Take me out to the ball game!

This past weekend was fun and busy!  Jamie and I went to the Ypsi Beer Festival on Saturday for a bachelor / bachelorette shindig.  It was insanely hot, and I’m pretty sure I sweated out all the beer! 

Melting...

On Sunday we went to Jimmy John’s Field to catch a minor league baseball game, and we brought Luke along as part of his birthday celebration!  The field is really nice, not overcrowded, and really family-friendly.  It was Pirates and Princesses day, so Maggie and Luke got to meet a bunch of characters.  Evie was just pleased to stroll around independently the whole time.  We were in the party pavilion area, so there was a lot of space to move around.  The kids got free air-brush tattoos (Luke literally stopped about 20 people to show them his pirate flag), and Jamie got a silly diamond-back frog.  Luke told every princess that he loved them, Maggie just kind of stood there awkwardly, but happy.  

Maggie's favorite princess of the day

Please cast a spell and put these kids to sleep!

In love again

... and again

Ask Elsa to cool things off!

Only real men wear eyeliner

The playground is really cool, but definitely made for older kids.  The sign said it was designed for 5 and up; Luke totally owned it, and Maggie was able to get around parts of it.  There were lots of ropes and serious climbing challenges.  They also had a little whiffle ball baseball diamond!  Seriously, this place was awesome!

This is about all Evie could handle on the playscape

Master of balance

Hangin in the hammock

  

Grudgingly helping her sister

Here's a few others from the week:

Long day.  Just give me the bottle.

Art time with Daddy

This girl loves corn on the cob!  

First time coloring - she's a natural

Stop interrupting my process!

Busy Busy

Life is great, and busy!  That's all I have time to write this week!

Hanging with Grandma

On the verge of understanding quantum physics

Waiting for her shots

Sorry, I'm busy finding Pokemon

Time to clean

A bit big for this, but she still loves a bottle from big sis

Sadly watching me leave for work... this makes my heart hurt

Sitting very precariously

Dinosaurs do not impress me.

First thing to know about dinosaurs - they like cookies

What?  I can't hear you over this bow

So excited to help feed Daddy

 

Gamer girl

She Walks!

Evie is walking!! Huzzah!  She still prefers to crawl around, but as long as you get her started in the upright position, she can usually walk a pretty good distance! 

Jamie took the girls to the zoo this week, and Grandma and Will joined the fun!  Maggie still says the horses are her favorite animal, though she seemed to enjoy the new penguin exhibit.

Hello lover

PB, Juice box, life is complete

Future model

Great pose, kids

This basically represents each of their personalities

Penguins!

Splash pad!

We also had some fun at the park:

Walking around like she owns the place

Swing cuddles

The bridge was tricky, but she managed pretty well

Joy

Biker chicks

Dental hygiene!

Evie's first visit to McDonald's... and possibly her last
based on the look of fear

Punk rock princess

All about that frosting

My morning text at work from Jamie

Jamie got Maggie a cup of Fruity Pebbles...
she will never want to eat healthy cereal again

'Merica!

We had a fun weekend celebrating Grandpa’s birthday and America’s also!

God bless America!

Since he is the maestro of fish, we thought it would be fun to go to the aquarium at Great Lakes Crossing with Grandpa and the girls.  It was our first time, and we were pretty impressed!  Maggie really enjoyed all the exhibits, and surprisingly, Evie was really interested too!  

In a bubble

Evie loved when the stingrays swam by

Eel!  One of my favorite parts of the exhibit

Lego Giraffe, because, why not?

Petting starfish

Grandpa dropping some knowledge!

Can I go in?

We had a tasty dinner at the Donoghues, and Maggie stayed up until 10pm partying (I took Evie home early – she gets pretty grouchy when she’s tired)!

Happy Birthday, Grandpa!

Wiggly grandkids

Hanging with Aunt Amy

First time in the sandbox - no sand in the mouth!

Sunday we had an impromptu picnic with Grammer, Pops and the Rabine clan.  We had a lovely time hanging out together.  Baby Sarah cracks me up – she crawls everywhere, body limbs do not stop her!  She and Evie were feeling each other out most of the time.

Double Bubble Trouble 

Pillow chain

Helping Evie get around

Miss independent

I'm hot and cranky

It's not a party til someone gets naked

I played masses at St. Michael's this weekend, so my family came to 11:30 mass.  Maggie likes to sit next to me on the piano bench, and is very good about being quiet and still.  At one point, she snuck her head under my arm (while playing) so she could lay on my lap.  It was hard not to laugh into the mic!

Cuddle bug

Flower girl

Evie is still starting to walk on her own, just barely.  She will walk 3 or 4 steps between me and Jamie, but otherwise she needs to hold on to something.  In an effort to move things along, I have pretty much stopped carrying her anywhere, so she is doing a lot more walking holding onto my fingertip.  

When Maggie was a baby, she used to crawl under the dining room table to... commune with nature... in a stinky way.  This past week Evie started doing the exact same thing.  Gotta have some privacy!

Please stop talking about my bowel movements