We gave Kristen's dad tickets to a Whitecaps game for his birthday. We picked a game at the end of the summer thinking William would enjoy it a little more if he was a little older. The day we were there, Maranda from Wood TV8 was also there doing a special on Grandparents. The camera crew caught us in our seats before the game. We didn't see the show on TV, but they finally posted the segment online. Here is the link:

http://www.marandatv.com/

You have to scroll down to the "Where You Live - Sept. 12" entry. William is on TV at the 2 minute mark - so you don't have to watch for too long to see him!

Will's fancy baseball "shoes" that he wore to the game

Just some really cute photos...

After Sammy's Birthday Party













Grandpa makes me laugh...









So precious








I love my new hat!

On Sunday, we went downtown to walk around and look at some of the Art Prize (http://artprize.org/) exhibits. Although the event doesn't start until Sept. 23, there were a lot of things already on display. Art Prize is a new event in GR where artists display their work at numerous venues around town - some are indoors, some are outside businesses, and others are outdoors in public spaces. The public gets to vote and will select the winner - the top prize is $250,000. There were a lot of people out and about so I think it will be great for local businesses. Here are some of our favorites:

Table and Chairs on Top of the Pedestrian Bridge










A View of the Table from the Riverwalk









Mobile on the Island Near the Van Andel Museum









Water Wheel Outside the GRF Museum

First Trip to the Cider Mill

Today was a beautiful fall day so we decided to go to Robinette's for some cider and donuts before the Michigan game. We ran into the Flermoen's while we were there and had fun playing by "The Big Apple" and on the wagon slide.

Waking up in Michigan PJs










By the Big Apple









Will and Caroline









First Time on a Slide












Watching the kids play

Day 3 - Tough Love

Last night was slightly better - Will got up for the first time at 2:30am. He was back to sleep within an our. He did fuss a little around 4 but then slept until 5 when he had "breakfast."

Day 2 - Tough Love

Last night was pretty much a repeat of the night before, although, he wasn't wedged in the corner when I went in to feed him at 5am. So maybe that's progress.

Better than expected...

Last night was "Day 1" of tough love. We put Will down at 9:30 and weren't supposed to feed him until 5:30am. We were both really sad when we said good night because the poor little guy didn't know what was in store for him. Will woke up at 1am at which point we turned off the baby monitor and closed our door. Usually, we can hear him crying (even with a fan running) so we were worried we'd be up all night. Either we were really tired, or Will cried himself out really fast, because we both fell asleep pretty quickly. Next thing we knew it was 3am and all was quiet - so he must have cried for less than 2 hours. I peeked in at him and he was curled up in the very corner of the crib (he obviously got himself stuck) and was sound asleep. The monitor went back on and he didn't get up until 5:30am. I was able to feed him and he ate like usual - he wasn't overly hungry. Then he went back to bed and was still asleep when we left for work around 7:45. So it went much better than expected. I have a feeling that the shots he got yesterday, the Tylenol, and all the fresh air we gave him might have contributed to his falling asleep again so we'll see how it goes tonight...