Take Me Out to the Ball Game

This morning, I went for a jog in the nice summer-quickly-turning-to-fall air - not too hot but not too cold. It was beautiful outside. Shawn & I tried to measure with our odometer on our car how far the jog is, but it's hard to do because it's literally a trail behind our house. So, we thought that taking one road would make up for taking another, etc. But, according to the odometer, the run I take is 3.5 miles if I don't take the loop around the park...I'm sure that's not accurate because I'm usually done within 30 minutes. So, I'm still not sure how far I'm going. But, I know my heart rate is up for 30 minutes and that's all that matters most mornings.

After having a bit of a lazy morning, we decided to take the kids out to lunch at Fiorentino's by the airport since they just opened outdoor dining called "the Flight Deck." They had amazingly cheap lunch specials (which surprised me!) and the seats couldn't have been more perfect for watching airplanes fly in and out, which there were a ton today! There was also a tractor there, and both boys were in heaven.

While the kids napped, Shawn mowed the lawn and I laid out on the lawn chair hoping to get a little sunshine - or really, hoping to get a little tan - since we've not seen much sun this summer. It seemed like all we had was rain, rain and more rain! I really should have been weeding, but relaxing for an hour felt wonderful before heading inside to finish up some last minute school items.

Then when the boys woke up, we took them to their first ever ball game (where all these photos are from). We headed to the Lancaster Barnstormers, where the kids were free and our lawn seats were only $6 and included a free t-shirt. They were also playing a double-header, which we only stayed for the first game. Joshua wasn't sure about all the noise at first, but once he saw the baseball players he was thrilled. First stop was ice cream for the boys so we could sit for a little and enjoy the game. Caleb, especially, loved the treat. After they were done, we watched a little longer before Joshua begged to go into the playground area. Unfortunately, there were a TON of kids there and Caleb wasn't able to climb like he would have liked.

So, we stayed for awhile there and then decided to try our luck on the lawn. Bummer - the grassy area was a steep straight up and down cliff. Now, I'm sure that's on purpose so that you can pack folks in there and everyone can see (like stadium seating). But, for our little one-year-old explorer, that just meant he wanted to roam and would fall and roll if we let him. We decided after trying to keep him entertained sitting for a little while that this was probably good enough for our first attempt at the ball game. Joshua was great at watching, and we even saw the mascot Cylo for a little bit. So, we may try again next year when Caleb's a little older. It was a fun night out as a family!