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Yo Gabba Gabba Live 2011 – The After Party

Our only regret from the first Yo Gabba Gabba show was that we didn’t get a chance to take the kids into the meet or greet because we didn’t buy the VIP package. We wouldn’t make the same mistake again and splurged a bit more than we should have but to see the kids around the characters. Ella’s eyes especially just lit up when she saw her favorite characters right in front of her and it made it all worth it.

The only thing that kinda stuck for us was Leslie Hall and DJ Lance read a book to the kids and while they were reading a couple of the characters snuck out the door to not return before we could get our picture. It broke my heart watching Ella asking “Where is Foofa? I want to hug Foofa.”

Anyways here are some pictures back stage after the show.

From Yo Gabba Gabba Live 2011 The After Party

Yo Gabba Gabba Live 2011 – The Party

I’ve been to several concerts in my life but Yo Gabba Gabba is honestly one of the best put on shows for both kids and parents. April and I had as much of a blast as the kids did as we rocked out to the music of the Gabba Gang, I Fight Dragons, who were the special music guest, and the beat box and djing of Biz Markie. The Dancey Dance special guest was Butler’s mascot Blue and Butler’s basketball forward, Khyle Marshall. Everyone had a blast at the show. Ella enjoyed the show so much that she was in tears and crying when it time for the Gabba Gang to say good-bye.

Check out some of the pictures of the Party and make sure to see the short clip of Biz’s Beat of the Day.

From Yo Gabba Gabba Live 2011 The Party

Yo Gabba Gabba Live 2011 – Before the Party

On Sunday we headed down to Indianapolis for the Yo Gabba Gabba Live! Show at Butler University. Ella has been excited for weeks and Ean only started getting hyped as we began to drive down there. As we entered the theater and the kids saw the stage and all of the signs, they started ramping up their energy.

Other than work issues arising as we arrived in Indy, it was an uneventful drive down there other than a bunch of singing.

From Yo Gabba Gabba Live 2011 Before The Party

Happy Halloween from the 4 McIntosh Apples

We wanted to wish you happy and safe Halloween.

We actually did our visiting and trick or treating on Friday and Saturday night. Since we are trying to keep the kids on a schedule, we wanted to stay home after 8.

To see the rest of our holiday, including the decoration of our pumpkins, click the album below:

Halloween 2010

Family Photos

Today was family photo day. We dressed in our finest clothes and headed off to the photo studio. We crossed our fingers in hope the kids would smile their best.

Below you will see some of the results.

To see some additional pictures, click on the image below for the album picassa page.

2010 Family Pictures

Red’s Game

It has been a busy summer for us so far. Lot’s of activity and things that we are fortunate to have a chance to do. My work had a raffle for a new program being started and the bank that is in my warehouse donated some Cincinnati Reds tickets. One of the supervisors won the tickets was unable to go so I bought the tickets off of her for $10. Not a bad price considering that the parking alone was $15 if we would have paid.

Other than it being really hot, the day was filled with fun and enjoyment and we are glad we had a chance to go. Ean just finishing up T-ball for his first was interested for awhile and really enjoyed that peanuts. I don’t think the folks sitting around us enjoyed Ean enjoying the peanuts though.

Here are some photos of the day and a short video clip that I took on our little camera.

From Reds Games

Build a UFO at Lowes

We took the kids to Lowes this morning and I forgot the camera so I had to use my phone for all of the pictures.

Ean was really into his project including putting on his apron and eye protection. Ella on the other hand didn’t want anything to do with the protection gear.

The kids project turned out very nicely and they are both enjoying playing with their new UFOs.

Next project is August 14th and it will be a bug box that Ean says he has to be there.

McIntosh Kids Day 2010

In case you weren’t aware of what McIntosh Kid’s Day is, it is a family holiday that we created based on a comment by Ean after Father’s day was over a few years ago. We celebrated Mother’s Day, then Father’s day and then in his sweetest voice, Ean asked “When is it Kid’s day?”

So began our family’s tradition of Kids Day. This was our 3rd one even if it was a few weeks later than normal. Vacation and other conflicting schedules pushed the date back this year.

This year we had a picnic at the Markle Park and then we went swimming at the Markle Pool (really a private lake). It took awhile, but we got Ean to finally decide to go down the water slide and he loved it.

From Kids Day 2010

Zoo Day

We’ve been pretty busy this summer with T-ball, swimming and the like that we haven’t made it to the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo as much as we would have liked. We did make it to the zoo about a month ago. This was the first time that Ella wanted to ride a pony and she had a good time.

It was also the first time that we let Ella run around without her stroller and it was the first time that truly enjoyed being at the Zoo.

From Zoo Day

To see the full set of pictures, head to the photo album below.

Zoo Day

Summer Vacation 2010

After a long drive home on Friday, we are back after our summer vacation in Big Canoe, Georgia. We met with the Florida family members in the resort and had several days of swimming, boating, and eating plenty of food.

The place that we stayed in was a tree topper cabin that was just right for us in size. We enjoyed the scenery, the animals (we saw plenty of wild deer and a variety of birds), and time with each other. The resort was really nice, if not a bit expensive – $6 per person per day worth of swimming and almost everything you could do you pay for.