Ever Spent The 4th In Chicago?

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It’s that time of the year again! Family reunions, mosquito bites, fireworks, 100 degree weather, water guns, BARBECUE!!! In case you haven’t checked your calendar recently, one of my favorite holidays is coming up: the 4th of July!

For Mommy and I, the 4th of July has always been a big day for us, especially since we used to live near Chicago. If you ever plan to visit Chicago, definitely do it around this time of the year. Because when it comes to the 4th of July, I think it goes without saying that Chicago definitely does it BIG! I’m talking barbecue every square inch of the city, the Taste of Chicago, and one of the best fireworks shows in the WORLD! And Mommy and I have enjoyed it this way for many years! Even now that we live 6 hours away from Chicago, we still return every year to celebrate the 4th of July, Chicago style!

So we’re packing up our stuff, grabbing our little man, and hitting the road to Chicago tomorrow morning. We’ll be spending 5 days up there, a muuuch needed “vacation” that we’re going to use to relax, spend time with family, and enjoy the 4th!

I know I’ve been kind of missing in action over the past week. I’ve been pulling extra hours at work so that we’d able to have these 5 days in Chicago. And I’ve also been sick. It seems that my allergies got the best of me, but it’s not easy when there’s clouds of pollen floating around everywhere outside. I’m better now, just in time for our trip to Chicago! Of course we’ll be taking a hell of a lot of pictures and shooting some videos of Jayden enjoying his second trip to Chicago. Maybe we’ll actually do a lot more than just sleep this time around!

As for stuff going here on Mommy Daddy Blog, definitely expect some big things for July! We know how you all love giveaways, so we have many of those lined up for this month. Also, a new design is in the works, and that cartoon couple you see right up there at the top of this blog is getting the boot! We think you guys will love it though (at least we hope!). But most importantly, Jayden will be turning 3 months old this month! I can’t believe that it has already been almost 3 months. It seems like it was just yesterday that Mommy went into labor and Jayden was born. And now here he is, getting all big and cooing like crazy! For the past week or so, I’ve been able to get him to respond to me. It’s this certain annoying sound that I make to Jayden, and almost every time that I do it, he’ll coo back and/or smile. I’ve been trying to get it on video, but he always seems to stop doing it the moment I press record. I guess my little man’s a little camera shy. I also sometimes can get him to smile just by smiling at him. It’s like he sees me smiling and tries to mimic me. Fatherhood is such a beautiful thing!

So that’s about all for now. Time to get some shut eye, have a 6 hour road trip to make tomorrow!