Fourth of July

We traveled one suburb north to Wilmette on Monday to see their fireworks. They scheduled their fireworks on Monday, July 3rd and Evanston planned their show on July 4th so residents can experience both (and party for two straight nights) . We rode with another couple from our ward who is expecting a baby just weeks after our little one is due.

We haven't spent time in downtown Chicago yet, so on July 4th we decided to experience the Taste of Chicago. This event runs from June 30 to July 9 and is full of live entertainment, cooking demonstrations, and activities for kids and families. But most importantly you can choose to taste food from 70 different restaurant booths. And as most of you know, Logan and I enjoy to cook and prepare tasty dishes at home, but we love to taste food at different restaurants even more.

We rode the L train into the city, which seemed a little bare because of the holiday. When we arrived at Grant Park for the Taste of Chicago, we looped around the park with our eyes wide and mouths watering as we passed the food booths. We wanted to get an idea of what we had to choose from first and then decide on 11 booths to spend our tickets. As a hungry pregnant woman, it was hard to restrain myself from stomping right up to each booth and handing over my tickets for a mouth watering turkey leg or a giant size ice cream cone. I had to hold Logan back a few times as well. Everything smelled amazing!

Here are a few examples of what we were able taste: mozzarella sticks, chicken wings, lime chicken salad, jerk chicken and red beans, pad tai noodles, a frozen banana dipped in chocolate, a pineapple sundae and pulled pork (one of my favorites).

By the afternoon, we had tasted enough food and walked through enough crowds of people, so we hopped back on the train to our cozy apartment. After a nice long nap, we made dinner and watched a movie, too tired to venture out for more fire works. You're probably thinking, "Those party animals."