Cole's First MLB Game - Texas Rangers Vs. Chicago Cubs

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.  We sat about 10 rows from the highest point in the stadium.  We were above the foul poles.  You can see it at level in the above picture.  At first it kind of freaked me out (and I am not afraid of heights...I think it was more having a toddler so high), but I adjusted within 20 minutes and it wasn't so bad.  It's actually a really good vantage point to watch a game.

Cole did so well.  Here he is playing with his cars just as the game started.

Flirting with the ladies behind us.

We walked the ramp from our seats down to he main concourse.  He loved it!  I am not sure what this pose was.

And he's off!

Looking over at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium.

Another view from our seats.

Watching the game with Daddy.

Once we got 3/4 of a personal pizza in him it was easy sailing.  While buying the pizza it was not so easy!  And finding the pizza was near impossible, but we are glad we did!

The Rangers lost by 1 in the 10th inning.  It was a good game despite the loss. 

I took Cole down to the New Era Cap Corner and found a Rangers hat for him (he is wearing it and clapping for the Rangers).  While we were in the store he smiled at the security guard and was very friendly.  The security guard came up and gave him a used practice baseball.  It was so sweet!  I thanked him several times for being so nice.  A real played with MLB practice ball!  Awesome!

Subdued after all the excitement and pizza.

This morning he thought the mirror in the hotel room was hilarious.  I captured a few pics.  This is my favorite!  Dallas was fun, but no place I'd want to live.  Too much traffic!  It was befuddling watching Jonathan maneuver through it and I was so glad I wasn't driving!

Oklahoma City: Day 2

Cole slept great in the hotel which was just wonderful.  We went to POPS in the morning, one of our favorite places, and got two sodas.  It wasn't much fun going just me and Cole, though, especially at his age since he tried to walk out of there carrying 10 individual packs of Snackwell's cookies against his chest.

We went to lunch with my friend, Jenny, from High School, and then took Cole to the Terracon OKC office so they could all see him.  I drove him around for about an hour to sleep and then we visited our old neighbors, the Youngs.  Here he is in Lucas's front end loader.

Here's Lucas.  I can't believe how big both of their kids are.

Then we went over to the Kraus's.  Jackson was born last summer so this was our first time to see him.  He looks a lot like Tim.  I used to work with Tim at Fife Corp. and became friends with Amanda.  Jonathan and I got together with them several times when we lived in OK.  They even have the dog we got from Montana.

We told Jackson and Cole to "high five".  Since Jackson is too small for it, Cole patted his head.

The only pic I got where they are both looking.

Cole got to watch our old dog (now named Belle) play fetch.  She is really good at it and that is what the video was from yesterday.  He loved it!

Oklahoma City : Day 1

We went to OKC Monday and Tuesday of this week.  Jonathan is working there until tomorrow night, so we joined him for the first two days.  We only stayed one night overnight and it worked out pretty well.  Lisa Bialon took this shot...it is VERY nicely composed!  Cole and Blake...I cannot believe how big they are...

Four of the (at least) five children born within 3-4 months of each other from our old Sunday School class (Cole, Blake, Hayden, Lily).  Cole is the oldest in this grouping...hard to believe.  Then Hayden was born not much more than a week after Cole.  Lily was born right before we left OK for NC and Blake was born right after we left.

Corban and Karli were fixing the jeep.

Me, Lisa, and Jana.

After lunch with the girls and kiddos we tried for a nap at the Mullins and it was unsuccessful.  So, when Diana called and said she was almost home we headed over there.  It was so late in the day a nap was almost impossible, anyway, aside from me driving him all around in the car (which I did Tuesday).

Diana teaching Cole to play piano.

Me and Diana.

We had Ted's Mexican for dinner (Ted's Escondido).  Cole got a juice box and decided to squeeze it very hard.  It got in his eye and all over him.  This was his stunned expression.

The two Candices.

Candice Michelle and Cole.  We go by "Candice Michelle" and "Candice Marie" around the Wood household or it starts getting confusing.  In fact there were several times where Candice's boyfriend, Richard, was addressing her and I thought he was talking to me...it was the first time we had met him so I am not sure why I still automatically perked up at my name, but Candice and I are both not used to having another Candice around:).  Cole danced at their house.  I need to get that video up because it was pretty funny.

Guilford Courthouse

Today we went here. It was fun and nice to be out walking in the shade. Cole was very tired today so he wasn't his cheery self for the most part. He actually fell asleep in the stroller, which is rare. Bad thing is it was about 5 minutes before we got back to the car so it was a long day. The statue is of Major General Nathanael Greene. He was in charge of the troops at Guilford Courthouse and the battle thet took place where we were today weakened the British army so much that it helped make Yorktown possible (the end of the Rev War). I learned a lot since I know very little American History (or any history). This was Cole's 2nd National Park (Great Smoky Mountains was the first) and we got him a kids passport book.