{"id":3366,"date":"2011-03-19T11:06:20","date_gmt":"2011-03-19T16:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tomchak.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/19\/andrew-meets-the-cta\/"},"modified":"2011-03-19T11:06:20","modified_gmt":"2011-03-19T16:06:20","slug":"andrew-meets-the-cta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomchak.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/19\/andrew-meets-the-cta\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Meets the CTA"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>I had to run some errands in the city yesterday, so to make it a bit more fun I brought Andrew along with me. We stopped to see my good friend Sheri for a haircut first, and then took the subway to the new Apple Store (no, I didn’t get a new iPad – they were sold out). <\/p>\n

From there we caught a bus to the brown line, and took the elevated L train back into the loop where we had parked. <\/p>\n

Seeing life through the eyes of a 3 year old is so amazing and fun, I could have spent the entire day with him. And the one-on-one time is just such a treat for me as the parent. Being able to give 100% of your focus and attention to just one child, and not feel bad about it is really great. I could tell he really enjoyed it as well. <\/p>\n

There are some of the photos I took here, and lots more on Flickr<\/a>. I think he even makes my photography hobby more fun! <\/p>\n

Thanks for a great day Andrew!<\/p>\n

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