sesame street live

this weekend my sister-in law, hannah, and i took hendrix to see sesame street live: elmo's superheroes.  

it was a really fun show, and hendrix even wore the same elmo shirt he wore when we went to see elmo last year.  how fun to see how much he has changed in just a year!  

last year, he was a baby, he nursed, needed his diaper changed, and took a nap all in the middle of the show.  (don't get me wrong though, he still enjoyed it, just in a very different way than he did this year!)

this year, he is a toddler, an inquisitive, imaginative and energetic toddler.  he danced, clapped, cheered, ate popcorn....

...pointed at all the characters that he knew while shouting their names...

....climbed into the seats in front of us.

the show was a great success!

towards the very end he was starting to get tired (it was 12:30....which is a lil' past naptime,,,,) so he snuggled in my lap and wanted his paci, but really he did a great job sitting through the show.

we love elmo and all the other friends from 'the street' ;)

wordless wednesday {zoo day}

linking up this wordless post with:

love bug blog, flip flops & pearls, and then-she snapped,

project alicia, naptime momtog & tots and me

my first turkey

our thanksgiving was such a wonderful mix of food, family, and sunshine!

i made my first turkey, and thanks to my careful planning, i was able to have the meal all on the table at the same time. ;)  my mother-in-law and sister-in-law joined us for the day, and hendrix very much enjoyed playing with them both. 

hendrix learned the words 'turkey' and 'gobble-gobble' as we were trying to keep him in the loop about thanksgiving.....but he wouldn't try any of the food i made.  

apparently his taste buds are more accustomed to chicken nuggets and applesauce.  

he doesn't even know what he missed out on!

aunt kate has a birthday really close to this holiday, so it was fun to share a birthday treat with her.  hendrix really enjoyed helping her open the card and present......i am quite certain that christmas is going to be a blast with this kiddo!

the weather was gorgeous and we enjoyed a nice little walk to the park...

followed by yummy dessert! 

  

grandma had probably the biggest hit of the day though with her iPad.  hendrix really enjoyed the animal sounds app that she downloaded for him, and loved showing us all the sounds that he knows. ;)  it was so cute!

now we can start focusing on the next holiday....christmas here we come!

first baseball game

Hendrix went to his first I Cubs baseball game yesterday.  Bud and I have gone to at least one game every summer since we have met, and it was a fun tradition to continue as a family. ;)

Hendrix really enjoys people watching and he was busy taking everything in.  He got really excited when the players were on the field as well.

Of course the snacks are always one of the best parts of the game....here he was enjoying some of him aunt Hannah's frozen lemonade...

...and here he is digging in my lemonade cup for some ice. 

It was a super gorgeous day for a game, and we had seats in the shade so the temperature was very pleasant.  

It was really fun to hang out with the newlywed couple - my brother and his wife!

Okay so Hendrix is a little antsy.  He likes to be on the go, so we spent some time climbing up and down the stairs....

crawling around....

...and making some new friends.  He is such a friendly little guy.  

 

At the end of the game, they let the kids go out on the field and run the bases, and daddy really wanted to let Hendrix have that experience.  Both of them were all smiles out there!

I think Hendrix likes baseball.

I know that daddy loves it! :)