Twins vs. Brewers

This past Sunday Jason and I went to Target Field to see the Twins play the Brewers! My family got us the tickets as early birthday presents. We had great seats and were lucky enough that they were in the shade - it was a hot, hot day!

Since the Brewers had won the night before, Amelia wore her Twins dress to give them some support.


(It must have worked because they won!)

We were able to get some great pictures from our seats!




We knew a TON of people at the game that day. A local bar had two full party buses of people that they brought to the game and they got a welcome on the big screen:


I met friends Marie and Molly as well as Auntie Liz and Uncle Kory around the seventh inning.



We found out after the game that our friends Lisa and Al were there too! Had we known, we would have asked them over to the empty seats next to us to get them out of the left-field sun!


It was an exciting game to be at and in the end the Twins won. I would have preferred the Brewers win but the plus side to them not winning was that Jason was in a good mood for the rest of the evening :)

Girl's Night Out

Last night I went to a Twins game with friends. It was pretty funny because Jason's sister had the tickets and she invited myself, Marie and Molly - ALL Brewer fans! She wanted a fun girl's night out even if we wouldn't be rooting for the Twins.


It was a little chilly towards the end of the game but at least it wasn't snowing like it did for the game the night before!

Go Giants!!!

Amelia is supporting her pick to win the World Series this year:


Clearly she is sending them luck as they won last night! Thanks for the hat, Marcie!

I found this link to the meaning/reason for the panda hat, for those interested or curious.

Twins Win

Last night Jason and I went to our first Twins game at Target Field!


My parents were given four tickets and they took us with them since Jason is the only actual Twins fan in the family!

We had great seats. This was our view:


It was a little sticky out for us all but it was still a good time and luckily we were in the shade the whole game!




While the Twins were winning, they Brewers were not doing so well...


(It got worse than this even...)

After the game we went to Izzy's for some ice cream!


There were so many flavors I wanted that I had to go with a "Dizzy Izzy" so I could get them all!

By the time we got home we were beyond ready for bed and since Amelia slept at my parent's house we were able to go home and crash!

Auntie K is Here

Yesterday my sister arrived in Milwaukee around lunch time. Later in the afternoon we headed over to the Mitchell Park Domes since the weather was gray and misty. We got there and I had brought my good camera but I forgot the memory card on the microwave! Luckily Kim had her camera in her purse so we got some pictures while we were there.




Last night Jason and I attended Financial Peace together, which was nice as it was on mortgages and such!

Today we headed to Miller Park to see the Brewers take on the Braves!







It was in the 40s out today and rain was expected so the dome was closed:


And of course, we enjoyed the sausage race of the sixth inning:


Chorizo won by a lot this afternoon. (click image to enlarge it!)

Amelia had a bath and a bottle this evening and is now getting some rest after her long day!

Weekend Re-Cap

Last weekend my sister came and visited. I can home from work on Friday night to find my sister and Jason watching the Twins/Yankees game:


Little Amelia was so tired she fell asleep somewhat upright on Kim:


Saturday my sister and I went out on errands. We went to Target and Amelia got a couple of new hats. Here she is this evening, modeling them:

The first hat came from the dollar section of Target and was too hilarious to pass up for one dollar:


The second hat she got is for this winter. I liked one that was a pink puppy and Kim liked this one. We tried them both on her and then let her decide...in other words, we held the hats up in front of her and she grabbed one and started grinning, so we got that one. Here it is:


As you can see, it has matching mittens :)

We also went to Kohl's and I got some things for fall/winter and a new welcome sign for Halloween (it's really cute). I even got some Christmas shopping done which is so unlike me. I am an annual weekend-before-Christmas shopper so anything I get done earlier than that is a miracle! After we left Kohl's we went next door to the grocery store to pick up our produce to make baby food (see 2 posts below this one).

On our way home we drove past the Wacky House so Kim could see it in person. They have begun Halloween decorating:


I sure hope this isn't all they do. From how their house is normally, you'd think they would do a little more than this, right?

Once we got home we jumped right into making baby food. My sister took a break from her job as assistant to feed Amelia:


It was getting late as we finished up baby food and Jason still hadn't come home from work so we started it ourselves. He showed up as we were getting it ready to put into the oven. We made a lasagna casserole type thing, it's good, trust me.

