Showing posts with label Evan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Evan. Show all posts

Friday, September 18, 2009

Popcorn Parade!

Here we are gathered on my Aunt Lee's porch on parade day:

Walking from her house downtown to the parade:


Watching the parade with friends and family:


Claire totally crashed out in her stroller. One bad thing about umbrella strollers is that they don't recline. She asked to lay the back down on this one! Yay!













Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Thanksgiving 2.0

We enjoyed Thanksmas with Tante Holly, who collects turtles. She got Claire this talking turtle who teaches colors.
We finally got her to stop playing with the box to check out the turtle!


Claire standing up in her car that she got from Oma and Opa for "Thanksmas!" If you don't know what Thanksmas is it's Thanksgiving and Christmas combined!


Cousing Evan trying on his new awesome hat!



Evan and Davis are checking out Claire's new ride!



Davis playing with toys. Some of these toys are from when I was little! Yay Fisher-Price.






Do you remember this Fisher-Price Barn that moos when you open the barn doors!!!???!!!




We enjoyed Thanksgiving Dinner in the evening at my parent's house in Valpo.




Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Six Flags Great America Theme Park

Saturday morning we decided to head out early and stop in at Six Flags Great America on the other side of Chicago. It was totally on the way, but we totally froze our butts off. Here's the park website: http://www.sixflags.com/greatAmerica/index.aspx It says Chicago, but as you know Chicago kind of spills out into parts of NW Indiana and a little corner of Wisconsin.

Here are my cousins Erich (sunglasses) and Evan getting ready to go on the big drop ride. WHEE!

Here is my brother David dressed for the weather. During the winter I wish I could grow facial hair to keep my face warmer. Now wouldn't that be something. :)

My cousin Krissy holding Claire while waiting for others.


So my dad and I went on the Raging Bull together. We waited nearly 2 hours. It was so not worth it. I WILL NEVER again go to a theme park on a Saturday. Even if it is only 50 degrees out, other people will be there.


Here is my mom walking with Claire. I found an awesome monkey leash at Target. She has a monkey on her back! Who-who-who! She loves her monkey!



My mom and Claire. Claire wasn't too sure of the horse. We actually ended up sitting on the wooden benches for the ride. The horses were ice cold. I dressed Claire really warmly, of course! She had on thick tights, a warm onesie, a one-piece thicker outfit so her tummy wouldn't be exposed, then warm tennis shoes, a hat, mittens, and a thick coat. I wish I would've worn tights! I froze. She always felt toasty, though!




My dad posing with Claire on the carousel that played horrible rap music.






Josh and I. D'oh. My eyes are shut. Oh well. Can't always get a good shot of everyone.







Ok, so here I messed up this picture, too. Bad, MARIA! BAD! I was actually on the phone with my brother David as we were trying to meet up. Going to a theme park with that many people was confusing! My mom asked a cotton candy boy to take our picture. So there he was juggling the cotton candy on one arm and a camera in the other. Then my mom decided to buy one. But then we had forgotten we had paid for one since nobody really wanted it anyway. So then he kept saying pink or blue for like 10 minutes. Ok, maybe not 10 minutes, but several times. I'm surprised he just didn't leave. Nobody probably would've noticed!


So that was our adventure-filled day to the Fright Fest! BOO!






Thursday, October 23, 2008

Riley Park with Davis and Evan

Well David came 2 days this week to visit Claire and I. Claire had a BLAST playing with her cousins! Here is Evan with a big sword! Watch out!

Here is Davis. He picked a tough face!

Here is Evan making his tough face! GRR!

They have a really cool slide that you can have races on at Riley Park! Claire LOVED the slides!



She wanted to try and climb up like Evan and Davis, but she needed a little help.




Claire couldn't get enough of up and down and up and down on the slides!




Davis climbing up the ladder on the equipment.







David pushing Claire in the baby swing. I LOVE this outfit! Thanks Kristin and David. :)





I decided I better get a picture with me in it at the park! Claire likes to smile when she does the "SO BIG" for pictures.









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