A Day of Firsts

Jake has been looking forward to Saturday and hoping that it would be a sunny day. All through the week, including Thursday when Mommy and Daddy both went to his school for their art gallery, and Friday when it was so nice he got to run around in shorts, he knew that Saturday was "the day". Luckily for him, Saturday did bring a sunny Morning, so our day's plan was put into action (regardless of what the weather forecast was actually calling for).

We started out the morning by going to Jake's FIRST new swim class. The class is called Parent Preschool because by the end of his lessons, the goal is to have the parents weened from getting in the pool with our children. If he succeeds in this, one or both of us will have no excuse but to work out at least once a week when he gets into the next class and we don't even get in the pool with him.

After his swim class, we came home and played for a little bit before scarfing down a lunch and hopping in the car to head to East Lansing. Jake knew he had to take a nap in the car to be "happy" later, and he actually did. It might be the FIRST nap he's taken in the car since he turned 2 (you may recall he turned 3 a month ago).

We drove through quite a storm getting there, and then were trapped temporarily in the parking deck, and then the Student Book Store, but eventually Jake got to go into Spartan Stadium for the FIRST time. It was also the FIRST time for Papa, Meme, and Alison as well. Dan and Colin also met us there for the Green and White Pracitce Scrimmage, but I think Colin might have been in the stadium before. (If not, another FIRST!)

This was our FIRST time going to the stadium knowing that Michigan State would win, and they eventually did. The Green team had a great comeback at the end to come within 1 as regulation time expired. After being moved back for excessive celebration, they lost the option to go for two, and successfully made the point after try tieing the game. We decided to take off at that point, but were still close enough to hear the stadium errupt as the White team eventually won in overtime.

After leaving the game, Jake got to feed the ducks in the Red Cedar for the FIRST time along with Alison.

Then, after Church, we all headed to Michele's and my favorite East Lansing restaurant, Charlie Kangs where Meme and Papa both, reluctantly, had their FIRST orders of Bibimbap (without the spicy sauce) served in a hot stone bowl. Luckily they both loved it!

We then wrapped up our fun day with their FIRST trip to Melting Moments. Alison pulled a rope-a-dope, getting Jake excited to order vanilla ice cream and then switching her order to Snickers after he ordered his. Luckily he enjoyed his plain vanilla ice cream and Alison plowed through hers before helping everyone else finish theirs. Meme also had her FIRST scoop of gelato and loved that too!

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