It is amazing how different getting out of the house with a baby is when #1) it's your second, and #2) it's not winter and 10 feet of snow outside! The first Friday we made it to the doctor's office, adding a stop at Kohl's and a book store. Thanks Grandma Denise for helping! We also went to Jethro's with Aunt Carrie and Uncle Josh.
The following week (at just over 1 week old), we decided to try an I-Cubs game. Most would think we are nuts - but it was a gorgeous night and they were playing the Cardinal's minor league team. Andrew took Tyler to the splash pad there, and he came back soaked! Poor guy watched the rest of the game in wet shorts and used Blake's blanket to keep warm! Blake slept the entire game until the last inning we were there, and then woke up to say good bye to everyone with wide eyes. Here are a few pics:
That Friday the weather was still perfect, so we took Tyler to the casino to watch the horse races. What kid doesn't think horses are fun, right? Again, probably think we're nuts and we probably got lots of glares. But, yet again, Blake slept in his car seat most of the night and woke up in time to watch one race and drive home. Tyler had a blast. We let him pick a horse for the first race, and he wanted "Green horse, #5." So, Andrew put $5 on him (he had horrible odds!!), and what do you know - winner winner!!! The kid won like $65! So, we let him pick horses the rest of the night. We ended up ahead for the night, including some food and popcorn (Ty's request). Andrew took Tyler next to the track for most races and said he was totally getting into it, yelling for his horse to win along with everyone else. It was a lot of fun and great family night.
 |
| Ty and his winnings! |
 |
| Tyler loves to use the camera to take pictures - and this one actually turned out pretty good! |
 |
| What horse races? I'm tired.... |
 |
| The winning ticket! |
