Go Redlegs!

A perk of one of my new jobs is free tickets to the Cincinnati Reds games once a month.  We recently took advantage of these (pretty awesome) free tickets.  The first 4.5 innings were fun, but midway through the 3-hour rain delay, we decided to call it a night.  Reds ending up winning, beating the Washington Nationals.

Mmm… Sugar…

 

Reds hitting; Nationals pitching

Mr. Redlegs sending lucky vibes

  Cute fan

Sweet hot dog outfit

 

Those guys can cover a field in like 90 seconds

Thank God they had footage of MC Hammer to entertain us

The ominous sky mid-rain-delay

French Park

My husband and I were actually in town this past weekend.  On Sunday, we went looking for something to do to get outside the house for a while, so we decided to check out a local park called French Park.  We brought Derby Dog along for the walk and unfortunately ran into several (unleashed) dogs along the trails.  That, combined with the 90 degree weather and high humidity made for a short, but pretty trip.  A few of the pictures from the trails:

Mr. Bunny Rabbit

Some overgrown steps on the trail

Bird in the trees

Sun through the leaves

  Thirsty and hot pup

Colorful plant

Welcome to the Catholic Church!

My newest nephew was recently baptized at St. John the Evangelist Church in Delphos, Ohio.  He slept through most of the ceremony and didn’t even cry when he got holy water dumped on his head!  Below are some of the pictures documenting the event!

Little cutie right before the baptism started

During the ceremony

 

His baptismal candle

 

Father holding the newly baptized baby

 

My protege

 

The baptismal fountain with the church in the background

Here’s our church on the day of the baptism

4th of July with the Family

We went to the lake on the 4th to celebrate my mom’s birthday.  Both my sisters and their families were there, so we had a full house.  When we bought the place in 1990, it was just the five of us.  Now, we have 8 adults, 6 kids, and a dog.  My family is growing exponentially!  Below are a few of the pictures I took, mostly of the kiddos, that weekend.

A small baby pool + three energetic kids = trouble.  Immediately after this picture, there was definitely a little crying.

Such a little cutie!

Giving a little push

About to slalom for the first time!Relaxing by the lake

Slip ‘n Slide time!

Big brother holding baby brother

Little swimmer

Jet ski riding

Happy 4th of July!

We spent the 4th of July at my parents’ lake house in Northeast Indiana.  Saturday night, we caught some fireworks that were going off across the lake.  Here’s some of my favorites!