Weekending.

So, well, I know it's Wednesday and we're already halfway to the next weekend, but why not do a little weekend recap, shall we? I FINALLY had a weekend free of traveling and free of work and let me tell you, it was a good one! Let's start on Friday.

Seth has off every other Friday and this past Friday just happened to be his Friday off. I can take pretty much any day off that I want (within reason) and so I decided to take Friday off as well. After we dropped Mason off at school, we decided to go out to breakfast at one of our very favorite breakfast places, The Original Pancake House. Seriously, I LOVE this place. I got my very favorite item there, the bacon waffle, and finished every last piece.

Seth and I ran tons of errands during the day and then picked Mason up at 4pm. I had made an appointment for him to get his hair cut at 5pm, so we headed straight to the hair cutting place as soon as we picked him up. He was so excited to see the lady who cuts his hair. She had him pick out a movie and he headed straight to a big boy chair. Say what?? BIG BOY CHAIR? Normally he sits in the train or the car but this time, he went straight for the regular chair. All he needed was a little booster seat and he was good to go. Someone please tell me when he became old enough for this as I go cry a little in the corner. #timeslowdown

The stud got his hair cut and got a lolli pop for the road and we were on our way home to have dinner.

Saturday morning we were back to our normal routine. Seth and I dropped Mason off at his ABA school and were off to run some more errands. I feel like all we did was errands all weekend but I guess that's what happens when you lose a weekend to working.

We picked Mason up later in the afternoon, he refused to nap, and we decided to go have a picnic by the airport. We stopped by Chick-fil-a on our way and then headed to our secret spot close to the airport to watch the planes come in. We're not totally close enough to actually see the planes land, but they make their final descent RIGHT next to where we are and Mason always gets SO excited when they fly by.

Sunday morning we had a lazy morning, quickly followed up by heading to the grocery store for food for the week. We came back home quickly, had a small lunch, and then were off for a playdate with Desiree and Erin and families! This was our first playdate as a party of 3, including the kids AND the husbands! Seth had met Scott before, but neither one of us had met Mike. It was funny because I told Seth in the car that I would totally recognize Mike if I saw him, though I'd never met him, and when we all got together, Erin said the same thing about Seth! #bloggerproblems

Monday morning came too quickly. Mason and I stopped by the post office as a part of our Monday morning routine and then we were off to school and work. The day went by pretty quickly and before I knew it, we were all back home getting ready to head to the Angels game.

The Angels were playing the Royals and we had made plans to go to the game with Desiree and her family. They are huge Kansas City Royals fans and we're huge Angels fans and since they were playing each other in an attainable location (Angels stadium is obviously a lot closer than Kansas City), we had made plans to go together. Unfortunately, her kids came down with a sickness that morning and they weren't able to go after all. We ended up going anyway, but we missed them terribly!

We learned the hard way the last time we went to the Angels game that Mason LOVES hot dogs. He ate his hot dog and then grabbed my hot dog (literally out of my hands) and ate it too. So we knew we would need to get the kid two hot dogs of his own this time. He not only ate both hot dogs, but ate some pretzels, some carrots, and pretty much this whole ice cream cone. Seth and I were able to sneak in a couple licks, but barely without getting yelled at!

Overall, Mason had an great time at the game! He ate tons, he got to see various home runs (and he clapped and jumped up and down in excitement) and even got to see some fireworks. We don't normally go to games on weeknights since they start at 7:05pm and Mason's bed time is 8pm, but this game was special and we made an exception. We did end up leaving around 8:30pm though and finished watching the game at home on TV.

Last weekend was a good one and left me hoping that next weekend would come just a little sooner! Happy Wednesday!

Hooray, it's Opening Day! [Go Angels!]

Hooray!!! It's baseball's opening day! 

Well, technically, if you're being precise, I think yesterday was the official opening day, but really? Who's counting? All I know is that today is the official opening day for the Angels and in my house, that's all that matters. And also, if you're house is anything like my house, from today forward, your TV will be permanently stuck on any channel that has baseball on it. Am I right?

