My wife, Mr. Dude and I attended Boo! at the Zoo this past weekend and had a blast. We got to wear the Angry Birds costumes Abigail made and Mr. Dude was so proud of wearing. We are members of the Brookfield Zoo but, honestly, wouldn't have attended the event (or even known about it) without the generous invite to it by the Ferrara Candy Company for the invite.
We visited the Skydeck Chicago experience at the Sears Tower recently. Excuse me, Willis Tower. I don't know that I'll ever get that straight in my head. It was great.
Our midwest tradition of visiting an apple orchard and corn maze continued this year. You might have noticed in yesterday’s post that Wes is a BIG fan of Super Mario. The moment we found out that there was a Super Mario themed corn maze near-ish us we knew a visit...
Disclaimer: Ferrara Candy Company compensated me for the creation and sharing of this post. We attended Boo! at the Zoo for the...
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.
We recently visited the Chicago Shakespeare Theater to see “Peter Pan, A Musical Adventure” with the family as guests of...
Abigail and I attended a showing of “20,000 Leagues Under the Seas” at the Looking Glass Theatre on the Magnificent Mile...
It is an annual tradition for Abigail and her family to go to Garwood Orchards in LaPorte, IN every fall. This year was no exception. We spent this past Sunday there picking apples, enjoying fresh cinnamon sugar apple donuts and collecting various other seasonal items for enjoyment at home like apple...
If you have a young child in school or daycare you’ve likely heard the song “Pop See Ko.” The band...
Disclosure: Our family was welcomed as guests at the castle in exchange for this post to be shared online. We...
Disclosure: We were invited guests of Macerich’s Fashion Outlets of Chicago & HGTV’s “Santa HQ” [vrview img=”https://daddysgrounded.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/SantaHQ1_xmp_e.jpg” ] This is a 360 photo. Drag the image around to see all around. We got to experience “Santa HQ” at Macerich’s Fashion Outlets of Chicago recently. They have partnered with HGTV to invite families...
One does not have to be an uber-geek to enjoy this sci-fi retooling of this Charles Dickens holiday classic.
Disclosure: We were invited guests for the Wednesday, December 12, 2018 show of Cirque Dreams Holidaze at the Chicago Theatre. All thoughts and opinions shared in this post are my own. This year was the first time we were able to see the annual breathtaking tradition that is Cirque Dreams Holidaze in person....
Disclosure: My family and I were invited as guests to attend a Chicago Dogs. The following opinions are my own. Abigail and...
Now through August 1: Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays CMX Market Cinema Old Orchard, a unique combination of luxury movie-going experience...
Nintendo is hitting the road again this summer and holing a Kick-Off Party at Chicago’s Navy Pier. The tour kicks off on June 26 and will travel across the country through October, making many stops along the way! The tour includes opportunities to play the hottest Nintendo Switch games of...
We got to spend the day at Santa's Village in East Dundee, IL as a family earlier this summer. It was the first time any of us had been there. Let me just say, we had so much fun we'll be sure to go back!
An interactive comedy show starring Ellen Degeneres’ long-time opening act, Tommy Riles!!