Big E

Last weekend Mattingly and I went to the Big E with Mark's cousin Tracy and her fiancee Oneal. What a day. We sat in traffic forever and my car reached 113 degrees! Then we arrived and it was so hot and packed! Mattingly enjoyed the Barnum and Bailey Circus Museum and that's probably about it. He didn't eat anything and we didn't stop to see the animals b/c it was packed. Oh we did see the sheep which he liked. He was afraid of the cows and he didn't go on any rides. I think we'll have to wait until he's a little bit older and has somebody to go with on rides to go to the Big E again b/c that fair is a Big P(ain)!

Ice cream in Essex

Spur of the moment today we called grandma and papa D to go out for ice cream and take a walk since it was another gorgeous day. Mattingly had fun running down the sidewalk saying hi to people and seeing all the dogs, as well as having grandpa hide behind things and scare him.

Rock Cats Game

One of the players, Mark.

I decided since it was such a beautiful day out yesterday why not go sit at a baseball game. It was one of the last Rock Cat's games so Mattingly and I headed out. We walked around and then sat down for the entire game! (with a short recess to get an ice cream) Mattingly had a great time. He cheered for the Twins and the Yankees and A Rod. He would tell me to look at the guy hitting and say oh miss it if the batter missed or an outfielder missed. He'd clap with everyone else and watched intently as a guy tried stealing and got a little upset when called out. After the game we stood in line so he could run the bases. He was extra excited to do that until he ran in to one of the mascots, he turned and headed back the other way!

1st glove

Mark decided to take Mattingly to buy his first baseball glove on Friday night. What a treat for the 3 of us. They spent time together and I got to stay home alone for a little while. He has a lot of fun playing catch when daddy gets home from work. We're working on keeping the glove on while retrieving the ball.

Relaxing by the pool

We went to Kate's house yesterday to play in the pool. It was such a beautiful day out! The pool was chilly but Mattingly forced some of us to stay in so he could play "catch" with us. Kate's dad even jumped in for a little bit to play. Then her brother came home and stood outside the pool to catch the ball and play with Mattingly. (I just saw that I never posted this; it was in my drafts)

Baseball

has become a nightly routine. Mattingly gets his bat, ball and glove and says "baseball". He decides who does what and switches it up during the game too. He does very well hitting the ball when thrown strikes. We still have to work on catching and we have a find a glove for a lefty.

New bedroom set

Mattingly's bedroom set came in!!! We got the call just before we left for Sesame Place and picked it up the day we returned. It took a few nights for him to adjust but now he's in there sleeping thru the night again. =) (I still need to do a little decorating)