The plan for the end of the day was to watch cousin Austin play a game of fall baseball. After several days of rain, a late afternoon shower (of all of 10 minutes) finally did it in. The field was too wet to play on, which meant that the park was too muddy for the boys to even be released from the stroller. Good thing Grandma and Grandpa were on hand to amuse the little guys, as you can tell by their photo.
This is about 30 minutes in and at least 10 mini Twizzlers later. Oh, and they might be a little happy from the large Coke and Mountain Dew they had at Arby's for lunch. Maybe. And Grandma and Grandpa were taking turns being tickle monster.
Connor, on the other hand, was completely free. He jumped in every single mud puddle he could find. His shoes and socks were soaked within five minutes. But he didn't seem to mind that part at all.
And after he got over his initial bout of shyness, Connor found a good play buddy in cousin Austin while Coach Brian was talking with the other players and their parents. Not the end of the day we expected, but still a good time.
Oh, and Grandpa says it would have been a much cheaper day if he'd just stayed home. Two visits to Kohl's, some for the kids and some for the grandkids (holidays are coming up, you know, and Grandma likes to be done in early October at the latest), and three different stops at Target later, he was glad to get back on the road to the lake. There aren't nearly as many places to shop down there!