2 Festivals...

We had a great busy busy weekend - we went to not one but TWO festivals - both somewhat similar and somewhat extremely different. First - back up for a moment - We recently purchased a new portable DVD player - our old one - well let's just say I'm surprised it didn't have a crank to use it. There was a sale and we bought it - it really won't be used until the flight to Disney World (59 days and counting) but Heidi was being a good girl and we wanted to try it out - so she got to watch a movie on it. The headphones are perfect and she LOVED it! Now why is she basically naked - that I don't remember...


I love taking pictures of Heidi running - she is super goofy and if I can catch it - you get super happy pictures - I love her outfit too - I picked the dress - she picked the sunglasses, leggings and shoes and we agreed on the hair. :)

First festival - the North Ridgeville Corn Festival - aka Millard Days with corn. It was ran very nicely - free parking - good movement of traffic - tons of booths - old cars to looks at and a very well laid out carnival area with a majority of the rides being towards the preschool - younger kids. Heidi has never really been on rides before - minus carousels of course - so we thought it would be a good test to see how she did - she LOVED the rides! She wanted to go again and again and wasn't scared at ALL! She was even buddy buddy with the Carnies (you know the I-don't-know-if-you-showered-this-week-you-just-finished-a-cigarette-why-are-you-starting-a-new-one-where-are-your-teeth workers)

Man - I'm sorry but some of those rides just are sketchy. Heidi and Chris admiring the cotton candy - we got a bag and I think she took one bite. Lesson learned.

On to the 2nd festival - the Little Italy - Feast of Assumption or something??? I have no idea - but there was gambling, carnival rides, TONS and TONS of food and lots of people drinking. We left at 5pm and I have a feeling it turned into quite the party.

More rides for Heidi.

Oh - we put her in this elephant thingy - started going in a circle and then lifted her way in the air - Daddy and Mommy were a wee bit nervous - Heidi - had a blast!

Gelato break...

Heidi going down a steep slide - once again - we thought it was a little high - didn't even phase Heidi.

Moving on - we reorganized our family room - morning room area on Sunday and made a new play area for Heidi (better than the middle of the family room). She went straight to playing in her new area...(That's baby Macey hanging out of the doll house)

I asked Heidi to pick up all her shoes and this is what she did...at least they are organized...

*****SPOILER ALERT*****

If you have a birthday in the month of August and you are a grandparent - well you are going to know what you're getting if you scroll down... :)

Heidi working on a new "art" project...

LBC 4 & Dance Party!

Beer anyone? LBC 4 is ready! I believe it is a summer ale - and my one little sip tells me its spicy and not my kind of beer. :) Chris enjoyed it, which is good and he plans to share his creation when we travel back to Omaha for a visit in the next couple of weeks. LBC 3 is still cooking/fermenting but according to Brewer Chris - it should be really in a week or so... Friday was International Beer day or something like that - it was only fitting that we cracked one of his beers. He said this summer ale has like lemon and bitter orange in it or something - which is two strikes against me - most people know how much I hate lemons - don't you dare put one in my water and oranges better not come within 10 feet of me - so it was destined to not be my beer. I have faith in LBC 3 as it is more of a German Lager...

Drive by mooning - actually - she does this whenever she poops on the potty - we are going on 8 weeks of NO ACCIDENTS!!! Next step - no overnight diapers - they are always dry in the morning - so should be soon!!!

Dance Party USA - Heidi loves when we play our iTunes through the computer and likes to dance just the same. And yes - no pants - once again - we're home - her pants go missing...


Heidi controlling the volume...

Look at Brewski at the bottom of the picture - he was just laying there the whole time while she bounced around - didn't budge once... I say he is pretty use to being bumped into - it doesn't even phase him... :)

And why not end the dance party with a basket on your head - it's how I always did it in College (j/k - I think...)