Last week my parents came to Louisville to visit! We had a great time showing them around Louisville and then drove up to Chicago for a few nights.
Our first stop was the Louisville Slugger Bat Museum. It was really fun and I was surprised how much we all liked it.
Friday night we went to the Hubbards Lane Kroger to see the rose garland being made for the derby race the next day. It was super crowded but lots of fun. I definitely recommend this to anyone living in KY
We kicked off derby morning with some home made mock mint juleps. They were delicious.
Then we braved the crowds and warnings about "infield tickets" at the Derby. This is the paddock and things are a lot quieter here than in the infield. We stood in this crowd for four hours and watched the Derby race on the TV screen in the background. It was definitely worth it and the weather was perfect!
We worked our way through the crowd and got a great spot right up against the fence. This lady checks the inside of the horses' mouths where there is a tattoo identifying the horse. This ensures that no horse switching occurs, and that the right horse runs the right race.
Derby Jockeys!
More Jockeys
Martha Stewart showed up, but I guess she wore her pajamas.
Kate Gosselin was also there
Later that night we were driving around to get ice cream and saw the Good Year Blimp landing on the ground. It was really fun to see it up close
Sunday morning we went to church and then drove 4+ hours to Chicago!
We took a boat tour of the city.
Taurean with a giant pizza at Giordiano's. It was delicious. I'll dream about it for the rest of my life!
It's the tulip festival in Chicago right now, and the streets are lined with beautiful tulips!
Shopping on the Magnificent Mile! Taurean and my dad were great sports. I guess they didn't enjoy it as much as I did.
Tuesday night we went to a Cubs game at Wrigley field. We had great seats, and enjoyed some authentic Chicago Dogs.
People put bleachers on top of their houses! It was nuts.
I'm sad that my parents are gone but we had a great time and have some great memories. I'm working on getting them to come back next year!
6 comments:
It looks like you guys had so much fun! We are so there for Derby next year!
You hit so many of our favorite places.
The day after Hayden was born I found myself waiting at the hospital to be picked up and Jim was MIA. A few hours later he finally turned up....he didn't want to bring Hayden home from the hospital until he had a bat made at the museum with his name on it.....really!?
There is nothing like the Kentucky Derby. Our kids get just as excited about it as we do every year. So glad you were able to go......and that it didn't rain on you.
We LOVE Chicago. What a great city. I can't wait to go back now that we are not students....which will make it so that I might actually be able to buy something on the Magnificent Mile.
Did you go to Navy Pier? It's fun.
Jim claims the hot dogs at Wrigley Field are the best in the world. However, I don't think he has a biased opinion.....he actually had tears of joy in his eyes our first time there.
That pizza looks crazy. I just might be dreaming about it tonight also:)
I want to relive the trip all over again next year!! Well, maybe not the train ride to the cubs game!
Looks like fun! Maybe we will make it out there one day :)
Looks like a great trip! It has made me want to take my own trip to Chicago! I love the picture of Taurean looking super bored while you were shopping. Kyle would have looked exactly the same way! Glad you had fun!
What a fun trip we are going to Chicago this summer so you will have to give us some pointers of where to go.
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