reds opening day

we love opening day in cincinnati. it's like a holiday, with all sorts of hype and tradition. when greta was just 6 months old, she attended her first opening day, and both she and otto have attended every opening day since then. with selma being only 5 weeks old, we weren't sure if she would make it to her first opening day. and with my c-section recovery being a bit rough this time around, we were thinking maybe selma and i should just watch the festivities from the couch this year.
but then my doctor cleared me from the restrictions i had been under, and the forecast warmed up a bit (to the low 50s), so we decided to brave it. all 5 of us headed downtown, with the plan that selma and i would stay as long as we could and then head home. but it was so much fun, and she was warm and toasty (unlike the rest of us) in both her carseat and the sling. we all made it through the parade and until the bottom of the 7th inning.
i think the kids' favorite part of the day was the parade. both greta and otto were loving the horses, dance troupes, bands, and mascots at the parade. selma pretty much slept through the whole day.....
we should have stayed til the end of the game, because in true reds fashion, they won the game in with a walk off home run!! go reds!!