Before I met Seth, I could take baseball or leave baseball. My dad was more of a football fan (Go 49ers!) than a baseball fan, so I definitely didn't grow up watching baseball on TV. But then I met Seth and my love of baseball grew. As did my knowledge of anything baseball. And while I do like baseball now, I'm definitely not as hard core as he is (i.e. following them on Twitter for updates and trader rumors and stats and whatever else he looks up on a daily basis) but I do enjoy watching the games on TV as well as going to the games in person too. And now that we have Mason, it makes it that much more fun. I truly think he enjoys going to the games (even if it is only for the food) but regardless, he's so much fun to take and he gets SO excited when a good play happens and that makes me enjoy the game even more.

So, now enough talk. Let's get to some pictures. Because as a mom, you KNOW I love a good photo op of my little Angels fan wearing his favorite team's apparel.

And for old times sake... here are a few photos from the past. Believe it or not, these were my favorites. There are more.  Lots more. #bloggerproblems

When Mason was a baby, we had professional pictures taken of him. We happened to bring Seth's Angels hat and it started a tradition...

First Angels game -- September 2012. Clearly happy about it!

I mostly only wear my Angels shirts to the games, but as you can tell, Mason sports the Angels apparel anywhere he goes from Lowe's for a Kids Workshop to the park to Disneyland... as does Seth (who wears his Angels hat almost everyday to work)!

Do you have pictures of your little fan wearing their favorite teams apparel? Or your pet? Or you or your husband? Link up with us below, share your team pride, and show us who you'll be rooting for this season! And don't forget to share your photos on Instagram with #hoorayitsopeningday .

Jen @ And Hattie Makes Three

Elizabeth @ Chasin' Mason

Liz @ Ellie and Addie

Crystal @ Hall Around Texas

Leah @ Leah with Love

Desiree @ Macke Monologues

Sara @ Running from the Law

Sarah @ Seeing All Sides

Vanessa @ Sunflower State of Mind

Meghan @ The Adventure Starts Here

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[Go Angels!] Take Me Out to the Ball Game.

Last Saturday, we went to the Angels game. I can't even remember when the last time we went was, possibly earlier this year?, but it had been too long. Before I met Seth, I rarely watched baseball and really had no interest to at all. Then I met Seth and he LOVED (loves) the Angels and watches it every night on TV and loves to go to the games. As we started dating, we went to games, and we even got engaged at one in 2009. So, needless to say, baseball and the Angels have become a big part of my life.

When we found out that we were having a boy, Seth joked that we would tie his right arm behind his back so he would become a left handed pitcher (in the major leagues, mind you). He was obviously TOTALLY kidding but then oddly enough, Mason was born and we've discovered that he's a leftie. What are the odds?! And while he does like to hit the ball using our little tee ball set, it's definitely too soon to say if he will be a left handed pitcher.

Anyway, long story short, we went to the Angels game last Saturday as a gift to Papa for his birthday... back in July. It was supposed to be me, Seth, Mason, and Papa. We didn't think anyone else in the family would want to go (they are more of soccer fans than baseball fans) but then one night my sister in law mentioned that they were thinking about going so we all decided to go together! The kids all did SO well (despite wanting every food known to man that the stadium offered), especially Mason, which is what made this baseball stadium trip so enjoyable. We've taken Mason to quite a few games and we've always ended up needing to walk around or needing to leave early, but he did so well this time. Our seat tickets included tickets for food too so we got Mason a hot dog and a lemonade and he literally ate the whole thing in 2 minutes flat. I was in the process of eating my hot dog when he looked over at me with hungry eyes and so I ended up giving him the rest of my hot dog. He also had a whole bag of watermelon, some fries, and later... a HUGE ice cream cone. Needless to say, he had a pretty great night. He did pretty well with sitting still too and seemed really into the game, cheering and clapping and dancing when music came on. I did have to take him on a small walk around the bottom of the 7th inning which was fine because I had wanted to see if the team store had a bigger size shirt for him anyway. He did great, held my hand the whole time, and actually walked the whole way too (which was pretty far and down 3 levels of ramps and then up 3 levels of ramps)! The game ended, the Angels won, and we got to see the Saturday Night Spectacular fireworks show. I was a little worried about Mason and the loudness of the fireworks, but basically all he wanted to do was sit on my lap and he felt comfortable. He was in awe the whole time and the loud "booming" did not bother him at all.

