around 6:00 PM to meet Gigi & Papa, who took the Silver Train (re: Metra) from LaGrange and brought some sandwiches along. Before we ate, I got to play in the Crown Fountain (shhh... I peed). Then I dried off before checking out Amsterdam architect Ben van Berkel and his UNStudio's new Burnham Plan Centennial Pavilion. What a great piece of public art. After some exploring, we at dinner on the lawn while listening to The Dirty Projectors and The Sea & Cake play Pritzker Pavilion, before walking up the new Nichols Bridgeway that leads to The Modern Wing at The Art Institute of Chicago. Our friend Chad joined us and Uncle Dave snapped a great photo, just before a security guard told daddy he could not have me on his shoulders. Stupid rules.
Monday, June 22, 2009
A Summer Night In Millennium Park
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Friday, March 6, 2009
I Got My Hair Cut. All Of Them.
Last Saturday, Dad took me to Snippets to get my hairs cleaned up. I was getting pretty shaggy. I had a couple lollipops, played with some toys and tried to ignore one of the other kids, who was losing his poop. After we headed to Belmont Army Surplus for some new shoes for my huge feet, but I couldn't find the right sized gas mask. The next day I showed off my new do during a quick trip on the Silver Train.
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Labels: Belmont Army Surplus, Metra, Snippets