A Family and Frisbee Weekend

It was a hot one here in Boston over the weekend, but thankfully we survived with lots of sunscreen, fans, water, and window AC units! Dan's parents were here and Dan had a frisbee tournament about 45 minutes away. Finley's GG and GM (Grandpa Murray's newly self selected grandfather moniker) came out to the fields with us on Saturday and while we tried to stay in the shade, it was just too hot so we headed home in the early afternoon. Luckily, I got plenty of cute pictures before we left!

After watching the U.S. tank their soccer game, Dan came home and got cleaned up quickly since we were given the opportunity to go out while Finley's grandparents kept an ear out for him after he went to bed. Dan and I had some delicious Indian food and then caught Toy Story 3 at a local theater (I know, I know, we should have seen something more grown up...). What fun! We really enjoyed ourselves and decided to make more of an effort to have regular "date nights," even if that means paying a sitter to sit on our couch and watch TV while Finley sleeps. I recall getting paid to do that as a high schooler, so I guess what goes around comes around :) Thank you GG and GM for our night out!!

This morning Finley had a little more time with his grandparents before his morning nap. They sure know how to keep him happy--pay him LOTS of undivided attention!

After Finley napped, he said goodbye to GG and GM and they headed back to NY. We hopped in the car to go watch Dan for the second day of the tournament. Disappointingly, it was super hot again and we had to find ways to keep ourselves from overheating. Finley was a real champ! He sat up nicely and entertained himself, napped for over an hour in the Beco, enjoyed his stroller rides, and played with old friends and made some new ones.

Dan's team won the tournament (which was awesome, of course), but once that final goal was scored--Fin and I made a beeline for the car, jacked up the AC, and sped (not literally) home. Which meant no pictures of sweaty, victorious Daddy with sweaty, drooly Finley--my apologies. I got him (Finley, not Daddy) into a refreshing tub full of water as soon as we got home to get all that sweat and sunscreen off and then he had a tasty dinner of peas and carrots with applesauce for dessert. What a weekend! Tomorrow it's supposed to be in the 90s...can you say mall outing, Finley?