These are just some recent photos of the boys and us. We took Jake minitaure golfing and to the batting cages last weekend and had a really nice time, but that's not what this post is about.
Let me just start by saying that I remember watching the '75 world series with my Dad. Yankees v. Dodgers (the Reggie Jackson series). My Dad was rooting for the Dodgers, so just to be a pain in the ass, I'm sure, I started rooting for the Yankees (I stayed a Yankees fan until the 80's when I learned better). I remember staying up late, watching the games and enjoying the games themselves as well as the time with my Dad. This is what started me on a lifetime of being a baseball fan, my Dad had nothing to do with my picking the Giants eventually, that was just me being an idiot. Jake watched some of the series last year and has always been a huge baseball fan, so we set out a reward for him a few weeks ago, that if he could go to bed (always, and still, a challenge) without crying and throwing a fit, he could stay up late and watch the World Series games with us. We told him we would have snacks, play games, you know just make a big deal of it. Well, THAT part worked. He went to bed easily every night for the last two weeks and every morning would get up and ask, "Dad, do I still get the series?". So last night was a big deal. We shopped yesterday morning, let him pick out snacks and bought some new games to play.
He didn't want to nap during the day at naptime (MAJOR red flag, that we missed), but we worked around it and sat down at first pitch to watch the Tigers and the Cardinals (Jake wants the Tigers to win, I am ambivielent as long as it's a good series). We had our dinner in front of the TV, mini-pizza's for me, mac and cheese with corn and fruit snacks for him (Marisa had soup, you know, sometimes I am just not sure about her...). Then we had some chex mix, some candy and soda (yes, I know it sounds stupid NOW) and watched the game. We played his new BINGO game, we colored and watched the Cardinals win Game 1. Now for the true or false portion of our post; after not napping, staying up way past his bedtime, eating candy, soda and snacks and being generally hyped up over the course of a four hour baseball game, Jake went to bed with no problems. TRUE or FALSE.
FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, seriously F%&@*ing FALSE. We don't need to recount all of the specifics, but the most revealing point of the whole ordeal occurred at 3:30 in the morning as Jake stood, fully clothed, in our shower with freezing cold water spraying on him, because he was hysterical and we couldn't get him to stop screaming (for those who are wondering, no, that didn't work either). Needless to say, VERY bad night. He is napping now, so we shall see how things go tonight, but no candy or soda after the game starts and I am thinking about a "couch only" game, if you want to get off the couch, the only other option is bed.
Let this serve as a lesson for other parents out there, if we tell you one of our great ideas for our kids; 1) please desparately try to talk us out of it, 2) under no circumstances follow our example with your own children, and 3) try to read posts like this with a little bit of sympathy (we need all of the help we can get....)
Other quick updates; we got Jakes new bunk beds yesterday and set them up in his room; now he has bunk beds in his room and Tanner has bunk beds in his room (seriously, not so much a house, as a barracks now....). We go to the Dr. tomorrow for our 20 week ultrasound to find out if we are having a boy or a girl (we will do another post tomorrow night). Jake is sure that we are having a girl. Marisa is welching on her deal with the names (in spite of them being publically posted on the internet months ago). Jake had a play date with his friend Cole today and they both had a great time. I am traveling to Columbus, OH this week, Las Vegas NV, next week and the Salt Lake City, UT the week after that for two to three day at a time trips (yes, feel VERY sorry for my wife!). The new Buffett album is good. It's getting cold here and the leaves are falling. Tanner has about 50 new teeth and I need to go finish the laundry. - Talk to you soon........
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