We went to the Oakland A's game for Coast Guard Day at the Ballgame. As with most things lasting more than an hour or so, Alex enjoyed the first half of the game and some ballpark food, but naptime was infringed upon and we left a bit early. The bad news of the day: Phil lost his wallet. The good news of the (next) day: Phil got his wallet back. So even though Oakland is a bit rough, we know we don't live in the East anymore! Everything was intact except for Phil's riches of $4 cash, a small price to pay.
It's been a while since we made it to the zoo, so we took a few hours yesterday to mingle with the animals. We went later in the day, so as we were going in, all the day camp groups were leaving...perfect timing! Instead of following our Disney Land rule of going left upon entering (most people go right, so avoid the crowds) we went ahead and turned right. It was nice to spend time with the animals we usually speed through at the end of a tiring day. Alex had lunch with the giraffes and got up close and personal with the camels. Fortunately the camel didn't decide to spit! Alex was desperate to go on the sky ride so he and Phil went up. This time Alex stayed awake and enjoyed the scenery!
Today we went to the park to play. Alex discovered the tube slide and was having a blast climbing up the ladder and sliding. I was amazed that he was willing to go down by himself (with me at the bottom to catch him). But then, he started to get too brave and was coming down head first. Laughing the whole way, of course. Next he went to the smaller slide and even though I told him to "sit on your bottom", he thought walking down would be a better way to go. Fortunately, a random mom was right next to the slide and grabbed him as he fell. Oh crazy man, what will we do with you?
**again, there are more pictures on our kodak page, let me know if you don't get the link and want to see them.
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