Well, I haven't yet ordered game tickets, and so if you want a ticket, there's still time. As for the picnic, Banjo and I talked last night about food and we'll have enough, I think, for a few stragglers. It's going to be in the mid 80s on Saturday, a perfect day to come out and join in on the fun.
Remember, the picnic is at Minnehaha Falls Park, so if you want to wander around and enjoy the beautiful scenery, feel free to do so. Bring a frisbee, a ball and glove, whatever, and enjoy a beautiful summer day along with some tasty picnic food and hopefully some fun chatting with your fellow citizens.
I will post some directions to Minnehaha Falls Park tomorrow. Generally, it is on Hiawatha (Highway 55) in South Minneapolis. Picnic spots are first come first serve, so I'll be at the park at about 5:30 AM to snag a spot -- last year's spot was pretty good, so I might go for that exact same spot, if I can get it.
If you haven't said yes, yet, there's still time. If you have said yes, drop me an email at sbg at stickandballguy and we'll exchange cell numbers so that if anything comes up or you can't find the place on Saturday, you can call me.
12:00-5:00 on Saturday. Game following.
Hey Boss you should mention parking at Minnehaha. Most of the park is now Patron Parking which means you have to pay for a pass. Most of the parking along Hiawatha is like that and the parking cops are out there in force so you will get a ticket without a pass. Parking along Minnehaha has some pay boxes.
Here's a link about MPRB parking. If you are driving to the convention be prepared to pay.
Spoke with my wife. I will be there for the picnic with my two kids, C (girl, age 6) and H (boy, age 3 1/2). No game for us, though. We'll probably get there a bit early and leave before 2pm. And I'll wear the DePaula jersey.
Banjo and I will be there all morning, so if you want to show up at 10, go ahead!
There's a disc golf course there, right?
12:00-5:00 on Saturday. Game following.
FWIW, the Twins site says the game is at 3:10.
My wife and I will be there with our three rugrats, probably early. If we go to the game, we'll sit in GA, because we generally need the space. AuntieWalt will likely bring treats. Looking forward to it.
Ugh! Thanks for pointing out my error.
I'm officially out. Thomas the Train for one kid tomorrow. A birthday party for another kid. Too much fun for one day!
Enjoy Thomas! We went the first weekend. H had been leaving his trains alone in favor of cars, but now we've got wooden tracks all over the house again. His favorite is Rocky, the Crane engine, but it's a bit frustrating because H always has the other trains derail and call for Rocky's "Help." So H is in his room yelling "Help! Help!" But really it's just Percy ran over the top of a broken bridge and needs Rocky.
so, a lot of Crain Wrecks in the AMR household?
I loved the Thomas phase. We had a big (for kids) train table with painted landscape on which to arrange the tracks.
imaginative play is so cool and so key for development. Mrs. S's preschool is verrry big into encouraging the imaginative play thing. I think the kids might get extry credit for coloring outside the lines too.
I loved that phase too, but my boy quit playing with trains seemingly overnight. And the girls, so far, have no interest. We have a large train table and boxes of accessories just gathering dust waiting for someone to show interest.
He has like 3 or 4 Thomases (from Sets), so his 6yo sister asked for one after the Day Out. She also got a few cars and a few tracks. She doesn't play with it that much, she more displays it.
Someday, we'll buy a bigger house where we can have a train table or just not have to clean up his creations every night. But by then, he'll probably have grown out of them.
The train table and train set are the only toys in his bedroom. Unfortunately, his creative time seems to be bedtime so he always has a train in his hands as he falls asleep.