Chris Cornell's Big Apple Adventure

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Self-described "hands-on dad" Chris Cornell played the giant piano with son Christopher Nicholas, 3 — just like in Big! — at New York City’s FAO Schwarz toy store on Thursday.

Later in the day, Chris went to JFK Airport with Christopher and daughter Toni, 4, only to realize the family had missed their flight. Click ‘More’ to see him at baggage claim with a luggage-toting Toni.

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Comments

I have been rendered speechless…he is so handsome! I have seen pix of Toni, but the little guy looks just like the big guy! *Sigh*

- aurora mia on December 13th, 2008

I looooove Chris Cornell, and his kids are both adorable.

- Georgie on December 13th, 2008

does adorable Toni have a binky? in my opinion, 4 yrs. old is kind of too old for a binky.

- g!rocks on December 13th, 2008

cute kids! does toni have a binky? lol.

- g!rocks on December 13th, 2008

I used to be to click on the photos to see them bigger but it doesn’t work anymore. Is that just me?

- Anna on December 13th, 2008

Does the 4 year old have a pacifier in her mouth?? woah! That should have been tossed out years ago. Beautiful children though!

- AVG on December 13th, 2008

my parents threw out most of my binkies before i was two, and called it done. however, i was a frequently traveling baby, and would be anxious about it. therefore, they had one or two on hand to keep me calm whether it be in the airport or on the plane. that stopped when i was about five.

i don’t see a problem with it, if it calms the kiddo. i didn’t turn out with any problems, including my teeth!

- morgyn on December 14th, 2008

I love Chris Cornell, his kids are so cute.

Toni looks more like him, and baby Chris looks more like his wife Vicky. But I definitely see features of both parents in them.

It’s crazy, I remember seeing Audioslave in Fall 2005 when Toni was still a baby, and Vicky was back home in CA very pregnant with baby Chris..he was born about 2 months later.

I’m sure Chris’s older daughter, Lily, with his first wife is just as adorable.

With Chris Cornell..those genetics can’t go wrong hahaha.

- Mia on December 14th, 2008

Ive never heard of him but i decided he seemed like a pretty good guy when he had his daughter with him at some party or whatever last week i think? Cute kids!

- Kelly on December 14th, 2008

first off i love chris!! and them kiddos are absolutely B-E-A-U-I-T-F-U-L! and as far as the binkie{my son called them ninnies!}goes my son used his on airplane b/c it helped the pressure in his ears so to each their own!

- melissa on December 14th, 2008