Happy Father's Day!

On Friday, Phil took a half day so he could join us at Binder Park Zoo. It was a beautiful afternoon to be at the zoo. The boys spent a lot of time in the children's area, rode the train and carousel, and fed the giraffes. The animals were all pretty active. When we got home, we grilled dinner and ate outside. Then we started a fire and made s'mores with some neighbors. 

On Saturday, we took the boys to the library to redeem some of their summer reading points and to check out new books. After lunch, we went to the pool for a little bit. Then we met up with a bunch of friends at the Kalamazoo Growlers game. It was West Portage Little League night so we saw a lot of familiar faces. William was pretty into the game and enjoyed following the runs/hits on the scoreboard. They had a lot of fun games and activities for kids.    The kids got to go out on the field for the National Anthem and also run the bases during the 7th inning stretch.  And Phil even caught a foul ball (off a bounce). The game ended up tied and went to extra innings. We stayed for the 10th inning but then decided to head home. It was getting late! 

For Father's Day, we went to the McDonalds with the big play area (Phil's choice). After lunch, we went to the nature center and hiked the Bluebird Trail (total of almost 4 miles). The boys both did great! After the hike, we went to Dairy Queen for an afternoon treat. 

West Portage Little League replaced a bunch of their manual pitching machines and we were able to buy one of the older ones at a good price. William has been having fun hitting off the machine. It is very consistent in where it pitches the ball so he is able to get into a good groove. He is probably hitting close to 80% of the pitches now.

Crazy boys!

Engrossed in the game

Foul Ball