YIKES! Mommy and Daddy are home!!

It was soooooo wonderful to get home and see this cute little face!! I got a BIG hug and a lot of snuggle time. It will be interesting going back to daycare tomorrow because she hasn't let me out of her sight for the last 2 days!! Hopefully when she sees her friends it will be okay.

As you can see, we had fun making faces today. I had the day off which was great. I got things back in order and was able to play with Katelynn a lot.

I am always amazed when I look back and see all the things we have done on the trip. Just a little over 3000 miles we put on, drove through 10 states, saw 5 baseball games, and still had time for a wedding!! Probably not everyones ideal vacation, but Craig and I had an absolute blast! If anyone ever needs a trip planned, talk to Craig. He did a fantastic job in finding hotels, directions, and things to do. (Granted he spends a lot of time on the internet, but sometimes it pays off!!) We drove right to every destination and he knew all the ways we needed to get to and from the ballgames. Thanks for a great trip Craig!

I am sure he will start planning for next year......California here we come!!??

Wedding Fun!!

What a fun wedding weekend. Everything went great...the weather was beautiful and everyone had lots of fun! It was fun to see some fellow Cobbers and get to know each of their families. The wedding ceremony was at noon and the reception at 5:00 so we had some time to kill in between. The wedding party went around in a limo, so Craig got to ride around in style. The Stohs' , Chris, and I had lunch and then met the limo for drinks at the Brewery. The reception was beautiful. Lots of great food and drinks!! Craig was out on the dance floor a lot, so that is always entertaining!! Cory and Katie are off to Hawaii. Craig and I wanted to go, but thought it was probably time our trip came to an end. We were both pretty lonesome for Katelynn.

Congratulations Cory and Katie!!!!

I love a rainy night......

U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL

Chicago White Sox vs. New York Yankees

What a day! We spent the afternoon walking around downtown Chicago. I always love being in Chicago. Craig did a great job driving to the hotel. We went to the new Millenium Park. It was really neat..lots of gardens and structures. We walked on Michigan Ave. of course and then to my friend Kara's apartment. Kara is my longtime friend from highschool. Her and her husband Jeremy just moved to Chicago in Jan. and have a really nice apt. downtown (In River North...right Kara?!) We went to happy hour at a little Irish Pub and then Craig and I took off for the game. (Kara it was so fun to see you and Jeremy and where you live!!)

Craig and I took the subway to the game. We got to the park and we were in the way upper deck. You are only allowed to be on the level your tickets are on so there wasn't much to explore. (that was fine since we both were pretty tired of walking!!) 1/2 hour before game time it starts pouring rain!! Once again our really high seats paid off. We had a cover! So, we ended up waiting an hour and a half through the rain delay. The game started at 8:30. We couldn't believe all the people that stayed....the place was still packed when the game started. Lots of Yankee fans too. For the first time we couldn't decide who to cheer for...either one winning didn't benefit the Twins, so Craig decided he was going to cheer for all the outs!

It was a close, exciting game. White Sox won by 1! It was midnight before the game got done, but we did get to sleep in today.

We met Connie and Steve, Cindy and Mike (craig's aunt and uncle) and Curt and Judy (relatives) for breakfast as they were just arriving in Chicago for the weekend. That was really fun.

We are now getting ready for the wedding weekend in Milwaukee. The last leg of the journey....

What a Night for a Game!!

The Great American Ballpark
Cincinnati, OH
Cincinnati Reds vs. St. Louis Cardinals

What a day..we left bright and early from Atlanta. We had a BEAUTIFUL drive from Atlanta, through Tennesee, and Kentucky. We were in the foothills of the Appalachians and it was just beautiful. Craig was proud, we made it 5 1/2 hours without stopping!! (Aren't all of you jealous?!...I didn't think so!) We arrived in Cincinnati and got our walking shoes on.
YAY!!! It's MUCH cooler here. We did work up a sweat walking around, but it felt nice to have 80 degree weather rather than 90. We stopped for happy hour and then did some more walking. The new ballpark is right on the Ohio river, so we walked across the River to get some pictures (Connie and Steve have made this hike with us before..it still looks the same!!)
The Reds were playing the Cardinals so there were a lot of Cardinal fans here. People started lining up at the gate 2 hours before the game!! It was unreal!! It was bobblehead night, but no one we knew.
What a great game!! It was one of the best games we've seen. Nice weather, sell out crowd, exciting game!! It's hard to beat a night like this at the ballpark. We saw 6 homeruns...4 for the Reds and 2 for the Cardinals. To make a long game short...Cincinnati was down by 1 in the bottom of the 9th and hit a walk off 2 run home run!!!! The crowd went wild!!!! As did Craig and I(or maybe just me). We had so much fun.
After a fairly long walk back to the hotel, we are ready for bed again. Another early morning tomorrow....on to Chicago.
I hear Katelynn got a Redhawks game in tonight, so at least she's not missing out!! :)

Free Day in Atlanta!!

Craig and I got up early and went to the Georgia Aquarium. We saw a lot of fish and other cool things. The picture here is of a school of sting rays. We had fun..Katelynn would have LOVED it. So, she got a couple presents! Craig took 36 pictures at the aquarium, so he isn't allowed to have the camera anymore!! When we walked out of the aquarium it was already pretty warm (no different than any other day) :). We went to Centennial Olympic Park, which has gardens and statues dedicated to the 96 Olympics. There were lots of kids playing in the water that shoots up from the Olympic rings. Then on to the World of Coca-Cola. There sure was a lot of info about Coke. Our favorite part was the tasting room. There were 40 different fountains of pop you could try. As much as you wanted!! We were wishing my brother in law, Bryant was there..he loves pop more than anyone!!

It rained a bit after which was nice. We came back and actually took naps and then had a nice dinner at one of our favorite places from the cities...Maggiano's. We had to take the subway out to the suburbs. It was fun to see a different area. Of course Craig had to get some swimming in. We just got back from that and will probably go to bed early...We have an early day and a long drive tomorrow.

Katelynn made the Grandparent switch and is back in Moorhead. Sounds like she had lots of fun at the lake. Thanks Grandpa Steve and Grandma Connie!! She doesn't seem to be missing us, but we sure miss her and have decided she should come on the next trip!!