I'm not usually a summer person. I like the mild seasons like Fall and Spring. I have to admit, though, that I have welcomed the last few days of sunshine and temperatures in the upper 80's.
This past Sunday we filled up the baby pool and slathered on sunscreen for some outdoor fun.
Around 6:30 that night, Ben asked if he could get back in the pool. Usually at 6:30pm on on school night, we are headed full speed without brakes into our evening. Dinner, bath for Tiny, shower for Ben, bottle for Tiny, bed for Tiny by 7:00 or 7:30, bed for Ben by 8:00 or 8:30. BUT, this is the last week of school for Ben and I KNOW they aren't doing a darn thing. On Monday and Tuesday of this week at school, Ben has watched Shark Tale, Dumbo and Little House on the Prairie, he's had a popcorn party and ice cream party. When asked what else they did at school, he tells me they had "free time". hmmm
So I told Ben he could get back in the pool. Oliver, who was bathed and dressed for bed (yes, he can still wear his Christmas jammies) was not at ALL happy about this.
Monday night, Rodney (one of Wade's parts reps) gave us tickets to the Naturals baseball game.
These games are so much fun! If you haven't been to one, you MUST go. It's a great ballpark and there's lots of entertainment!
We were going to be in the stands this time, so Oliver stayed at home with Auntie Erin.
Ben spotted the misters first thing.
Rodney is just a super guy. So nice!
When we got there, Rodney handed Wade thirty ball park bucks.
Those pay for anything and everything at the ballpark.
SWEET!
Our menu that evening was hot dogs, cotton candy, regular candy, nachos (w/jalapenos of course), ice cream, Dr. Pepper and ice cold beer.
Well, Rodney just kept handing Wade ball park bucks. We'd spend some and then, BLAM, they would be replaced.
By the 9th inning, we had $50 in unspent ball park bucks. Ben wanted some more cotton candy and I said "YOU'RE OUTTA THERE"! That was my baseball equivalent to "no, b/c I don't want you to vomit in the car".
The bucks are only good for that game so.....Ben and I hit the gift shop.
In the gift shop they sell all things Naturals, including baseball bats that the players have used in previous games. Well, Ben thought that was the coolest thing EVER, so he picked out a bat and a baseball cap and we used our ball park bucks to pay for them. Pretty slick!
Yep, this is the kind of summer that I can handle!
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