This is an annual event held in downtown Madison. This was our first time going to it. Jeremy and Lucas were camping so it was just Jaime, Landon, me & the kids. The city closes down a couple blocks and local businesses and groups set up tents in the street. They have soup, stew, or chili, or a combination of these dishes. You purchase tickets to either sample the chili or get a bigger bowl. I guess the one with the most tickets wins, but I don't really know how it works. This is how it worked for us. Samples at different tents, Maddie eating most of my samples each time (of course) and the boys devouring the chicken noodle soup at one of the booths. We really should have just gotten a bowl instead of all the samples! So we walked through the street, sampling the food, and at the end of the way there was a large inflatable slide, so the boys went down that a few times. Afterwards, we stopped at a little ice cream shop. We probably should have just kept walking, but who turns down ice cream!?! We got the boys blue ice cream. That's really where the mistake was. It got everywhere! We were taking our ice cream to go (the good part-we were outside) so we could walk down by the river. It was all over the boys and they were leaving a blue splattered trail along the sidewalk. Everyone that saw them laughed and commented. Luckily there was a bathroom down there so we could wash them up. They loved it and I will always love the memory. :) After a quick play at the park we walked along the river, stopping to watch the boats and find ducks. No ducks and only a few boats, but we had such a good time. I think we all agree that we love the little charming city of Madison.
This is an annual event held in downtown Madison. This was our first time going to it. Jeremy and Lucas were camping so it was just Jaime, Landon, me & the kids. The city closes down a couple blocks and local businesses and groups set up tents in the street. They have soup, stew, or chili, or a combination of these dishes. You purchase tickets to either sample the chili or get a bigger bowl. I guess the one with the most tickets wins, but I don't really know how it works. This is how it worked for us. Samples at different tents, Maddie eating most of my samples each time (of course) and the boys devouring the chicken noodle soup at one of the booths. We really should have just gotten a bowl instead of all the samples! So we walked through the street, sampling the food, and at the end of the way there was a large inflatable slide, so the boys went down that a few times. Afterwards, we stopped at a little ice cream shop. We probably should have just kept walking, but who turns down ice cream!?! We got the boys blue ice cream. That's really where the mistake was. It got everywhere! We were taking our ice cream to go (the good part-we were outside) so we could walk down by the river. It was all over the boys and they were leaving a blue splattered trail along the sidewalk. Everyone that saw them laughed and commented. Luckily there was a bathroom down there so we could wash them up. They loved it and I will always love the memory. :) After a quick play at the park we walked along the river, stopping to watch the boats and find ducks. No ducks and only a few boats, but we had such a good time. I think we all agree that we love the little charming city of Madison. 
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Love the pics of Nate and Landon together! They are so cute! What fun!
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