our afternoon "appointment"

today was an extra fun day for us ... with everyone playing hooky!

we called the boys into school ...
well .. kind of. i actually forgot that part
UNTIL our phones rang while we were at the ballpark!!!
and it was the school wondering where our kids were ...
OOPS!
thank God for email and the fact that i had been honest with their teachers ;)
ben's teacher had my back and my kids are no longer marked as truant troublemakers ...



we pulled alex out of preschool

and went to spend a day at target field.



we got to congratulate
the new 2010 AL central division champs!!!

we got our very own 2010 homerun hankies!!
although they will forever be 'homer hankies' in my mind ...

AND
the best part of the game ...
the boys were all on the jumbotron!!
i just wasn't quick enough to snap a picture of it ;)
they were more than excited
and the fact that the twins won the game was minor in comparison ;)

we ended our afternoon
spending a little time exploring the rest of the stadium.

the boys LOVED all of the statues
and insisted we take a picture with each one ...



so we did ...

many times.

we followed them around ...

as they moved us from statue to statue ...

and came up with the perfect pose.

it was a REALLY fun day together -
even though my stomach was in knots for the first half
because i was beating myself up for forgetting to call school ;)
i obviously need to let loose a little more often ;)

i am so glad we got to spend the day together, boys.
sometimes it's fun to throw everything aside ...
even school ...
and do something fun
TOGETHER.

i can't wait for next time!