Take me out to the ball game!

We took the boys to their first baseball game tonight.  What a blast!  We were given the tickets and were able to sit right next to the Raptors dugout!  AJ thought the guys hitting the ball into the net was great!  He would laugh REALLY loud when the players struck out.  Which was fine when the Brewers were up but not so great when the Raptors were on the plate. :)  He gave the players high fives as they came back from an inning.  The players gave him candy and even gave him a ball. One of the players came over and warned us to really watch out for foul balls when a lefty was up.  We said we would and did, but didn't think much about it.  But after a ball came zinging over and almost hit a lady sitting 10 feet away from us we were MUCH MORE diligent! Those foul balls are FAST!  The guy that caught that ball gave it to Griff so both boys got baseballs at their first game!  It was a GREAT family outing, one we will definitely do again! The Raptors won 7-3!

Raptor's Game Part 2

Pictures from the game!

Toad's

We bought a family pass for some activities at Toad's so we decided to take the kids miniature golfing.  AJ thought he was the next Jack Nicklaus!  He had a great time, Griff loved throwing the golf ball more than hitting it, but he also loved retrieving it from the hole.  AJ was a little upset when he couldn't find his ball after the last hole.  He told the lady at the counter at the last ball all of the balls disappeared!

 

Kurt has been wanting to go on the go-carts for a LONG time. AJ calls it the go-go carts. Well, he finally got his chance. I thought it was pretty funny he was there in line with all the teenagers. Griff had fun watching it all; each time Dad and AJ came around he would clap. It was a fun family outing!

Opa fell down the stairs!

I had just put Griff to bed and when I walked out of his room, AJ came running up to me saying loudly, "Opa fell down the stairs and there's blood!"  I immediately went downstairs to find John had fallen down the stairs and had cut his face.  Kurt was telling him he thought he needed stitches and John was telling him he could just put some tape on it.  When I saw the cuts I thought they needed stitches too, but I thought of a way to get a "second" opinion.  I told him we had a neighbor that was a doctor, I wasn't sure what kind of doctor he was, but I knew he had stitched up another neighbor.  I asked if he would accept His opinion if he needed stitches or not, he agreed he would.  I then placed the call.  Our wonderful neighbor came down to our house less than 5 minutes later.  He agreed John's face needed stitches and thought he probably needed them in two different spots on his face.  He said he could take John over to his office and get it done so we wouldn't need to go to the emergency room.  I told him that was not necessary, I didn't call him to actually stitch him up I called for an opinion whether or not stitches were needed.  He said it wouldn't be a problem  and it would save at least 3-4 hours waiting in the emergency room.  I then decided to ask him what kind of doctor he was...get this...he is a maxillofacial surgeon!  I started to giggle.  I had NO idea I had called a face surgeon to look at my father-in-law's cuts on his face!  We all readily agreed that going to his office was the best idea!  All is well now.  Opa is healing great.  It's so nice to live in a neighborhood you feel comfortable enough calling a neighbor for help.  It's a blessing to have neighbors who are willing to help too!

Fair better than fair!

We had a great time at the fair this year!  Griff LOVED feeding the animals, he kept getting more and more food so he could do it again and again.  AJ LOVED the rides.  This is the first year he went on any rides and had a grand time.  He also loved going down the big slides.  Great time had by all!

We went to the fair two nights in a row, and I told Kurt I wanted to get a funnel cake, but each time the lines were horrendous so we didn't do it.  On the last night of the fair as I was getting the kids ready for bed, I couldn't find Kurt.  He had gone back to the fair for a third time and waited in line to get me a funnel cake.  I LOVE my husband!

Facebook

I officially joined Facebook.  I know, I know it has been a long time coming!  But I did it!  It is kind of funny because I didn't realize it automatically gets everyone from your email address book so I invited lot's of people to be my friend. (Insurance guy, realtor,:))  I have also reconnected with some old friends, it has been quite fun.  Although I find myself wanting to spend time on my blog rather than Facebook posts, because I look at this as more of a family history.  But it has been fun to follow friends and family members!

AJ & a fan?

I had many errands to run and at one of them AJ was given a Lightening McQueen foam fan.  I thought it was pretty cute so I let him hold it while we went to our next stop.  Low and behold the fan was actually a pen!  This is what I found when I went to get AJ out of the car.