Um, Smile! Written by Just Add Kids Founder, Paula Herrmann It was the highlight of my life, being a post-college, 20 something year old. Year after year. A tradition. I'd take off of work for a week, just so that I could spend every vacation day soaking up the sun, the sights, and the sounds; eating my chive fry lunch accompanied by a Miller Lite (or 5, who was counting?). Oh the life, before children. I LIVED for Summerfest ! Fast-forward to the summer of my 30th year. My first year of mommyhood. Why not bring baby in the stroller to see Kool and the Gang ? Baby-friendly...I think not. Kid-friendly? Read More... I would've questioned that a couple of years ago when I dragged our gang of 6 down to the Henry Maier Festival Grounds so I could share and relive with my tweens and littles the joy found in a plate of Saz's Chive Fries . Funny, they weren't overly impressed. My husband reflected back to the day his drinking ceased. Seriously. A day at Summerfest forever ...