Its a Day Late, but Happy Father's Day Anyway!

We had a great day yesterday. The morning started out with myself and the boys making breakfast. Usually Mark makes pancakes and I do the rest. I don't make very tasty pancakes and since I gave Mark the morning off, I made french toast instead. The boys helped with mixing and dipping and they had lots of fun. Taylor drew a picture for Mark that was almost the size of our dining room table..in other words, excessively huge! lol. Austyn also drew a picture for him, and they each (including Ryleigh) signed and wrote on their own cards. Taylor and I put together a book of coupons for Mark. The coupons get him out of things like washing the dog or the car, and some are more fun; like boys' day or golfing with Taylor. He enjoyed it. We ate our breakfast and cleaned up the kitchen and spent the next couple of hours getting everyone ready. We went to a Fresno Grizzlies game. They are a minor league team and our housing company offered free tickets and free lunch to the residents. They also offered free transportation, but we opted to drive ourselves. It was at least in the low hundreds and everyone was soaked in sweat. Mark received a free Grizzlies hat and a $25 gift card for F.Y.E. from housing as well. And since we were the third ones in line, each of us also received a free fishing rod. They handed them out to the first 1,000 people in line. The kids had a blast. Mark was able to play catch with them on the field before the game. After the game Austyn and Taylor ran the bases and got a coupon for Del Taco. Despite the heat, everyone did great. Our lunch was BBQ/Buffet style hot dogs, hamburgers, potato salad, chips, beans and watermelon. For drinks, they just had two soda fountains set up. There were lots of places with awnings, shade and misters for us to escape the heat. Taylor spent most of the game sitting down in the first row hoping to catch a foul ball. He didn't get one, but he still had a blast. He thought it was cool to be able to watch these big guys in such nice uniforms play. Oh, and by the way, the Grizzlies played the Portland Beavers and Portland won. And YES, Mark was probably the only person there rooting for Portland. I told him he was going to get us beat up. haha. The kids also enjoyed ice cold snow cones and helmets filled with dippin dots. At the end of it all, we took the boys to get some souvenirs from the team store, and they each picked helmets. Ryleigh picked a pink baseball bat that she didn't want to let go of! We finished the day off with some Chinese takeout from Mark's favorite restaurant, Jade Garden. The kids were exhausted and slept very good last night. It was nice to get out and do something fun for the whole family. It was great. Enjoy the slideshow. There were too many pictures to post all on here, so we opted for the slideshow. You can click on view all images to view each picture at your own pace and a little larger. If there are any anyone would like, I can email them to you.