Another BIG weekend!!!

Raychel was in her very first parade! It was the children's parade at Piotique in Clay Center!

Okay...you can't see her...BUT...she is in the back of the wagon (right below me) sitting in her bumbo (the purple chair that helps her sit upright) and dressed up as a lady bug! In front of her, in the wagon, is Lainie (cousin). Lainie is also dressed up as a lady bug! Katie (cousin) decorated the wagon and is pulling them down the street! Directly in front of me is a girl in a funny, purple hat! That is Maggie (cousin) riding her bike in the parade! It was lots of fun! Raychel had sooo much fun, she was asleep by the end of the 2 block parade! LOL But, she was CUTE!! =)

Mommy has some video of the parade to add later!

We were able to get together with some friends and their child, Audrey, who is 6 months old! Kevin and Tammy came to Piotique from Manhattan. Kevin and Derek met last year in Engineering classes at KSU. They are sooooo alike!!

We went to the festival, the children's parade, the car show, BBQ'd at home, and came back for the BIG parade. It was a little warm but lots of fun!

Check out some (OKAY TONS) of pictures from our day!

Kevin and Derek checking out the cars after the children's parade. Raychel was still sleeping! =) Even after we changed her clothes!

After she woke up, we got to drive a 1910 Ford Model T! We put her in the seat and then the owner came over and asked if we all wanted to get in! Derek couldn't fit in the driver's seat (long legs he says) so I got to drive! The owner took our picture. We were bummed that the sun got in the way, but we are hoping that Aunt Linda can work her magic in Photo Shop and fix it for us!!
We discovered a swing in the local park that Raychel can swing in now! She really was all smiles, they just disappear when Mommy puts a camera in front of her! I guess she isn't going to grow up and be a model...wheewwww.. ;) Audrey and Raychel enjoyed swinging together in the park!! =)

Before leaving the park we had to get pictures of the Daddies and their little girls and, of course, the family picture from the car show! =) I think there will be a lot of these in our future!

Raychel and Audrey were playing at the house. See, Raychel is getting stronger EVERY day! Audrey is crawling around and Raychel (the white blob at the bottom of the pic.) was facinated with her movements! We decided that they needed to get together more often, so Raychel could learn from Audrey!

If it looks like Raychel is longer, it is because she is! Raychel takes after her Daddy (not her shorter Mommy) and Audrey is like her parents (just not as tall as Derek)! LOL But, you have to love those cheeks!! Those rival some Sleichter grandkid cheeks and they are just sooo cute! =)