Levynn go bragh

Chicago's St. Patrick's Day Parade was downtown Saturday. It was another nippy winter day in the Windy City, but we hopped on the bus and the train to get there in plenty of time for a nice spot along Columbus Drive.



We did lose that spot after waiting in line for a port-a-potty just as the parade started coming down the street - Levynn had to go really bad! - but she found a perfectly good view atop Dad's shoulders afterward.



Shortly before we started to make our way out, a military academy marched past us and seemed to be guarded by a security detail. Check out the stern-looking fella in the beige trenchcoat.



But then an all-too-familiar disaster of a haircut moved into our view along the barricade, and we realized that the security had nothing to do with the military academy. It was for Rod Blagojevich, the (most recent) corrupt governor of Illinois. Oh boy!



We finally escaped the mob and walked north, first to get lunch at the food court inside Macy's on State Street and then to see the "green" Chicago River flowing under Michigan Avenue.



We were worn out long before we got back on the bus. But Levynn and Lincoln were troopers, Mom and Dad survived, and we all enjoyed ourselves.