So, we decided to purchase 4 seats to a package of Tacoma Rainiers baseball games this year! It seemed like a fun, fairly inexpensive, memorable thing we could do with the boys. We weren't up for attending all 84 games (who is, really?) but decided to go with a package that gives us 8 games and 7 of those include
FIREWORKS!!Awhile back there was a "ticket holder event," that we went to and it was so fun! It was
freezing that day, but we bundled up and made the best of it! There was face-painting, free hot dogs, free drinks, balloon animals, a bounce house, an opportunity to scope out your seats and meet some players, more free stuff and best of all, Rhubarb the friendly mascot!!
Here's some of the highlights of our fun day at the ballpark!
**Finding our seats and checking out the view!**
**A fun baseball mural!**
**Elijah takes his turn!**
**LoVe how perfect this one of Eric turned out!**
**Who loves Rhubarb?? WE DO!!!**
**Elijah asked me later if Rhubard was a real moose or just one wearing a costume? I said he wasn't real, it was just a costume. Elijah said, "I think he's real, because fake animals talk on the cartoons, but real animals don't, and Rhubarb didn't talk at all."**
**Balloon animal/swords. How cool are they?**
**Even Eric got face painted!!**
**Pretty cool, huh?**
**Suprise, suprise... Sam wanted NOTHING to do with the paint gun on his face, so we settled on his hand getting painted!!**
**Elijah went with the Mariners "S" on his face!**
Another milestone in our baby's life has come this week... starting solid foods! Woo hoo! I dug the highchair out of storage this week and cleaned it up a bit. (Apparently it didn't get properly cleaned when Luke was done with it, because I found food under the seat that was nasty!!)
So, because of our night and day experiences waiting with Luke, we decided to also with Grace. She'll be 9 months next week (which I cannot believe and also am slightly sad about,) so this seemed like a good time to start!
We had some jars in the cupboard that my niece Abby is done with, but I can see that I'll quickly need to start making my own again, because Grace is a BIG EATER! At her first meal, she ate 3 jars; 2 of squash and 1 of sweet potatoes!
I also remembered something that I've done with the boys... use the highchair tray to pin their hands down, so they won't grab for the spoon. :) It was no exception for Grace either; she did get her hands out a few times though!
Another reason I waited is that I'm still nursing. Sam and Elijah, moreso Elijah, kind of weaned themselves once they started solid foods. I want to nurse Grace until at least 12 months, so I knew it'd be harder to meet that goal, the earlier I started her on baby food!
So, what kind of food will I make and how will I make my own baby food, you ask? I'm glad you asked. Pretty much everything I learned about this subject, came from my Mom and the book, Feed Me, I'm Yours, by Vicki Lansky. I think my Mom had this book when we were babies too. Anyway, to start with, I'll buy vegetables and fruits (probably organic,) boil them, if necessary and blend them up. I either fill up old baby food jars, of which I only have a few right now, fill up ice cube trays or, my favorite, plop spoonfuls on wax paper and freeze them. Once frozen, whether in the jars, trays or plops, then I just store them in the freezer and they're ready for defrosting or a quick microwaving for mealtime.
I (we) hope you have enjoyed our very informative post on baby food and feeding. Now, I have a suprise for you! It's very exciting...
