On Friday, we packed up the stroller and headed over to May Fest. Our neighborhood is traditionally German, and the alderman’s office throws two big beer-and-polka bashes to greet and say goodbye to summer.
We headed over early, when everything was relatively sober and uncrowded (it gets packed later on). We met up with friends Brendan and Kristin, scarfed down a beer and pretzel (James) and braut dinner (Lori), and talked with a host of strangers about Mathias, who slept pretty much through the whole thing.
We met up with friends Brendan and Kristin.
We were also able to catch the Polkaholics, our favorite punk-polka band. Bassist Jolly James used to work with James; they’re a really fun, enthusiastic group.
Our favorite punk-polka band. Click the photo to see more Polkaholics photos.
Mathias wasn’t really roused by the music, though.
Here’s the video that captures the whole scene: polka, baby and an awkwardly dancing dad.
