One of our favorite summertime activities in Chicagoland is to go to Ravinia, an outdoor concert where you can bring your own picnic. The setups that people bring are amazing; often featuring gourmet food, table cloths, vases of flowers, and beautiful candelabras. I love to walk around and check out others ideas and get inspiration for our future visits. When we lived in Evanston it was very easy to hop on the special "Ravinia" train that takes you right to the park. Now that we live in Naperville is is a bit more of a hassle to get there but it is definitely worth it. Here we are back in 2010 seeing Steve Martin play the banjo; Anabelle's 1st concert and a great show!
This year it was Charlotte's turn to see her first concert; Rev Al Green. It was beautiful weather, a great night for an outdoor show. Charlotte loved looking around at all the people and new things to see. She was happy to be in the baby carrier and really liked when we walked around. The Chicago Children's Choir opened for Al Green and they were pretty good, doing a Michael Jackson medley that had the crowd singing along. By the time Al Green came on, Charlotte was asleep and slept through the whole show. The Reverend Al Green was so fun to see, he has a great sense of humor and puts on a good show with lots of energy. He played all the songs we love and then some songs from other artists that we love too. Anabelle had a fantastic time dancing around and playing with her glow necklaces. We will be back to Ravinia later in the summer to see Huey Lewis and the News and Joe Cocker- can't wait!
Charlotte checks out the picnic blanket.
Now that Charlotte is getting bigger Anabelle needs to work on her sister holding skills :)
Aunt Kari ,Uncle Joe, and Aunt Becky came with us.
Dancing with Uncle Joe
Hey Aunt Becky, wanna snuggle?
1 comment:
Awwww, yay! I had so much fun at the concert--thanks for inviting me. It really is the perfect way to spend a summer night. Anabelle was so good, too!
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