Georgia: "Go Cubs!!"

Friday night, Georgia went to her first major league baseball game - Chicago Cubs v. Cincinnati Reds. Grandad, Supernana, Uncle Matt & Andrew came down and took Brian & G to the game. She had a GREAT time! Who won? "The Cubbies!" said Georgia.

When she came home, I asked her what she liked the most about the game. Her answer: "Yelling." She was able to yell as loudly and as much as she wanted, which was a lot.

As you can see from these photos, she plugged her ears the entire game.

Special thanks to Grandad and Nana for arranging and treating her to this fun experience.

Columbus Zoo & Aquarium

Georgia and I escaped the unseasonable heat with a daytrip to the North. Well, to Columbus. We spent several hours at the zoo and had a great time. It was Georgia's first trip to that particular zoo and it was a bit different from our local zoo. The biggest difference is how much closer you can get to the animals, which you can see from some of the photos below. Oh, and they have more animal scultures that beg to be climbed by small children.

Crafty Delights

Yesterday was the Craftin' Outlaws Art/Craft Fair in Columbus. Brian drove up in the morning and Stacy picked me up so we could enjoy a child-free day out. We had a lot of fun but both agreed on the way home that we missed our children!

Thanks to everyone who came out to support Brian, especially Matt, who helped Brian set up and stayed at the table for the first 6 hours. Also, thanks to Grandma and Grandpa for entertaining G for a long, long day.

Georgia was the big winner at the craft show. She received a new belt (pink with tiny black skulls), hand painted/drawn Mary Janes (pictured below) and a polymer clay charm necklace.

Inspired by the craft fair, I bought fabric and an actual pattern (despite the fact that I loathe the crinkly pattern papers) for pajamas and managed to sew a pair of pants for G. Here she is modeling them.

Have a great week everyone!!

First Day of School!!

G is attending preschool 3 days a week (TWR) and is loving every minute of it! Here are some pictures from the first day.

Clothespin Dolls

Georgia & I spent a fun morning making dolls from old-fashioned clothespins (actually, they are fittingly called doll pins but they look like clothespins). As usual, G had a blast crafting.

With just a few doll pins, Sharpie markers fabric scraps, and a glue stick, we made these 7 beauties.