Ramseyer's Corn Maze

Matt had some vacation days he needed to use up, so he took all of last week off. It was nice having a few days off together (even if I did still have to work). We got a few things done and even took Lexi to Ramseyer's Corn Maze in Smithville, Ohio. I took her last year, but she wasn't old enough to do very much. This year, she thouroughly enjoyed it - and because we left Jill with Matt's mom, we got to have some quality Lexi time, too! I think Ramseyer's adds something new every year... this year they had the pedal buggys. This was sort of difficult with an almost-3-year-old on your lap, but we managed to take a few laps. We passed on the actual "Mazes" this year. It was a little chilly and we didn't think Lexi was old enough to enjoy that yet. I think her favorite thing was the Conestoga Corn Wagon which is just a huge sandbox filled with corn. She also liked the rubber duck races and feeding the goats and donkey. Since we went in the middle of the week, we pretty much had the place to ourselves. Lexi was even brave enough to ride the wagon-train all by herself. Her only comment was "That was bumpy!" I am sure we will return next year with both kids. It has become a tradition! Pictures to be posted soon!

Fun with the Culler Family!

We had made plans MONTHS ago to meet up with the Culler family and go to the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo. Of course, Mother Nature decided to mess with our plans a tad, but we bundled up and hit the zoo anyway! This past Sunday we met up with them at 11 am and broke out both of our double strollers. Making sure the kids were dressed sufficiently, we headed for the main gate. Luckily we each had zoo memberships to other zoos, so we all got ½ off admission (and Jill & Nate were free)! Jack and Lexi are so cute together. They want to hold each other's hands and get along pretty well with each other. Dairy Queen satisfied our hunger half-way through our trek. The 2 older kids rode the ponies (Jack rode on Candy while Lexi rode on Cookie) and rode the carousel twice with Erin and Matt (Ben and Bethany were on baby duty). We made it through most of the zoo until nap time hit and we decided to call it a day. It is always an adventure with the Cullers, but also always great to see them and spend time with them. Hopefully we will have many more outings to come!

Jill's Baptism

This past weekend, we made the trip to Paulding county for Jillian's Baptism. On Saturday, we just chilled at mom and dad's house and Lexi even helped Gra-Nola pick some flowers. G.G. Eileen and Papa Bud came over for a few hours and some of the adults hit up the Flat Rock Creek Festival (during the football games). Then on Sunday, we all ventured to Columbus Grove for church and the baptism. Jill was a very good baby during the service. After church, we all enjoyed lunch at the Red Pig in Ottawa - YUM! I guess we tuckered out both of our girls! Thanks to all who were there and congrats to Godparents Brittany and Matt.

Wayne County Fair!

On Monday of this week Lexi, Jill, and I joined my friend Amy and her 3 kids at the Wayne County Fair in Wooster, Ohio. It was a HOT day, but we managed to enjoy ourselves anyway! We ended up buying Lexi a ride wrist-band and Amy's youngest son - Adam - was nice enough to ride all the rides with her. She loved it and didn't want to stop. She even rode some rides all by herself and 2 of the rides twice! Jill was very good and enjoys being in her stroller. After eating some pretzel dippers (from the Auntie Annie's booth) and a pulled pork sandwich, we were full and tired and ready to come home for a nap. Thanks to Amy and especially to Adam for riding all the rides with Lexi.

Go Smithies!

We made it to a Smithie Football Game again this year. The goal is to go to at least one game each year and cheer-on Papa Chuck's team. Once again, Lexi made it through the entire game and got to see Papa Chuck afterwards. Jill was even a trooper and managed to sleep through the 2nd and 3rd quarters just in time to wake up for the 4th quarter! As you may or may not remember, the shirt Jill is wearing is the same shirt Lexi has worn for the last 2 years. Lexi's shirt is new. Thanks to G.G. Eileen for making the shirts for the girls. We got many compliments on them! Enjoy the pictures.