I took 5-month-old A to her fourth baseball game at Wrigley Field on Tuesday night, and I have lost count how many games 4-year-old V has been to since joining our family. Most of the time I have gone to the games without my husband because he works during them. I've learned a thing or two about how to successfully attend a ballgame with two kids and still have a good time. The key is being ... Read more
Taking a Toddler to a Baseball Game at Wrigley Field
Victoria is so lucky and she doesn't even know it yet. She went to a Chicago Cubs World Series game in October and to three games this week at Wrigley Field. While it's not easy to take a two-year-old to such a crowded place, it can definitely be fun for everyone involved. Of course, I don't plan to take her to every game I attend, but when I do, here are some lessons I've learned to make ... Read more
Cubs Opening Night 2016
Last year, I sat at Opening Night alone, shivering and a little terrified. We had just moved to Chicago a couple of weeks before then, and I didn't know anyone to go to the game with. How things have changed! I have come to love Chicago over the past year, though I am completely over the cold right now. This year, I sat at Opening Night at Wrigley Field with a friend, still shivering but no longer ... Read more
Thank You, Cubs
On Opening Night 2015, I wondered how I would cheer for a team I didn't know. It was my first game at Wrigley Field and Graham and I had been living in Chicago for two weeks. I had no one to go to the game with, so I went alone. I was still terrified of the move we had just made from Phoenix, and I would be for months. As the season progressed, I felt more comfortable and started to have a ... Read more
A Celebration in Wrigleyville
I can now say I have celebrated a Cubs playoff win in Wrigleyville. It's not lost on me how lucky I was to have a ticket to the NLDS Game 4 at Wrigley Field. If you looked at the stands, you'd see a see of blue and white. The white was from W flags that we all waved tirelessly. I was afraid to leave my seat for fear of missing something, like Schwarber's 419-foot home run in the 7th inning. ... Read more