I LOVE big cities during the holidays! There are so many things to do, and the lights and decorations are so beautiful! One of our holiday traditions has been to spend an evening at the Christkindlmarket in Daley Plaza (i.e. the German Holiday Market). We picked a nice evening to go last night; the temperatures were relatively mild and the crowd wasn't horrible.
Will and I went into the Sweets House for a cookie after potato pancakes bombed (although he did love the applesauce). We decided not to get "dark chocolate cat tongues" but opted, instead, for a large gingerbread cookie in the shape of a reindeer.
Starting in on the gingerbread cookie. Uncle Ryan is enjoying his Gluwein - a traditional spiced wine. This was one of the few times that we could get Will to sit in the stroller. Usually we just used it to hold our stuff.
We went to Macy's on State Street in the Marshall Field building to see the Christmas Tree in the Walnut Room before heading home.
I was also very impressed with these trumpets decorating the outside of the building.
And the window displays were lovely. We were all saying a lot of Will's other favorite phrase, "Look at that!"
All we have let to cross off our holiday event to do list is Zoo Lights. We'll see if we get to that. It was so cold when we went last year!
Will and I went into the Sweets House for a cookie after potato pancakes bombed (although he did love the applesauce). We decided not to get "dark chocolate cat tongues" but opted, instead, for a large gingerbread cookie in the shape of a reindeer.
Starting in on the gingerbread cookie. Uncle Ryan is enjoying his Gluwein - a traditional spiced wine. This was one of the few times that we could get Will to sit in the stroller. Usually we just used it to hold our stuff.
We went to Macy's on State Street in the Marshall Field building to see the Christmas Tree in the Walnut Room before heading home. 
I was also very impressed with these trumpets decorating the outside of the building.
And the window displays were lovely. We were all saying a lot of Will's other favorite phrase, "Look at that!"
All we have let to cross off our holiday event to do list is Zoo Lights. We'll see if we get to that. It was so cold when we went last year! 