Saturday was Will's birthday, as you know, and we were able to get tickets to a Twins game for that evening. First, we had to have Will's birthday pie. He was able to blow out both candles on the first try! Kinda took us by surprise.
Katie was in a funk for part of the day. I think she was having a hard time with Will having the spotlight for the day, so I suggested that if we make a sign for her to take to the baseball game, it might land her on TV. (Note to self: Don't make a promise of being on TV to a 5 year old.) We watched a tape of the game and Katie was no where to be seen - but she also realized lots of other people who had signs were left out too. There's always next time.
"Bert" is the TV announcer for the Twins. Lots of people bring signs that say "Circle Me Bert" in hopes of getting on TV and being circled.
The game was good - we had great seats. And we had a lot of patient, forgiving people sitting by us, which always helps. Will must have kicked the people in front of us half a dozen times, he coughed on them, sneezed on them, threw a bottle at them and poked them with Katie's sign. They were very nice and insisted that they understood.
We stayed til the end of the game, which was a good thing because the last half inning was the most exciting of the whole game! But in the end, the Twins lost 8-7.
Seriously - what's more American than splitting a hot dog with your dad at a baseball game?
P.S. - Also, Katie had an appointment on Monday with a pediatric optometrist. At a recent check up it was noted that Katie's right eye was a bit off center and wouldn't turn in when she was trying to focus on something close up. (Like crossing your eyes) The condition is called Convergence Deficiency and she now has eye exercises to do everyday. When she focuses on something far away, her alignment is great - if it wasn't, we would have to do glasses, but for now the exercises are all that is needed. She goes back in a couple months to see if it's any better. It isn't serious, but could cause problems when she starts to read more.
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I love the pictures of Will and John sharing the hot dog... that is so sweet! I am so glad to hear that he had a good birthday. We caught a bit of the game with Noah and I told him that you guys were there, and then he said he saw you... consider the source, but it may cheer Katie up.
Love, Jamie
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