OK, I'm going to say, up front, that I can't figure out the apostrophe on Mothers Day. I'm pretty sure it's not "Mother's Day" - as in a day for just one mother. But I don't feel like it's "Mothers' Day" either. So I'm leaving it apostropheless.
Wednesday marked 33 weeks in the reign of the Salvateenies. It had been a few weeks since we'd taken pictures with Myrtle, so it was time for her to reappear, but Daniel was being a bit camera shy. It was HOT, even in our normally fog-bathed corner of the City, so the babies stripped down to their Onesies and prepared to be adored.
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| What Happens at Grandma's, Stays at Grandma's |
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| Look how long I am! |
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| And how short Myrtle is! |
Saturday, the babies went to their third game, Rockies vs. Giants at 6pm. This would be their first attempt at a night game. Heading into the evening, they were 0-2 and had brought little of their Salvateenie Mojo to the home teams in their previous visits to major league ballparks. But those were day games, so maybe things would be different.
We sat behind home plate (courtesy of our friends the Lapideses, who couldn't use their tickets that night), and luckily no foul balls came our way. Auntie Lee Ann and I brought all the kiddos in and got them fed and settled, and Joe joined us in the third inning, having walked all the way from work to the ballpark. When I got up a little while into the game to change a diaper, I came back to find Cousin Kathy hanging out and she immediately decided that holding Caroline was the best way to enjoy a few innings. A short time after she left to rejoin her group, Chelsea and Hartley came to visit (so that Max would have someone to flirt with!).
The game was rolling along well, 2-0, and then Colorado tied it up. Boo! Luckily, Mike Fontenot was able to make a few nice plays in the top of the ninth to help Brian Wilson hold the Rockies there, and in the bottom of the ninth he hit a big sacrifice fly to score Aaron Rowand and win the game. Not only was it a win for the home team, but it was also the babies' first walk-off hit!
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| Daniel was intent on the game early on |
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| Max was a little confused |
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| Caroline was enjoying it, once she got her hat on! |
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| By the 7th inning stretch, Max was asleep |
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| and so was Caroline |
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| and Daniel |
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| You couldn't tell from the other pictures, but everyone was wearing their jerseys! |
Sunday was Mother's Day. Joe and I were going to work at the ballpark, so the babies got to spend the day with Grandpa and Uncle Kelly.
And as an extra bonus, Auntie Lee Ann brought Grandma and Grandpa Salvatore over to see them!
Later in the day, we attempted to take some Mothers Day portraits with the babies. I think the following shots may give us some idea what challenges we are facing as we continue to try to get group pictures:
I think it's scary how similar I look in these two pictures, considering their was an entire baby swap in between:
Since the individual pictures weren't working, we tried a "let's all pile on Mommy" approach:
Maybe it'd work better if we all lie on the floor!
Hmm...maybe it works better if we just get Mommy out of the picture:
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