Baseball, Buffet and Balloons

... or really sky lanterns. Think Tangled.

We had a lot of fun at the baseball game. We sat in the all-you-can-eat section and met some of the clerks/judges that work in Ross's building at the game. There were lots of things to eat -- hot dogs, chicken sandwiches, peanuts, popcorn, nachos, drinks -- and since you could come and go however much you pleased, it caused lots of movement from fellow baseball watchers throughout the game. But as we all know baseball is pretty slow. Allen went to the "bathroom" plenty of times really admitting that he was bored and wanted to walk around. Abby complained of boredom a few times (I would hand her a book, candy) and as it was getting dark she said she was tired and wanted to go to bed. Ross and I laughed -- how many kids beg to go to bed? My kids are really good sleepers.

Here is us at the game.
Our tickets were not together, but we managed to sit near each other a few rows up from our original seats.

Luckily where we sat was not in the sun.
It was plenty hot and humid outside so everyone was sweating anyway.

These sky lanterns have a story. My sister Amy had them at their wedding reception at the end but we missed it. I was bummed. Well, Ross ordered a box without my knowledge and the "mystery box" has been sitting in our closet for months. When I asked him about it, he said we could do them on a holiday at night. He thought last night after the game would work, so we pulled out the box and opened it. I was surprised. Ross is sweet, knowing it would make me happy. He was right. We lit three of them. They are more to do in the future.

These sky lanterns are like mini hot air balloons.
You light the bottom part and let it fill up with hot air for a minute or two.
Then it lifts right up.
And as it floats away you hope it doesn't get caught in your neighbor's tree.
When Catherine left she said she would look for the lanterns in the sky on her way home.


 I love these two pictures. They were taken on Thursday. Everyday when Ross gets home from work he asks the kids if they want to check the mailbox with him. Here are Jane and Emma helping him get the mail. Sometimes he'll hand them an ad or something to "give Mommy" and they will. It's really cute.