do division

yesterday and today there's a thing going on called "do division". all on division st. they've got vendors with goods and food and even pony rides. it was pretty sweet. i love going out and doing stuff like this in the summer. do division will be going on through today (sunday).

the ponies

this 3 man band was pretty good. the two guitarists were just kids. the drummer i'm sure was their dad.

this little guy is a cocka-poo. so cute! he was the same color as claire. looked like he could be her parent! i wish they would've sat together better.

memorial day parade

memorial day is tomorrow; but the chicago memorial day parade was yesterday! we rode our bikes down town (17 mi. round trip!) and met up with our friends renee and jeff who took the train. this parade wasn't nearly as crowded as the one on st. patty's day. we had a great spot across from the chicago theatre and could see everything perfectly. for some reason when i think about a chicago parade i imagine huge floats-a big to do. but, apparently it's not like that. it felt like a montana parade, only longer. i guess the big floats only happen in new york. afterward, we enjoyed a picnic and revisited our tourist days!

this is mostly what the parade was all about (above)

this guy was kinda cool. he's full of air; but there's an actual person in there! dangerous right?! i mean, he's made of plastic!

these cute little cta buses seem way more fun than the life size version.

afterward we all had a picnic in millennium park. it was so beautiful out. so good to get together with friends.

pretty tulips.

i had to get some pics of the bean-just a refresher.

i like this sculpture

looptopia

last friday was looptopia. apparently it's like the mardi gras of chicago. it had been rainy all that day; but turned out to be a really nice night to see some spectacles. there were a bunch of performances all over in the loop. they had art on state street, a percussion band in the methodist church, a night circus, and all kinds of other stuff. it was pretty sweet.

chad and i at the station, off to the loop!

one of the art performances on state st. this chick had a ton of white masks (seen at lower right) and this one was pretty freaky.

i got my face painted in macy's at the elizabeth arden counter (mrs. arden was probably rolling in her grave)

we even say jack sparrow there!