It was a perfect evening tonight, so I took James and Luke out for a walk. James was a big help … and I noticed that Luke is getting shockingly cute. Nice walk.
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Category: out and about
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Family Outing
We had a nice family outing to a nearby park for some free outdoor music and some food truck supper. Fun time. Sad that we’ve had this opportunity every summer Tuesday for 8 years, but this was the first time we’ve ever gone. Must be Luke’s influence.
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Highland Preview
James and I spent a bit of time at his future school today, enjoying some ice cream and playground time on a hot and sweaty 88° day. We haven’t actually told James that he’s about to switch schools, but I think today gave him a good experience all in all. The only real negative is that the place is a bit old and the toilets are especially loud when they flush – when they auto-flushed while James was midstream … well, let’s just say his aim was a bit off. Next time he went hands free so he could cover both ears. That’s my boy.
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James Lives in Wisconsin
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Baseball
Making good on a commitment, Dad and I took James to the “baseball stadium” to see the Brewers play. We arrived late and left early … but got to see Bernie Brewer go down his slide, saw some fireworks and even racing sausages. Add in several snacks and some priceless three-generation Flood quality time, and you’ve got yourself a mighty fine Wednesday afternoon. Oh, and we sat in the shade, so there were no sunburns.
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Ice Cream
Pregnant? 3 years old? Long weekend? How many more reasons do you need for ice cream?
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Bike Races
We’ve been lucky to have the Tour of America’s Dairyland bike series visit us again this year. James and I have watched two races so far. James sure gets excited to see the pros racing by at 30+ mph.
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Tito Steve
Hanging out with Tito Steve and Mikey at Michele’s birthday party.
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Admirals Beat the Wolves 4-1
Yesterday, James and I attended our first Admirals game of the season, his first game as a 2-year old. He loved it. We had a lot of fun.
Based on the number of times James has mentioned these things, I’m guessing that these were the highlights:
- Roscoe (the mascot)
- Roscoe giving high 5s (we didn’t get one)
- the blimp and the papers it was dropping (we didn’t get one)
- the pirate ship
- the Zambonies
- the goalies
- when the big guys fell down
- when #2 broke his stick
- the business card that the ticketing manager gave us
- the water fountains
I knew that James was really into the game when I offered him some snacks and he said no. I think his exact words were, “I don’t want snacks, Daddy. I’m watching hockey.” Looking forward to the next game.
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A Great Weekend
We had a great weekend together. How could we not? Perfect weather … a birthday party with balloons and cake, a morning of apple picking and pony rides, an evening of laundry hijinks and then wrap it all up with a few minutes on a swing and a bowl of ice cream. Perfection.
