College World Series

We returned from Omaha on Saturday. We had a great time so I will post some of the highlights. The College World Series was lots of fun. Did you see me on ESPN? I was the screaming topless girl in the front row. Not really, but we were screaming in the front row of Fan Fest where they were filming pregame stuff. We had great seats thanks to some friends of Grammy and Pawpaw who work for Sonic and gave us their tickets. The best game was definitely Cal-Irvine's come from behind win over Arizona State.



Camera guy at Fan Fest since you never see them on tv.

Eater Nation celebrating their victory...

Presents for Good Behavior

Carlie gave several of her best behaved animals presents yesterday. You can see them in the background with their presents. They were all very excited to receive their just rewards. I am sure this is as a result of the chore/good behavior system in which she earns stickers for doing her chores and obeying. She loses stickers for various behaviors we won't mention. Right now she is working to earn 100 stickers for a Pooh Leap Pad game. It is quite amusing as everything she does now seems to warrant a sticker.

BUWAHAHAHAHAHA

Victory is Mine (well Pawpaw's). There are still a few more of these critters wreaking havoc underground, but we will catch them.

Noah Bunny

Carlie put these ears on Noah so I had to take a picture. It may come back to haunt him someday. Notice the two bottom teeth.

The Next American Idol

No, Caroline isn't standing on anything, she is just that much taller than Carlie.

A Dip in the Pool

We also spent some time at Uncle Steve and Aunt Michelle's house swimming in the pool. This was Noah first experience in the water. He spent most of it trying to eat the floaty he was sitting in.


Hey, Caroline, how 'bout sending some of those Cheetos my way?
I'm tuckered out.

Holiday World

We went to Evansville for Memorial Day weekend and decided to spend one day at Holiday World. It is Six Flags on a slightly smaller scale. I have officially placed myself in the "old" category because when my 10 year old niece asked Mike and I to ride the Voyager wooden roller coaster, I thought, "No problem, it's just a wooden coaster". This was no sissy coaster. It is ranked as a top coaster in the world by enthusiasts. Let's just say I will never ride that again. I think it dislocated my shoulder, and my brain felt like scrambled eggs. This adventure was one where I definitely enjoyed watching the kids ride rather than riding them myself.

Carlie just loved the Holidog coaster. I thought she would be scared, but she just squealed and laughed the whole ride, and when it was over, she said "again, again, again". I think she rode it at least 20 times (as did I). Noah had fun watching all the people go by and hanging with Grammy and Pawpaw.

I am laughing so hard in this picture because Carlie is just squealing with delight.

Riding with Cousin Caroline


When do I get to ride something??
Meredith looks thrilled to be riding the Nursery Rhyme train. I hope Pawpaw is getting good movies.

Lacrosse Banquet

Here are a few photos of Parkway North's lacrosse banquet. They didn't turn out well, but at least you can see some of the guys Mike has to put up with for three months out of year :) The kids did very well, and Carlie liked clapping for all of the boys on the team. Oh, and I didn't actually get Mike in any photos because they did freshmen stuff last, and I stopped taking photos when I noticed how dark they were turning out.

Ballet Recital

Well, not so much a recital as a "show-off" day for Carlie's last day of dance class. Glad we brought the video camera as well because it was quite amusing. I did feel like the worst mom in the world when all the other moms/dads had flowers were their girls when it was over. I clearly need to learn the etiquette for these types of things. Carlie was definitely the best at the "seal walk" and can also do crab walk- forwards and backwards, bear crawl, log roll, somersault and many other things. After she did her somersault, she peeked around her teacher and said "I did it, guys!" They did a little dance at the end. Then, they got to do this parachute game. The teacher said when he said, "RUN", they were to let go of the parachute and run under it. Well, when he said, "RUN", Carlie let go of the parachute and rather than run under the parachute, she ran away from the parachute. It was funny.



Here she is running AWAY from the parachute.

GCA Fun Fair

Sunday we attended the Grace Christian Academy Fun Fair after church. We wanted to support it, especially since Carlie will be attending preschool there next year. It was really fun. Carlie enjoyed the games. They gave out tokens which could then be cashed in for toys. After doing many games, it became abundantly clear that the fish pond was the best place to get multiple tokens. I was definitely an encourager that she do that game. She ended up with a little stuffed ballerina bear and a stuffed Barbie doll. I also encouraged the cake walk too(we didn't win-grrr...) Noah made it through the afternoon like a champ- no diaper accidents and a nice nap.

MOPS Picnic

Saturday we went to the end of the year MOPS Picnic at Millenium Park. It was a very nice park, and I am surprised we didn't even know it existed. The playground equipment was pretty high tech as you can see, not your basic slides and swings at this park. It was a beautiful day/evening. We have to enjoy them while we can as it won't be long before we are wishing it was winter when all the humidity rolls in.




Don't worry, there is a story with this guy, too. Notice the paper towel he is sitting on. After we had eaten our picnic, he was crying in his stroller. This atypical behavior for him. I decided to take him out to see what his deal was. Well, there was a little surprise in the stroller that found its way to my arm and down his leg. It was not pleasant. And, guess how many wipes I had? Two! Yes, this is when one must use every square inch of what they have available being careful not to get anything on ones self. I managed like a pro. Good thing I picked him up instead of Mike or he would have been about eight wipes short. As a side note, I was also able to clean off his outfit too. Being the organized person I am, I didn't have an extra.

Noahbug

Here are some photos I took last week of Noah in happier times. He is teething right now so he is somewhat Mr. Crabbypants. Notice all of the attractive drool everywhere. I was doing some bench press moves with him last week using him as my weight and ended up with drool in my mouth, it was quite disgusting.

And So It Begins...

Well they have started work on our side of the cul-de-sac now so we have no garage access for probably two weeks. Since only one lane is open, we have to park on other streets in the subdivision. This is not easy when you have a 20 pound bag of sugar (Noah) attached to your left hip. And, I need to go to the grocery store this weekend so that will be fun lugging stuff to the house. Ah, the inconveniences of life, but nice, toned legs would be a nice benefit. At least we get a new driveway apron (glad to see my taxes are being put to good use). They were offering to do people's upper driveway as well for $6.50/square foot. We said no thank you when it wound up being over $3000. Not worth it when you want a bigger place anyway in the future.


Dudes, it's not even 3:00pm and you are already done for the day??

Not Mozart, (YET!)

This new feature of our home was purchased from some friends who were moving to a smaller place and no longer had room for it. It was just $50 and freshly tuned. They gave us all the books too. I have made it through the beginner book and feel that I did earn all the stickers that were already on each page. Carlie likes to play too so we may do lessons for her at some point in the future through the school.

When is Pawpaw Coming Again?

This little varment is really starting to get on my nerves. He runs across the patio while I am sitting outside having my quiet time and scares me to death. I think I need a pellet gun... grrrrrr!!!

Just Hangin' with My Sis

Like Sister, Like Brother

I came in this morning from watering the bushes and found Noah asleep in his exersaucer. It reminded me of when Carlie was that age. We have to get out for our morning walk now because it is supposed to be 90 degrees today. I may try to set up the turtle pool.