Weekly pictures 9/20 to 9/27 (Pirates game)

My picture taking has just plummeted but don't worry that's already improving again. Most of my pictures from this week were from the last regular season Pirates game. I was going to make that a separate post until I went through both Dave and my phones and realized we didn't really take much else.

We went to the last regular season home game at PNC Park. This is the last time we'll be able to take Neil in for free. Although it turns out he might not have been ok to bring in for free even though we've had him sitting on our laps. We thought it was based on age (under 2) but just recently I read somewhere that it's actually a height policy and only for kids under 30". Oops. So that's information for anyone who might want to bring a kid to a game- check the rules. Luckily we didn't get turned away but I guess we could have! And this game was sold out. My recommendation would be to buy a standing room only ticket if that ends up happening, although we are getting to the point anyways that Neil kinda wants to sit in his own seat instead of on our laps. (When nobody is sitting next to us we have been letting him sit in his own seat.)

Playing at the kids area. The kids were playing a game and are looking for the ball that one of them hit over the fence into the river.

The perogies always run a race in between innings and we were walking around when it happened so we stopped at the top of a section to watch the race. The usher there told us if we walked down to the bottom of the section the perogies walk through there and we could get pictures with all of them. This is something to remember for next year!

Sunday games are nice but they are right in the middle of Neil's naptime which can make things interesting. About halfway through the game, even though Neil slept in the car on the way, we realized he was really tired. So I walked a rotunda with him until he fell asleep. It was also pretty hot out so I ended up sitting in guest relations with him (where it's air conditioned and there isn't crowd noise as much) and just sat in one of the chairs to let him sleep for awhile. I do enjoy this cuddle time still. :) And I watched the game on the television in guest relations.

Neil woke up just before the end of the game and we walked back to our seats/section just in time to watch the top of the 9th inning for an exciting Pirates win! Dave joined us at the top of the section. At that point it wasn't worth walking down to the seats.

Definite resemblance with the faces here. (Pointing at the Pirate Parrot)

And a video from the Pirates game (including after the game at Steak and Shake and then our house)

This is the only other picture I have worth posting from the rest of the week. Neil's first time eating a sandwich without it being cut up in little bites.