Faith Family Friends, Photography!: Update 3:

(Things that have happened quite a bit since my last 'real' post, on Livia's 3rd Birthday)

• My husband won 4 tickets to a Cardinals Baseball Game ~ which just happened to be in the 5th row!!! Side note: this was only my second baseball game ever. And another side note: my husband has to be the sweetest man in the whole world! He actually invited my parents to go with us!!! And this was only their 2nd baseball game ever as well. What an experience it was ☺

One of the best sights ever!

One of the 3 of us at the beginning of the game

We got a private bar, snack, & restroom area with our seats...

And Fred-Bird was there the 1st time we went in!

The one regret I have about that day is that Livia really wanted to hug & kiss that 'Red-Bird'... And I didn't seize the opportunity when we had that one chance. I'm hoping there will be plenty of other chances for Liv to meet Fred-Bird.

The evening started out very if-y...

Cold, rainy, and misty...

And we got off on the wrong foot against the Braves...

It didn't even matter ~ we were all having fun just being there!

There was even enough to keep Liv entertained & happy:

She loved seeing Fred-Bird perform for us

And she found lots of excuses to visit our private little bar-area

And of course I was more than happy! Case in point:

☺ Hello, Mr. Pujols! ☺

Just kidding! My hubby is the one who really made me happy

That, and the fact that the Cardinals rallied from behind to beat the Braves!!!!! I don't think I could have wished for a better game ♥ And I certainly couldn't have wished for better people to have been there with.

~ My Dad & Mom, Liv, Me, & Perry ~

Mom & Dad even stayed the night there in St. Louis (actually close to where we live in St. Charles County). And the next day, we all went to:

The Magic House

Children's Museum of St. Louis

Liv had so much fun there!

♫♪♫ Music ♪♫♪

Mirrors

Places to crawl

And places to make a face (and more!)

There was a water room (that Livie just loved)

And a static ball (that Liv really didn't care for at all...)

I just loved the balloons at the entrance

And it was so cool watching my mom make bubbles & music

And speaking of bubbles...

This thing was SO cool!

Yes, I had to do it too!

And there were even more ways to make music

Nothing beats a big ole' slide, right Liv?

Except playing in a Bobcat!

This thing was really fun too

And then Liv got to play 'judge' ~ it was too cute!

Finally, we hit the outside area

Liv loved the table that was just her size

And I think the best part was that my parents were there to share the whole thing with us.

Oh, what a whirl-wind of a week this truly was!

• Within this very same week, my husband somehow got another set of tickets to the Saturday Cardinals game (against his Reds). He had originally planned on taking his brother & dad. But since neither of them could make it, he told me that I could ask my sis! And she could come!!! (Do I not have the very best husband in the whole entire world?!)

Michael had to work, but one of our very best friends from church was able to come instead. I still cannot believe what a trooper Rhona was! Did I mention that she was 9 months along with a baby?! And swelling & all, she did not complain 1 time ~ Bless her heart ♥

Here are just a few fabulous photos & memories from that day:

Laura Belle, Rhona, & Baby Noble

Aunt Laura braided Livie's hair (SO pretty!)

And Liv was such a good girl ~ she had so much fun!

♥ Some of my favorite girls ♥

I love this one during the 7th inning stretch:

Liv & Aunt Laura singing "Take me out to the Ballgame"

And Livie with the best seat in the house!

All us girls having a wonderful time

And Liv with her Daddy (getting sleepy!)

We had no clue it was going to be so nice -- or so warm

But Laura sure took great care of Livie-Bug

And Liv took care of her Aunt Laura too

This was TOO cute:
Liv wanted Laura under the umbrella with her!

And one of my fav's ~ me & the Love of my life!

It really was SUCH a great game... Even though we are a household divided. My husband is a die-hard Reds fan, and I've been a Cards fan for as long as I can remember. I guess he still had a chance of getting me to root for his team... Until we moved here right next to St. Louis! And now that he knows that he has no chance in you-know-what of converting me, this game was even more funny!

The Reds led almost the whole game... And there were some very obnoxious (and drunk) Reds fans a couple of rows behind us. It wouldn't have been so bad, except for their, um, colorful language. I had to include the pic below simply because it reminds me of how HAPPY I was when they finally left!

[ugh... Reds fans.] Bottoms up, eh buddy?

Can I just say how utterly tickled I was when the Cardinals began to pull ahead, and it became perfectly obvious that the Reds were going to loose?! Yes, that's why our colorful Reds fans finally left the game.

And my poor husband...

Well, he was ashamed to even show his face
by the end of the game!

It was so great to see my Cards win ~ 6 to 3!

The crowd was certainly up on its feet at the end ☺

Then we got just a few pics in front of that beautiful green field:

I love this one [Noble's 1st Baseball Game]

Rhona & Baby Noble

~ Laura & Rhona ♥ Besties ~

~ Our happy little family ~

Me, Perry, Liv, & Laura Belle

And our whole group!

Before we left, we visited the gift shop.

Liv was clinging to her Aunt Laura, and this was TOO funny:

Laura sat Livia down & told her she was 'On Sale'; Liv loved it!

She was still giggling about it after we left the shop!

We got one last pic of all us girls before we left

And just when I thought the excitement was over for the day...

We had just gotten out to our cars, when the gentleman in the truck behind us struck up a conversation with Liv. Livia gave him one of her lolly-pops, and in return he gave Livie an actual game ball! Turns out that the man works for the Cardinals (in or near the outfield) and snagged a foul ball towards the end of the game. I guess Liv just won his heart!