Baseball Season

It's finally baseball season again and I couldn't be more excited! I have always loved baseball and with the Reds looking the way they do this year, I'm super excited. I went to Opening Day with my sister and brother and that was just amazing. We took Colbie to her first game on Sunday. It was a lot warmer than I thought it would be and I wasn't anticipating as much sun as we had. We got her a certificate to commemorate her first game. I hate pink colored sports gear so I refuse to put her in anything pink for games. I found a lot of Reds stuff at secondhand shops for pretty cheap. I'm pretty sure I bought everything they had in sizes that she is either in right now or sizes that she'll grow into throughout the season. We came away with some adorable onesies, a jacket, pants, and even cute little baseball shoes that are already too small. Her Auntie Emily bought her a super cute bow to wear. I went to Hobby Lobby and found a red crochet hat and a red infant baseball cap to put the bow on. It is just so cute!

On Opening Day, I took her to the parade with my mom and sister. She LOVED it. It was really cold so I had her all bundled up with multiple layers (including layered hats!) and a bunch of blankets. We put her in the big girl part of the stroller so she could see better and camped out at 7th & Race to watch the parade. I was afraid that she wouldn't like the loud noises when the fire trucks and drums came through but those were her favorite parts. She was just amazed by them! After the parade my mom and dad took her to her other grandparents for the rest of the day and I went to the game.

On Sunday, Ben and I took her to her first game. We played the Brewers and we ended up winning 12-3. It was awesome. She fell asleep in the 4th inning even though we were sitting right in front of a speaker that was blaring music the whole time. I kept worrying that she was getting hot or sunburned so I for a little bit I took her back in the shade where it was a little windier. Overall it was a success first game even though I got quite a few compliments on my cute son. I guess if she's not in pink people just assume she's a little boy. Oh well, she's adorable either way. Here are some pictures from Opening Day and her first game!

 Ready for the parade!

Baseball shoes!

Reds bow from Aunt Emily

Baseball binky!

With Daddy at her first Reds game. Took her hat off for the National Anthem!

First game with Mommy!

Taking a power nap.

The view from our seats!

Colbie Goes to the Park

We took Colbie on her first trip to the park on a chilly Saturday afternoon. We went to Mitchell Memorial on a whim one day. We took along Alex and were just going to take a little walk.





We came across a playground and decided to play! We took her down the slide and on the swings. She had so much fun playing with her daddy! (She just doesn't realize it yet.)

Colbie Goes to the Pumpkin Patch

We took Colbie to a pumpkin patch on a Saturday in October. I knew that it would be more for our enjoyment than hers, but I still wanted to go. We decided to go to Burger Farms in Newtown because it had a pumpkin patch, hayride, and other fun activities. We also found a coupon for one free admission ($2) in the Reach Magazine. Of course we forgot the coupon so we had to pay for both of us anyway. Luckily, they let Colbie in for free.

We drove out there old school because my parents had borrowed our Garmin for the week while they were in Arizona. We got the directions online. Naturally, they weren't the best directions so we had to turn around once or twice but we eventually got there. Right away we realized that apparently pumpkin festivals are for much older kids. They had a bunch of rides and games and even miniature pony rides.

We walked around for a bit and looked at the animals they had there. We also went through pumpkinland which sounds cooler than it actually was. I really wanted to get a pumpkin or two so we hopped on the hayride and rode it to the pumpkin patch.

We picked out a big pumpkin for the family and then we let Colbie pick out her own pumpkin. It was a tough decision but she finally settled on one that was almost as big as her!

Here is mommy and Colbie on the hayride back. It was such a fun day!