There is a great little kids park about 5 minutes from Brad's parents house, so we took the kids there one day. It was pretty hot, so we didn't stay long, but Parker had fun on the see-saw with Daddy and Hannah almost fell asleep in the swing!
After the park, we went to visit Brad's Aunt Corrine at her house. She is a hoot and we always enjoy getting to see her. We typically see her at Thanksgiving, but since Hannah was born right before Thanksgiving this year, we weren't able to travel. It was fun getting our annual picture with her and the kids.
That night, Brad and I went to a Triple-A baseball game - the Omaha Storm Chasers. It's always fun and we usually go to at least 1 game when we are in Omaha. It's a very fan-friendly and kid-friendly park. We were going to bring Parker, but decided at the last minute that he probably needed to stay home, since the game started at 7. Brad and I had a fun time and enjoyed a ballpark drink and pretzel!
One of the biggest highlights of the trip for us was getting to go to the Olympic Swimming Trials and seeing Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte. Brad and I have never been to a swimming event and these trials were quite the deal. It was packed, people were standing and cheering, there were flames and music when each heat was over (to celebrate the winners), and they even turned the lights down each time they did the medal ceremony. It was awesome! We brought Parker along because we thought he would enjoy all the action and he did!
Grandpa explaining to Parker what was going on (he had to explain to Brad and I too) - hah! Thanks to Rolly for having great tickets for all of us to go!
Phelps - Lane 5 and Lochte - Lane 4
Every heat they raced against each other was this close!
Michael Phelps is quite a specimen when you see him up close!
And, I had to put this picture in - this is a sunset in Nebraska. We don't get to see this in the South because of all the trees. The sun and moon look so big and bright and it's simply gorgeous!
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