game night

none of the kids were in the mood to have their picture taken.  madelyn was being silly about it and this was the only one i was able to get. and it was mere seconds before she turned away and hid her face - again.

we had gone to dinner at the hospital (they had hamburgers and hot dogs with sides for employees) before the game.  then we went over for the akron aeros game!  they were playing the "flying squirrels" of richmond.  madelyn and mason had been to a game with daddy before, but this was my first aeros game and maddux' first baseball game ever! 

the game was also a pediatric cancer survivors night so they all came on the field and released balloons.  it was very pretty, but our kids were really sad to see them all flying away.

somehow madelyn has come home with a ball from just about every baseball game she can remember attending.  and now she expects it.  there were lots of tears after almost every single play because she didn't get a ball.  we had lots of discussion about selfishness and that you can't have everything.  after a few more plays the crying stopped.

before the game, begging for balls

madelyn's favorite pitcher - the one with the barbie backpack

mason and i snuggling as it got later

on our way out we stopped to see the balloon artist.  and we went just in time because the line behind us got crazy long!  the balloons were free too!

madelyn and mason could not take their eyes off the balloon twisting

madelyn's special butterfly - again she knew just what she wanted

mason got a fishing pole and fish - so cute but difficult for him to keep from dragging on the ground.  it made it home without popping.

i love going to the ball park and the kids had a great time too!  i feel so lucky to live this close to a minor league team and still have the indians about a half hour away in cleveland.  love.