Summer Catch Up

Our summer has been filled with lots of small activities, mainly outdoor. Andrew wants to be outside any chance he gets, needless to say I and himself have some pretty good tan lines.

First Baseball Game

Towards the end of June I was able to get free tickets to a minor league baseball game. Since it was free I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to take Andrew to see how he did; if he hated it we would only be out the cost of parking. It ended up being an extremely hot day with heat indexes approaching 100. By the time the game started it was still in the mid 90s but we decided to go. Andrew loved it, especially the free baseballs they were handing out that night...

Don't even think about taking this from me.

The above pictures are not smiles nor daddy hugs. They are "Daddy Protect Me!" We knew that Andrew was not a fan of people dressed in costumes and this was confirmed that night when the team mascot (a big bear) came walking up the steps next to us. Andrew was terrified and cried for a while, never taking his eyes off of the bear.

 Chilling with Daddy's sunglasses, that he broke later that night.

 

Summer Celebration Firsts

Our town has a celebration every July that runs from Thursday to Sunday. This year Andrew got to experience some firsts during this time (many containing sugar). We took him to the parade last year, but at only about 7 months old he didn't fully grasp it. This year he was in awe most of the time.

           Went for the high seat to watch           Enjoying an ice pop that was tossed to
            the start of the parade.                              him during the parade.

Sitting with Aunt Nichole watching everything go by

and enjoying his sucker (more sugar!)

 

Saturday evening during the summer celebration there is a Christian concert called Soak Up the Son, which contains area church bands. It is always a great time hanging out with friends and enjoying great music. This year we had it easy as Todd wasn't helping to run sound for the event. Andrew enjoyed the music but I think his favorite part was the popcorn (provided by the movie theater - always a favorite of mine too) and the lemonade (provided by a local grocery store).

  
It was a great weekend filled with great fellowship with friends and family. God blessed us with great weather, even a little cool (yes Andrew is wearing a sweatshirt in the middle of July), low 70s causes goosebumps when you are used to upper 80s or low 90s. I always look forward to this weekend every summer and I have a feeling Andrew will too.