Once dinner was done and we had eaten Kim did a few dishes so that she could make a cake!


We made a Halloween Funfetti cake and it was so good! When she visits I always say we (ie-she) should make a cake and she almost always does!

Amelia had a long day and passed out right away in her bed:


(this picture uploaded sideways, sorry! I tried reloading it several times and it kept doing it. oh well!)

Saturday night we took a late night trip to Woodman's to get a few things. It gave me a chance to finally get a picture of Amelia in fall outdoors outfit:


Normally she is rolling all over the place or unhappy about being in this so I haven't been able to get a good picture of her in it, until now!

Also, Amelia had a special outfit for Saturday since her Auntie Kimmie was visiting:


(it says "my auntie is the best")

Sunday I went to work bright and early and when I came home Jason was watching the Vikings game in one room, Kim was watching baseball in another room and Amelia was crawling on the floor with bandaids on her fingers:


No one knew for sure how she got hurt but they both looked at her and she was bleeding...hhmmm. We think we have it figured out at this point. There is a metal grate in our living room that Amelia likes to move her fingers up and down because it makes noise.

After I showered, my sister and I went out to pick up more formula and then we came back home and got everyone ready to go to church. After the service we went out to the car and it wouldn't start. The keys got locked in the ignition and it was completely dead. It has since been determined that it was just a bad connection with the battery but my car is "special" in that the battery is in the trunk. There is no manual release for the trunk, so if the car is dead you can't use the remote to open the trunk, therefore, you can't get to the battery. Genius. Bravo GM. Another grand idea of yours. My sister ended up taking a cab to my house, getting the spare keys and then coming back to get me and we got the car started. This is the second time that I have not been able to get to the battery when I needed to to fix an otherwise simple problem. I think it is time to maybe make another key and keep it in my purse?

Oh yes, and I forgot to mention that this is the second week in a row that Amelia has wet her clothes and all I have had is a onesie. Since it was so cold on Sunday night I took her jacket and made it into pants to try and keep her warm:


Kim left late Sunday night and I jumped right into homework. It was a late night but I got stuff done :) Yesterday (Monday) I had school all day and then went straight to work until one a.m. so that was a long and busy day. Today I went to mom's Bible study at church and afterwards sat and talked with some of the other moms. Amelia and I ran a few errands and then spent the rest of the day at home.

Tonight it finally happened. Amelia finally found the DVDs. She proceeded to pull them off the shelf and inspect them all:


I know that I have been a bit hard to get ahold of the past week or so...I apologize. Things have just been very busy and the little down time that I get I spend cleaning up, doing homework, showering, eating, sometimes just doing nothing (which we all need from time to time). I have taken exams and written papers and just been up to my ears in things to do. I just have one exam in the near future and I am hoping that that means things will be easier around here and I can return the phone calls that I have not been able to answer over the weekend. I do have to start my thesis for my graduate course soon...and I know that that will take up a ton of time :(

Birthday with the Brewers

Today was my 24th birthday. I got some great gifts, including a new point-and-shoot Canon (my Olympus is 5 years old and in rough shape, hence, the reason we use the Canon SLR all the time lately), some new SVU seasons and a Prince Fielder jersey from Jason.

After going to school and taking a mid-term we had lunch and went to the Brewers game against the Washington Nationals. It was my sister, Jason and Amelia's first time at Miller Park. We had the highest seats possible...and I mean the HIGHEST. It was nice though. Where we were we had a bank of seats all our own (6 seats) and there was even a spot where we could keep all the baby things etc. It was a bit hot up there, but all in all the location was perfect for us!

Here are some pictures from our night at Miller Park:






Amelia was out by the 6th inning...


But she was woke up in time for the sausage race...


(for those of you who have been to a Brewer's game, this is a crowd favorite...Hot Dog won tonight)

Amelia woke up on our way out of the stadium...

The Brewers lost, horribly. I am not sure on the final score (we left in the 8th) but it was bad. The Nationals got 2 grand slams...by the same guy, what are the odds? It was just not a good night for the Brewers :(

(there is a lack of pictures of my parents because they sat a few rows away, where there was a nice draft. The stadium was REALLY hot tonight!)

This morning Amelia has more rice cereal and it went over better this time. Sometimes she even helped me with the spoon:


Hopefully everyone had a great start to their week!