The Ball Game

Peter got box seats to the Redbirds game on Thursday night through work. Initially, we didn't know whether spouses could attend so we didn't arrange for a sitter. When we heard spouses could go we decided to forgo the sitter and take Cole to the game. It was her first baseball game and she loved it! It certainly didn't hurt that we were in a box so she could roam or that there was a boy her exact age also with our group she could play with. She got a bit of a hotdog with some ketchup as a second dinner which seemed appropriate.

As we were leaving, Cole found the in ground speakers. Upon the discovery, she paused then decided to dance. To our amusement and the amusement of a handful passing strangers, she bounced to a few songs before we headed home. It didn't hurt the music was both catchy and familiar.

Photography for Friends

One of the benefits of owning a decent camera and being a hobbyist photographer is that, on occasion, friends will invite me along to snap pictures of significant events in their lives. Last Sunday I was honored to take pictures of Will's baptism at a gorgeous church less than a mile from our house. Will is the first grandchild on both sides of his family so everyone showed for the event. He was such a pro!

Last weekend I also snapped some family pictures for my dear friend and neighbor who just welcomed her third baby girl.  If you can believe it, the wee babe is just nine days old in these pictures. Doesn't that sweet girl just looks like she belongs?!

Photodump

As has become our norm when visiting Baltimore, time that wasn't allocated to other activities was spent hanging with family around my folks houses.  After our lunch with Ali, Peter and I decided we need to take a break from restaurants for a bit. Cole is just not in a place where sitting still for a meal at a restaurant is an option. Of course, we'll revisit going out to eat with time, but for now we'll work on manners at our dining room table. So with no more outings on our agenda we spent our final days in Maryland just hanging around, lounging by the baby pool, and exploring the gardens.

 Our little girl may be the queen of sass.

As grandparents often do, every time we go to visit she is welcomed with a few new toys. Like a ride along car or wheelbarrow.

Following our trip to Maryland, my dad came back with us to Memphis. He comes to visit every few months (as I wrote about here and here) and his trip was planned before we decided to take a week long trip North. Coincidentally, we were on the same flight back to Memphis.

We went to playground but it was a tad warm so we spent most of the time in the shade snacking.

We also made our way to the zoo, where Cole was quick to show her PopPop the sea lion and her new love of the fountains.

Our trip and visitor were so much fun, though it made for a very busy ten days. We're going to stay local for awhile before we make our way to the beach in late summer.