One of the reasons I fell behind on the blog is that I knew that getting Father’s Day weekend on here was going to take some serious effort. And even with great effort, the blog entry will not do the weekend justice – it was just too spectacular to try to summarize. Nevertheless, it’s time, so enjoy the following post.
What a weekend! It started late Wednesday evening when Janel & Ryan walked in the house. I (Randy) had no idea they were coming and that would have been sufficient to make it an awesome Father’s Day, but that was just the beginning. On Thursday, we went to Daniel’s baseball game. The weather was great and the team played well (I don’t remember the outcome).
When I went to work on Friday morning, I took my baseball clothes to be ready for David’s game. After work I changed and met Sary-Jo, the boys, Janel & Ryan in the car. At that moment I learned we weren’t going to David’s game – we were going to the Mariners game in Seattle! It was a beautiful night at Safeco Field and we thoroughly enjoyed the game and the company. The Giants beat the Mariners so Ryan was pretty happy about the outcome.
Saturday was also rather busy. Janel & Ryan visited some friends in the morning. In the early afternoon, we all headed across the bridge to Port Orchard for a soccer game. Daniel’s team was playing a practice game and, because a few kids were unable to make it, David was invited to play with them. We really enjoy it when the boys are on the field together, and having Janel & Ryan there made it even better. We had to hustle back to Puyallup for our niece Lauren’s graduation ceremony. It was a very nice ceremony and, in true Puyallup fashion, the graduates got soaked by the rain.
After that, we had a wonderful quiet dinner together at Black Angus.
Next comes Sunday (those paying attention probably figured that out all on your own). I was told that I could not go to church because we had “to leave” before church would be over. Then I learned that we were leaving for another Mariners vs. Giants game. But there was more… much more. Janel had planned ahead with other family members, so this was to be a group outing. In fact, there were twenty family members joining us. We were to meet up with a few at my parents house in Auburn. Mike and Mary met us there, which brought our number up to 10. Let’s see, how do we get ten people to Seattle in style? Oh, that would be the stretch limo! Once we arrived at the ballpark, I learned that we were going to watch the game from a private suite. We had such a great time visiting even while keeping a watchful eye on the game (well, some of us did). It was an exciting game, with the home team winning with a walk-off hit in the bottom of the 9th inning. During the game, one of the stadium attendants took us into the Earl Averill suite, since it was unoccupied for this game. She took group pictures with Grandpa’s uniform. When the game was over, we made our way back to the limo and didn’t worry about all the traffic. What an awesome day! Thank you to all who were a part of it and especially to Janel for being the spark to get it all going!
The Pacific Science Center has always been one of our favorite places. On the 3rd of July, Sary-Jo took the boys and one of their friends, Michael, to the Science Center. They sampled the exhibits, rode the elevated bicycle, and generally had a good time. In addition, they watched two IMAX movies to prepare for the King Tut exhibit, which we were to see in two days. One of the movies was about King Tut and the other was about the mysteries of Egypt.
