4th Anniversary

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I probably should have a photo of Michele and I based on the title, but that snapshot of Jacob is so precious, I couldn't help but get it out there.

As the title would imply, Michele and I celebrated 4 years of marriage yesterday. We thought, what could be more romantic than a dinner with pretty much just the two of us... well, plus Jake... and Meme, Papa, and Alison... and Mark and Kelly... and JoAnn, Marshall, Nate, Gloria, Phil, April, Pete, Bill P., Tim, Rob, Jeff, Bill S., Matt D., Ninad, and Mike... and the patrons and crew at DBC... and Granderson, Polanco, Rodriguez, Ordonez, Guillen, Thames, Gomez, Monroe, Shelton, Inge, and the rest of the Tigers and Royals plus the nearly 32,000 people in attendance at Comerica Park. OK, so I guess it wasn't just the two of us at all!

We started off the afternoon by heading into D-town to visit my work. Most of the co-workers got to meet Jake, and then we took him into the Raised Floor Room to "play" a little and cool down. After our work visit, we walked along the riverfront, and eventually ended up strolling through Hart Plaza. We then walked up Woodward, and took a few turns to the Detroit Beer Co to meet the rest of the family for dinner. Game time was 7:05, and we got there just a few minutes late. Like Meme said, it's pretty bad that Jake made it to a game before his nearly 5 year old cousin, but all it did was make Alison more excited for her first ball game. She had the adorable Tiger's cheerleader outfit, and Papa got her a white hat with the pink English D to go with it.

I'm not sure if it was the heat, or the seating arrangement, but Jake was NOT happy at the game. He seemed to be pretty fussy, and then whenever the crowd erupted (a lot in the 5th inning) he went kind of berserk! We ended up watching most of the game on the TV near the carousel. It seemed to be far enough away from the crowd noise that he settled down a bit, and he enjoyed watching the lights on the carousel.

Michele, Jacob, and I took off in the middle of the 7th inning. We got back to the car in time to hear the Tigers get the third out and win the game 6-4!

All in all, we both agreed it was a great anniversary... but maybe, next year, there won't be so much walking!

Before I sign off this time, here's a very funny video that our friend Shawn sent to us. This is of her son, Ryden, who just turned 1. I wonder if Jake will get this worn out during his birthday party?