Day 7

Saturday morning, after my run, two Chinooks interns came over to watch the kids so Eddy and I could drive around some neighborhoods, to try to get a sense of where we might want to live. We got some good ideas and it helped me more to visualize our future.

Piper wore one of her new "running outfits" she got from Lindsey and Paul. So sassy!


Concordia offered to put us up in a hotel for a night, so the kids could swim and have a fun time. We decided to take them up on their offer! We ran into a couple of things that slowed us down, but eventually the kids and I got to the hotel. We barely got into the room and they were yelling for their suits!

My swimmer!


Handstands!!


Floating with water wings!


The plan was to swim and then head to the game for the last half. But when I asked the kids of they wanted to keep swimming or go to the game, Isaac instantly said he wanted to swim. Ok then! We ended up eating a late dinner in the hotel restaurant and then swam AGAIN.

Eddy got to the hotel late that night. In the morning, we said happy Father's Day, and swam again.


I had sent Eddy videos of Isaac swimming, but it was fun for him to see Isaac swim in person.

Isaac had gotten a specially made Chinooks bat boy jersey, which he absolutely loved. Eddy decided that Isaac could go to the field with him when he left for the pre-game stuff. And when Piper and I got there a few hours later, Eddy said Isaac could stay in the dugout during the game.


I was nervous. For a lot of reasons. But he was quiet, paid attention, and wore a helmet the whole time. His job was to bring the ump balls whenever he called for more. There was another (older) bat boy who would get the balls and bats (very glad Isaac wasn't doing that). Eddy gets interviewed during the "manager's minute" after the second inning, that is played on the scoreboard (and the Internet)...and Isaac got to be interviewed too! It was pretty cool. He ended up staying in the dugout until the 6th inning. Eddy was very impressed how well he did. He even got to stand with Eddy during the anthem (the first kid on the left)!


And my kiddo, doing his job!


The promotion of the night was that they have the first 1000 fans an umbrella, which the kids tried to use for shade.


And I let them get an ice cream treat.





Happy Father's Day to a great Dad!!