June 18th

We all have those days where we just sit around waiting for things to happen, those days where there is an event maybe in the morning or maybe the evening, and the days where 3 weeks worth of events all land on the one day. June 18th was one of those days when everything landed on one day and I decided to do them all.

 It got up to about 100 degrees and so I knew that if we were to do any sort of non water activities we needed to get an early start. We started off the morning by a run, missed playgroup and met some friends at the Tracy Aviary (thank you Pass of all Passes!). Kelsey actually had a really fun time at the Aviary. She may have watched the kids running around more than the birds, but even so it was a wonderful hour and half spent. We had a great time and there were misters to help with the heat, but when I took Kelsey through the misters she started crying. She seriously hates water! One sad note, I snagged my favorite shorts on a fence and now they have a pretty decent hole in them.

We got home around 1 and Kelsey went down for a nap. Here is where the wonderful mothering comes in! After about an hour of sleeping, I woke Kelsey up from her nap, gave her a sippy of milk (no lunch) and we went swimming!!! Elisa and Ralph were going to go swimming and I really wanted to try a private pool to see if Kelsey would do better with the pool and so I skipped lunch and woke her up from a nap and headed to the pool. Luckily friends and field trips make Kelsey really happy and so I got away with the no lunch thing.

So we got to the pool and Elisa had this AWESOME floating with a canopy and everything and she let Kelsey try it out and Kelsey LOVED IT!!! As we walked down the steps Kelsey started moaning but once I put her in the train floatie she couldn't stop smiling. Success! Hooray! She even cried a little getting out of the pool. 

When we got home at 3:45, I finally gave Kelsey lunch and at 4:15 I put Kelsey down for a nap. Ethan got home at 5:20,we woke up Kelsey, had a Wisconsin dinner and headed to the Bee's Game (thank you Pass of all Passes). The game started around 7 and we had a great time! It was such a pleasant evening and Kelsey had such a great time. She kept making friends all over the place. She drunk couple next to us, the crazy family behind us, the super nice family in front of us, the Grandpa next to us, and the other drunk couple in front of us. Everyone loved her, or at least they tolerated her climbing on the seats. She didn't really care about the game, but every time the bumble bee mascot would show up she would get really excited and clap her hands. Ethan and I had such a fun time at the game. We only stayed for 5 innings, but while we were there we saw 3 home runs and some awesome plays including a triple and a steal. We ran into Tanner Mills at the game too. Its always fun to see old college buddies especially after many many years. 

After a very eventful day, Kelsey crashed in the car. She was such a trooper all day and allowed us to have so much fun. We got home around 9 and Ethan watched game 6 of the Spurs/Heat playoffs (which I am told is a game for the books!) while we both enjoyed some nice ice cream. There is literally nothing summer themed that we did not do on June 18th. Side note: Kelsey slept in until 9 the next morning and took a 3 hour nap! 


I have to add these pictures. This was right after lunch and swimming. I was trying to do her hair, finished and instead of letting me pick her up, she just laid down in the sink. It was busy and tiring day for Kelsey AND the air conditioning comes out the strongest in the bathroom and so I think she just decided to take advantage. Im just glad she stayed lazy enough to let me take her picture!