Weekend with Daisy

This weekend it was Ruby's turn to bring home the class "pet"-- Daisy the Dog. I haven't seen her that excited since she met Cinderella at Disney World! As soon as we got home she wanted to show Daisy our fenced in backyard. They dug in the sandbox, soared on the swings, sailed down the slide, and...

hid in the playhouse...

Daisy was a very good dog and David just loved her...

On Friday we went out to Jason's parents to celebrate "Grammie"'s birthday. It was a great chance for the kids to play with their cousins Nadia and Veronika as well, who were visiting from Illinois. We had dinner and the kids got golf cart rides and drove the Gater...

On Saturday morning we parked our car in front of St. Peter's and walked down to Washington Street. We had such gorgeous weather! Daisy enjoyed seeing some of Columbus' well-known architecture along the way (such as this piece in front of the library which Ruby calls the Dinosaur)...

We found a great spot along the parade route and settled in to watch the show. Bands, old cars, floats, lots of candy, and one balloon-- it was a great parade. I especially loved watching Ruby imitate the trombone players...

After the parade we walked to the Expo for some lunch. Eli and Ruby enjoyed "Mexican" (a walking taco and nachos). Jason and I enjoyed "Vietnamese" shish kabobs, rice, and egg rolls...

Before we left, the kiddos enjoyed a couple slides and a jump in the bounce house...

Daisy was sad to go, but it was definately time for a rest after all that fun...

On Sunday, Ruby finally got the chance to play dress up with Daisy before church. Ruby wore her Belle dress while Daisy got to wear a pink hat, a silver choaker, and purple Fancy Nancy sunglasses. By Monday morning Ruby was very sad to see Daisy go back to school!