Indiana State Fair

Once again, we made our annual trip to the State Fair.  We went on a Saturday night which was pretty busy, but the weather was perfect.  This kids loved all the fun in the Family Fun Park area...not sure why we have not done that before.  Maryn got to ride on two rides of her choice and of course we had to eat :) As I'm working on this post, Theo is sitting at the computer with me giving commentary on every picture! He keeps saying, "tactor...orn dog... heo" (translation: tractor, corn dog, Theo)...I think he wants to go back to the fair! Next year buddy!!

Theo loves tractors!

Ready to drive away!

Maryn wanted us to buy the gator..ha ha!

Checking out the cows

Our future college graduate!
Love how she chose the boy to stand behind :)

Picking up baskets and seeds...

now for the eggs... 

along for the ride in his Pioneer hat :)

planting seeds and then picking the veggies...

pedaling away with her hat on one pigtail...oh my :)

Theo loved riding, but he was a little short yet to reach the pedals.
I don't really think we have the "farmer" look in the last two pictures :)

milking the cow...

so towards the end you got to "sell" your collected items to the store...
Theo was not happy about having to give his basket and items up! 

Our Pioneer boys :)
Plus, Theo and his very first corn dog...he ate the whole thing!!

Cormac taking in his first trip to the fair!

Ride #1...the bumblebee with Daddy.
Repeat from last year.

Ride #2...the dinosaurs.
All by herself! 

Daddy and Theo 

Mommy and Theo sharing an elephant ear.
He was made that I wouldn't give him the whole thing!

Pure Michigan...pure fun!

The first weekend of August we traveled to St. Joseph, Michigan for a fun filled weekend with our Butler Crew.  Our friends, John and Sara Horvath, live there and let us invade their home for the weekend.  This was our annual ornament party crew, minus the Jones family.  So what do 6 families with 14 kids (ages 6 yrs- 6 mos + one due to arrive in Sept.) do for a whole weekend together?  Well it was action packed!  We met up at John and Sara's for dinner on Friday night.  It was great to see everyone and for all the kids to play together.  Of course with the majority being boys ( 11 boys & 3 girls), there was much rough play.  But don't worry the girls can hold their own!   We spent the night at the Silver Beach Hotel both Friday and Saturday.  

On Saturday, we packed up and headed to Silver Beach.  So much fun to play in the water and the sand!  In the morning it was not too busy, but by the afternoon the beach was packed and quite a scorcher.  The excitement of the day was starting to wear off, for both kids and parents!  We packed it up and headed back to the hotel for naps.  Dinner that night was back at the Horvath's.  A big storm rolled in so we were contained inside for awhile, but after the rain was gone the kids were quick to get outside.  I know the kids enjoyed playing, but I'm pretty sure the adults loved getting to chat just as much.  It's so great that the kids are getting old enough to play on their own...at least most of them :)

Sunday morning we ate breakfast at a little bakery by the hotel and then headed back down towards the  beach to play in a very large fountain.  It was like a spray park, but not like anything here in Indy!  The kids loved it and the temps were much cooler luckily.  We had a picnic with pizzas and then let the kids run off some energy before heading home.

I know I speak for everyone when I say it was a fabulous weekend!  I love that we could all spend time together and now we just have to wait till November to see each other again!  

Love the BU crew!!! :)

Day #1
Theo loves the water and sand! 

A big chunk of the group!

Cormac's first time in Lake Michigan!
 It was a little chilly for him:)

The kiddos (minus one)...
ages 6 yrs- 6 mos!!! 

Waiting in line for ice cream cones :)

Maryn and Anna 

She looks scared to eat it!

Reid and Cormac... just 11 days apart!

Day #2
Anna and Maryn by the pirate statue.

At the fountain/spray park

Do I go or not????

A pizza picnic!
Yummy pizzas from Silver Beach Pizza. 

Running off some energy before the drive home. 

Maryn and Hudson

She caught a butterfly!!!

Dads and their baby boys

A quick family shot on our way out...
Such a great weekend!!!!

Hey batter, batter!!

At the end of July, Jeremy got the family tickets to an Indians game.  We had awesome seats right behind home plate!  Awesome for two reasons, 1.) cool to be that close, and 2.) no one sitting in front of us and actually no one ended up being in the row behind us either.  It was a fun night, but I had to laugh because at the end of the second inning Maryn said, "Is it over yet?" We managed to make it through to the seventh inning stretch.  What's a baseball game without singing? :)

We snagged pictures early :)

Got to have something to eat!

Our awesome seats!

the girlies :)

Daddy and his sweets :)

Cormac's first baseball game!!

So to keep Maryn entertained I gave her the camera.  These were the two
she chose to include... as she calls it, "Daddy's hotel"-the JW...

And a crazy picture of herself!
She loves to take pictures of herself!  I think there were about 15 pictures
of her making faces :)

Cormac...6 months old

Six months old and by the time I'm getting this posted almost seven!  What a little cutie pie :)  At his six month check-up he was 19 lbs 3 oz and 28 inches long.  He is growing like crazy!!  So far he has two bottom teeth and two that are about to break through on top.  He is sitting up and rolling everywhere!  I've been a little delayed in starting him on baby food (mainly because I just forget, obviously he is not starving!), but we have tried rice cereal and oatmeal.  He seems to be an oatmeal fan and loves to play with the spoon.  I think before too long we'll be going for the first haircut, but he is rockin' the comb over pretty good right now :)  Sleeping is not really his thing and while that is a little rough on mommy it doesn't seem to bother him.  Cormac loves water, loves to be wherever we are, has huge smiles for everyone especially Theo and Maryn, loves his feet, and well is just a happy baby!

Let's see what this highchair thing is all about!

Oatmeal...not too bad :)

This is where it goes right?? 

Our little roller! 

So big!

Look at me I'm sitting up all by myself!

A toothy wave :)

Favorite place to hang out...Theo's bed!