Friday night we headed for the ballpark where the Memphis Redbirds took on the Albuquerque Isotopes. This came as a surprise to me, being born and raised in Abq. I had always known them as the Albuquerque Dukes. Oh well, I've been gone now for 12 years - I suppose some things are bound to change. The ballgame was great with Kadyn and Thatcher enjoying the nearby playground, Ryley and Dad bonding over the art of baseball, and the entire family appreciating the tastes of concession stand treats. All was going well when in the 4th inning droplets of rain began to fall. This seemed odd given the beautiful blue sky laid out before us until we turned around to find blackness and thunder quickly approaching. The rain came pouring within minutes, the game cancelled, and our family had an adventure making our way out of a jammed ballpark. Regardless of circumstances it was a very fun night with the majority of us escaping any wetness due to the chivalrous act of Dad running the half mile in rain to return with the car.
Saturday we headed out to pick peaches at a nearby orchard. The kids had a great time helping to gather the fruit. We have already devoured our "pickings" and will return later this week to gather many more. This time our plan is to eat some, freeze some, jam some, and of course, bake pies with any remaining. We recently purchased a blender like the one's they use at Jamba Juice and other smoothie shops. This machine is a monster and has produced some fabulous smoothies thus far -thus any fruits we can pick at a good price have quickly become our new favorite flavor.
When evening came we decided it was time to introduce the kids to the Drive-In. Steven took the middle seats out of the car and filled it with blankets, pillows, popcorn, snacks, and drinks. Once there we removed car seats, folded down the back row, and got everything set up. We understood of course that this would be an "experiment" of sorts with such young children participating in an activity that was unknown and offered a very limited and confined space. Our study results proved that the age of six may very well be the minimum age in which to introduce this activity. Ryley and Dad had a fun time watching the movie while Kadyn, Thatcher, and I had an equally fun time, wrestling, snuggling, and playing games in the back. Like I said, summertime weekends are the best.
