Bag Full of Bargains

     Twice a year there is a huge consignment sale at our local convention center and normally we go opening night to have the best opportunity to get what we may be looking for. They let the event volunteers shop an hour and a half before the doors open to the public are able to shop. This year they let military in half an hour before the sale started so we were able to get in and get a jump start on our searching - which is amazing since toting a 6 month old and a 2 year old through that kind of event once EVERYONE is through the doors gets tough!

The sale before the doors opened to everyone

The other side of the room

     We went in seeking cloth diapers, a toy for each kid, nursing covers, a few outfits and whatever other good deals we came across. There was a TON of stuff, most of which I would have loved to get for the kids but was not truly necessary. Hubby and Big Brother walked on one side of the table while Froggie and I walked on the other looking through the toys and baby supplies. Big Brother got a bag full of mini Cars (19 of them for $6! He has been carrying them around since we found the bag!). We then snagged a Little Tykes baby doll stroller for froggie to cart her baby dolls around in once she starts walking in a few months. I found a nice "new" nursing cover, a Taggies book and a Cars quilt for Big Brother. We struck out finding any cloth diapers but I think overall we got some great deals and a lot of fun stuff!

Racing his cars to our car!

The 19 new mini Cars

Nursing cover

Froggie Princess gloves and Taggies book

Big Brother's new quilt

Froggie's new shoes!

Froggie's First Day Trip

*** TONS of photos in this entry!***

Getting ready for our day.

On the road

     Today we did something that we haven't done maybe ever. We took off from work and went for a day trip on a week day as a family. We "slept in" till 8 and got up and packed our stuff up, ate breakfast and loaded the car. We headed south for Pittsburgh to spend the day in the city. Hubby is in the Navy so we took advantage of free Military admission to the Pittsburgh Children's Museum. We had a picnic lunch before heading in which was super simple.
     It was a blast! It was a lot of fun for everyone and there was SO much to do. Even Froggie seemed to enjoy it! (The only downfall was that at this point I realized I packed my Camera and extra lens but left the camera battery on the table. So all cell phone shots it was.... I'm kind of a picture snob so this was REALLY hard for me!)

the ceiling in the studio!

Big Brother wanted to paint first!

Mr. Rogers' sweater!

Feeding Clifford

Froggie & Big Brother with Clifford

Froggie having fun

Making bubbles with a new friend

Froggie and I in the garden

Hubby & Big Brother in the water play room

Big Brother found a boat

Filling a bucket

Watching the big kids play in the water

Drying off

Playing with sand

Froggie food break

Big Brother climbing in the wall

Neat video wall with letters

We parked in the fish lot!

     After we left the Children's Museum we had another quick snack in the car so that we could wait a little later to eat dinner at the game. Once we found parking and walked a block or so to PNC Park we strolled around a bit and got some free drawstring bags from the State farm table and headed for the river walk. It was also Free Shirt Friday so after we stashed away our shirts and acquired gear we actually got to check out the Riverwalk. We  were able to walk around there for a bit before the gates opened and even found a playground which was perfect for entertaining Big Brother.

     We had bought standing room only tickets so once the gates opened we headed for the main concourse to get something to eat. After a nice woman and her mother gave us their table we sat down to eat. We had to bribe Big Brother to eat a nugget and some Fries by letting him eat half a jar of Froggie's banana baby food - hey, whatever works right? 

     After finding a nice spot to watch the game we pretty much stayed put. Froggie did great until the very end and Big Brother had a few periods of being cranky that were quickly resolved by a snack or walk to one of the gift shops.

Froggie's finished shirt!

Welcome to the park

Hubby & Froggie

Playing in the park

Watching the Gateway Clipper

Dinner at the game

The Ergo works for Big Brother too

Froggie's 1st game

Family picture time

Cheese face!

Froggie and Big Brother showing off their new bats

Big Brother and his new bat

Froggie and her new bat

Froggie and Big Brother outside of PNC Park

     It was a GREAT day despite our late return home. We'll have to plan another day trip, maybe one including the Steelers 5K in a couple weeks! 

Family Weekend Part 2

    Today was the second day of family weekend. We had a later start and Big Brother slept in a little. Once everyone was up, dressed and fed we headed up to the reserve center. When we got there they were setting up a giant bounce house and prepping lunch. We played a little in the two smaller bounce houses before having lunch. Froggie watched from her seat for a bit before going into the Ergobaby for the majority of the day.

     There were some other events today as well. There was a treasure hunt for the kids, a dunk tank, crfts and some of the higher ranking individuals got "pied" in the face. There were 3 bounce houses in varying sizes. The largest one was an obstacle course and after a series of races by the adults Hubby and I each took Big Brother through twice and ended up with some minor vinyl burn. 

Treasure hunt

Dunk tank

Dunk tank take 2

Obstacle course

End of the obstacle course

The obstacle course!

     'Did I mention that Big Brother has started doing REALLY well with the potty? He is typically not very good about leaving toys or activities but today he let us know a handful of times that he had to go and he even went poo away from home/school! We made a pit stop at the toy store on our way home and picked up a plane and a car for our big boy as well as a new "big girl carseat" for Froggie. Over all it was a fun weekend, but it was pretty exhausting