Thursday, September 30, 2010

Weekend Fun! September 16-19

Thursday 9/16

Amelia had a day off from her babysitter's house, so she went to "work" with Daddy.

Watching cartoons on Daddy's big monitor:


Running errands around campus -- she's mimicking the person on the sign:


Later, she got a bit of Mommy time, when we went to dinner with some friends:


Fun girls' night!


Friday 9/17

I loved how their outfits (inadvertantly) matched on this day (brown and pink):


Amelia was excited about Grandpa's impending visit!


He made it! Showing Grandpa around the backyard - especially Grandma's tree:


Dinner with the family on the back patio:



Saturday 9/18

This was the day of the Scooter rally down in Columbus!

All ready in her (Italian) scooter shirt:


Breakfast with the scooter folks at the North Market:


Checking out all of the scooters outside:


Every year, a friend of ours takes a picture of Amelia in Chris's scooter and we have the progression of these on our wall. This year, our friend was out of the country, so I attempted to take the shot:



Hanging out with Daddy, before he left for the ride:


Amelia, Grandpa and I went to the zoo.

We saw one of the famed cheetahs that Jack Hanna always takes around on the talk shows:


These cheetahs are so well known, because they were raised along with two dogs, as a big family. This allows the cheetahs to each be in a different place, accompanied by their dog "sibling".

The cheetah and his dog pal:


Then, we headed over to see the polar bears, and lucky us, they were swimming!


Getting out and shaking off:


Thinking about another jump (he never did):


We headed back across the zoo to see a show by the weekend's special guest -- Jack Hanna!


He was heckling a woman who left early -- threatening to put that large snake in her bag:


He signed a book that I bought for Amelia -- about the cheetah/dog experiment:


After we left the zoo, we headed back to the house so Amelia could get a nap.

When Chris returned from the rally, he and my dad went on a bike ride:


Later, they went to a soccer game -- a bit of male bonding time. :)

Amelia and I had a girls' night at the Fair!

Eating popcorn and checking out a cow:


We went into the sheep barn and laughed at them going "BAAAAA!" at her:


Baby sheep nibbling at her:


As we walked by a horse barn, this girl offered to help Amelia get up close and personal with a horse!


And another one!


The game was pretty bad, so the girls won the night when it came to who had the best time!

Sunday 9/19

All dressed up for church:


After church, we stopped for some lunch, and Amelia got a little horsie ride:


And checked out all the pumpkins:


Going for a little pre-nap ride:


Doing a little dance on the patio:


Pretty girl....


While the kid was napping, Grandpa was test-driving a car for sale across the street [You'll have to stay tuned to find out what he thought!]:


After her nap, we all went on a family bike ride:


Along our route, Amelia found a special prize at a garage sale (princess dress for $1!)


Saying goodbye to Grandpa:


Of course, we couldn't get that dress off of her for our trip to the grocery store...

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