(If you follow me on Instagram (@lizbir), you might have already seen some of these pictures. And if you don't, enjoy the photo dump!)

mouth full of watermelon!

cousins

We seriously had the BEST time and I'm super bummed that baseball season is coming to a close. Mason did SO well and seemed to genuinely enjoy being at the game. Until next time... GO ANGELS!

Take Me Out to the Ballgame!

On Sunday, we went to our first baseball game of the season! Seth got some Costco Angels ticket packs from our brother-in-law, Scott, and sister-in-law, Lynda, for Christmas. We redeemed them in March but our first game wasn't until Sunday. 

We had the BEST time at the game! (Those of you who follow me on Instagram {@lizbir} might have already seen a few of these pictures.)

We left a little early to pick up a sandwich for me at Subway and then got to the game just before it started. We stopped in the parking lot on the way in to take a picture. Clearly Mason prefers to make a duck face rather than smiling nicely.

I was all excited about the good seats that Seth was able to get for us until we got there...to our 12:35pm game...on a 80 degree day...and realized that the seats were right in the sun. We went to sit down, I felt like I was sweating immediately, and I was worried about poor Mason getting burnt (even though we put sunscreen on him) so we abandoned our good seats and went for higher ground. I don't think it mattered to Mason since you know he wasn't paying attention anyway and Seth was just so happy to be there that he didn't care.

Baseball stadiums make you realize just how out of shape you are. 

Especially when carrying a 25+ pound toddler up like 30 stairs to row M. 

Once we regained our breath, we took in the sights, and enjoyed the game! 

We started by feeding Mason lunch. Seth made the mistake of giving him his veggie straws (the crunchy ones that are kinda like chips)... so he refused to eat any of the chicken that we brought for him. I was able to convince him to eat a few grapes, but barely.

Luckily (at our new seats), there was nobody sitting next to us so we let Mason sit in his very own seat. He was having the BEST time.

Seth had taken Mason to Gymboree earlier in the morning while I went grocery shopping, then we met up, got ready, and headed to the game. The 12:35pm game was right during nap time so we were worried about how well Mason would do. He did exceptionally well until he had had enough and then he crashed and slept on my shoulder for about an hour.

But when he woke up it was ice cream time! He was in HEAVEN.

After ice cream, we decided that we should get going. Mason wasn't so into sitting still anymore and I had wanted to check out the store to see if we could get him a new shirt. So we let Mason walk around a bit and headed over to the store. The Angels store has a pretty good selection and we were able to pick up some stuff for Mason at a pretty good price. I've been looking for a new shirt for me though and haven't found one that I like quite yet so I looked online when we got home. I had recently heard of the website Fanatics and I'm so glad I checked there. They are the leading online retailer of officially licensed team merchandise and have quite the selection of everything Angels. I found about 10 shirts that I liked and had the hardest time narrowing it down. Seriously, anything I could think of...they had it there! I might even be back to shop for some Father's Day gifts or even Christmas gifts for Seth and his Dad.

Long story short, one hat and one shirt later, we were on our way home.

My happy little baseball go-er. I love how happy he is to be at the baseball stadium. And I know Seth is over the moon at how excited Mason is when we say we are going to watch baseball.

Though the Angels lost (BAD), I can't wait until our next game later this month (and to dress our family up in matching outfits again!).

GO ANGELS!

This was not a sponsored post by Fanatics. I was contacted by them but did not receive anything in exchange for this post. All opinions are my own.