2015 Farm Trip - Day 2

After a really hot night in the hotel with so so sleeping and Anna switching beds way too many times, we had a great breakfast at the hotel and ended up heading out just after 10:00.  I forgot dress pants for Sunday so after lunch in Lexington, VA we stopped at the ol' Walmart (THE place to go when I was at SVU) for some khakis.  We were back on the road at 1:15 and at the farm at 2:45 all by ourselves.  We got unpacked and then Mom and some of the Schlensker boys got there at 3:45, the Poe's/Erickson's arrived at 4:45 and Sandra, the hired cook, made an amazing dinner that night - lasagna and chicken.  It was good to be there!

Ready for more driving!

Never quite sure what Anna is doing

It took me years to finally see the Longhorns until the very last day last year - it only took 2 minutes this year

We won't mess with you

Happy to be out of the van

Love when the Texas girl where's a Cincinnati hat

Brooklyn's first "horse" ride

Not sure what the straight-legged thing she has going on

Oh great look back to the camera, Mae!

No need for a spotter

We had never met Red before

Family ride

It quickly went horribly wrong for me

All I saw while driving was a big mop of hair in my face

Chickens

Reds Game

Lindsey felt like it was time for the girls to go to their first Reds game.  I wasn't as positive about it.  Besides getting stuck in terrible traffic on the way there, the rest of the night was actually really great - outside of the actual game portion.  Both girls stayed up WAY past their bedtime, but remained pretty happy.  The only time Anna really ever cried hard is when Mae couldn't figure out why her seat wasn't going back up and so she started pushing really hard to get it to flip up.  It wasn't going up because Anna's foot was in it.  Anyway, she recovered fast.  We stayed until after we sang "Take Me Out to the Ballgame."  We appreciated the extra help from Aunt Jackie.  Anna was content, but Mae LOVED it.  Has anyone else noticed all the birds flying around GABP?  Well, we all have now. =)  Add in all the music they play...right up Mae's alley. After it was all said and done - we might actually do it again eventually. -T

Another weird standing picture by Dad in this family picture...but let's be honest...is anyone really looking at me instead of the guy in the background?

Figuring out this new experience

Enjoying the weather - watching the game

So pretty

Life doesn't get much better than this, eh?

Enjoying the night

Mae was excited to point out the boats going by too

We could never capture her best dancing on film

Thanks to Aunt Jackie for her helping...and we just had to get a picture with Mr. Redlegs in it...that's one of the things Mae was wanting to see!