America's Past Time

Today, we celebrated Labor Day by partaking in America's favorite past time for the second time this season (but is it really the country's favorite so much anymore?) Anyhow, we had gotten some gift certificates from Aunt Anh Thu and Uncle Rick so we had bought tickets to this afternoon's game thinking it would be a nice way to spend the holiday. The game started at 1pm, but we had decided to head to the game after his nap whenever that was. We figured that we wouldn't last the entire game anyway so why not show up late and try to stay until the end. We ended up getting the park around 2pm--right around the fourth inning.

Well, as we walked into the ballpark, we noticed quite a bit of dogs. It was Dog Day there at the park. It was so cool. They had roped off a large area where people could watch the game with their dogs (the area is usually standing room only anyhow). But there were so many dogs! And everyone was really friendly (pets and owners) and were so nice about letting other people play and pet their dog, including our little dog lover.

We finally head to our seats, which end up being pretty nice. We were six rows up in right field. Daddy called it prime seating for catching a ball; and apparently so because a woman behind us caught a ball!! But anyway, Andrew stayed seated for a bit, but I think he knows there is much more going on elsewhere. Daddy took him for a walk and then Mommy did (Mommy's walk included an ice cream purchase). But then Andrew was antsy again, so the three of us took a walk because Andrew wanted both of us to go. We ended up by the dogs again and watched some more of the game there. Then, we walked back around the park so we could catch a glimpse of the train if the Stros could hold onto the win. Luckily, they did; and Andrew got to see the train go once more.

Later that evening, we met Auntie Belinda, Uncle Steven, and Evan out at Memorial Park so the boys could run around a bit and play. Following Evan's lead, Andrew even got on the swing for a bit and seemed to like it more than before. He even laughed at Daddy while swinging. But in usual fashion, he wanted out soon enough. It was a great way to end a wonderful day.

It was really, really nice having an extra day of the weekend with Daddy. We had such a wonderful and fun family day. I so love our family time! Thanks again to Aunt Anh Thu and Uncle Rick (as well as Cara, Emma, and Brennan) for the gift certificates!