Chicago Fire

For the last couple of years we have gone to at least one game with my parents to the Chicago Fire (MLS Soccer in Chicago for those of you who don't know). Jillian has participated in 3 now...one in utero, and the last 2 at the game. We have had every kind of weather you can imagine. The first game was when Jason and I were first married and it was BLAZING HOT. Probably 100 degrees baking off the concrete! The following year we were pregnant with Jillian and it was FREEZING and during the game it started to snow/sleet. Then last year, Jillian was little, younger than 1 and it was raining the whole time. We had a pop up tent we used and sat under the shelter during the game. This year we were hoping the soccer gods would be good to us and provide good weather. As we were packing up the cars for tailgating the storm clouds started rolling in and it called for storms (of course!). We decided to take the chance and headed out anyway. As you all probably remember it was also VERY hot last weekend. We drove into Bridgeview IL and it rained on and off the whole time. But we got there a couple hours before the game and it had stopped raining...and looked clear! We were glad that it did rain because it had actually cooled things off quite a bit. So we unpacked and were able to enjoy the tailgating with perfect weather (no rain, heat or snow!). It was just too bad that the Fire couldn't pull off a win. They tied, 0-0. Jillian was perfect, as usual. I would think that it being so late (her bedtime is between 7:30 and 8 pm, the game didn't start until 7:30) that she would loose it a little. She spent most of the game cuddled up with grandma (which she loved!). Thanks for a fun weekend mom and dad!

The girls!

Attempting to play washers...Jillian kept taking them and throwing them.

Trying to keep Jillian out of our washers game was interesting...


At first Jillian was interested in what was going on..."GO FIRE!"




For most of the game she cuddled with Grandma (did not care for the fire works!), so we put our jammies on in case she decided to conk out...but she got curious and decided to check out the chairs in front of us!