Our family got to visit Chicago’s original immersive art and technology experience located in the city’s West Loop neighborhood: the WNDR Museum.
Disclosure: We were invited guests for the Wednesday, December 12, 2018 show of Cirque Dreams Holidaze at the Chicago Theatre. All...
An interactive comedy show starring Ellen Degeneres’ long-time opening act, Tommy Riles!!
IN CELEBRATION OF THE RELEASE OF DISNEY’S NEWEST ANIMATED MUSICAL FEATURE FILM WISH, ASHA MAKES HER DISNEY ON ICE DEBUT Disney On Ice...
Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!” at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, IL is a special one-hour presentation for kids (and parents) of all ages.
My small family right now is almost perfect. I am amazed at the little person my son has become. He is already at the age of three and the quick passing of time confuses my mind. It seems like just a few weeks ago that this little stranger entered into...
Going to the movies with a baby can be a herculean task to say the least. One can only hope...
I have not worn a tuxedo since I got married almost ten years ago. It made my toddler uncomfortable.
If you have a young child in school or daycare you’ve likely heard the song “Pop See Ko.” The band Koo Koo Kanga Roo has three versions of this popular camp song on YouTube. Each just as catchy an earworm as the next. https://youtu.be/LMxtwzroMTQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwn4beja1QE My son loves these songs...
We got to attend a rather entertaining evening of magic and philosophy headlined by Larry Hass at the Rhapsody Theater in Chicago this summer.
Disclosure: Our family was welcomed as guests at the castle in exchange for this post to be shared online. We...
Medieval Times invited us to attend a show at their Schaumburg, IL location last month and we gladly accepted. Mr. Dude had been once before, but was a bit too young to remember much. If you’ve never been it’s an event space focused on the storybook times of kings, knights,...
Nintendo is hitting the road again this summer and holing a Kick-Off Party at Chicago’s Navy Pier. The tour kicks...
One of the reasons I love my wife is her spontaneity. Thanks to her we got to ride Chicago's Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier one last time before it closed for good.
Abigail recently visited her 50th US state. That state was North Dakota. We’ve been meaning to go up there for a while but the right opportunity took a while to show itself. Then it finally did! Subaru lent us the new 2018 Forester for a week to get a feel for the vehicle. They specifically said there was no mileage limit so we took them at their word. Hello 1,600-mile road trip from Chicago, IL to Fargo, ND, with a few stops in between.
This is one of those home-movie-type posts. It's just a series of clips welcoming you into our visit to Richardson's Corn Maze in Spring Grove, IL. It's on the Reader's Digest's 25 Best Corn Mazes in America List this year.
We quickly realized that getting home from San Francisco over the weekend start of Fleet Week was going to be impossible so we spent a couple of days up north in the California Redwoods. The first thing we did before the long trip north? We check-out of our hotel and then...
I was in my 30s before I participated in my first 5k. My son, however, participated in his first 5k...
We recently visited the Chicago Shakespeare Theater to see “Peter Pan, A Musical Adventure” with the family as guests of...