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!!

opening day 2010

another reds opening day in the books. this one was pretty perfect, except for that the reds lost. the weather could not have been better. we were able head down early and enjoy the findlay market parade before heading to the game. our seats were fantastic (and under cover = shade!) and we had a blast! we also loved sharing the experience with some great friends....the gillards, the arthurs, and the burkholders were able to join us at the game. there were 15 people total for 8 seats (8 adults and SEVEN kids under 3!!) but all the kids were awesome and we all had so much fun! this was otto's first reds opening day and greta's third....can't wait til next year!

Reds Opening Day

It was 40 degrees.  It was raining... but all that means is it's time to bundle up and head to the ballpark!  Greta made it 6 innings, including a 45 minute nap before we had to call it a day and head home.  

In her second trip to the ballpark she added in a 'Go Reds' cheer, that no one could possibly recognize as her saying Go Reds, but it's definitely what she is trying to say :)  

WHo is this guy?

Nap Time! 

Anyone know this guy?

Family Photo! 

Like my hat? 

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

So Greta went to her first game, which also happened to be Reds Opening Day, which is very much a Cincinnati Holiday.



I was very excited to take Greta to her first game. I am sure that next year will be more fun as she'll have some idea that there's a field and people are on it... might not understand baseball yet, but she'll at least know there's a field.



First we had swung by Fountain Square to drop in on the Give Back Cincinnati party, and grab some lunch at Pot Belly's...


Then it was off to the game, after waiting out the rain shower for a little bit... Greta enjoyed the fan zone, and has an uncanny resemblance to Lou Pinella


Greta found baseball to be very relaxing!


She put on the rally cap, but it was to no avail!


And one last family portrait before heading out to go home and take a nap