Pirates game number two

While we were visiting Pittsburgh we made it to 2 games. The 2nd one we were in club level and it was a day game. It was surprisingly crowded for being a day game during the week while school was still in session. We were glad to be in the club level; it was pretty warm out, and especially Nathan wasn't ready for being out in the sun very long. We can't use sunscreen on him and trying to cover him up just made him hot. So I ended up inside with him a lot of the game. We also of course made an effort to see the Pirate Parrot and the Perogies, for Neil.

Eating lunch in the club lounge

View from our seats

Chilling in the a/c

The whole family with the Pirate Parrot

Giving the perogies high 5's

Walking the club hall

With my friend who sat with us

The babywearing family!
Dave using the tula with Neil and I'm using the ring sling with Nathan

All tuckered out as usual

First Pirates Game

We went to two Pirates games while we were in Pittsburgh- one on a Saturday and the other a day game during the week, which will be a separate post because I took so many pictures.

The Saturday game was Nathan's first time at a Pirates game (or at a professional sporting event).

It was a bobblehead night.
Now that Neil is 2 he has to have his own ticket and he got his own bobblehead too.

This kid really wants his head to the side when he sleeps

Neil loves the Pirate Parrot but now he won't go up to him by himself anymore.

Our view from our seats, which were really nice!

More family selfie attempts

That's a perogie in Neil's hand.

A little blurry but he loves to stick his tongue out

Babywearing one and carrying the other (didn't last for long)

Trying to pose similar to the statue

Pittsburgh Zoo

We made it back to the Pittsburgh zoo, one last time (probably) with our membership. (Here is one of the first times we took Neil.) We went as soon as it opened and managed to make it halfway through before the crowds started. I thought during the school year during the week it would be pretty dead but they had a TON of school groups and buses. It was kind of crazy. This just proves again why I like to go when museums, etc. open. Beat the rush.

Look at the tiger, mommy!

I need to find a picture but I had this same shirt on the first time we took Neil to the zoo,
with the same hat on him and wearing him in the same ring sling.
I could only find a post of the 2nd time we went, which is linked at the top of this post.

Neil really loves the elephants

An attempt at a family selfie

Pointing at the gorilla

In the polar bear cage

The polar bear came right up to us! (And then so did the crowd)

We ended our trip with the petting zoo.

Penguins game

We went to our final Penguins game (for the foreseen future anyways) and were able to take Neil because it was a day game. I was feeling very sentimental and am having a hard time with the fact that we are leaving this area. It's for a good reason and maybe pregnancy hormones play in as well but I am definitely feeling a lot of emotions.

Anyway, so this was our last Penguins game. We took Neil. Start time was at 12:30pm, which is also when he usually starts his nap. He napped in the car on the way. Then pre-game we let him run around in the kids area. We got him food hoping that would keep him occupied in the seats for the 1st period (knowing being tired would make him more cranky and touchy). He had a hot dog and popcorn for the first time. That did work to some extent, plus he seemed really tired and was leaning on me a lot of the 1st period. We spend the break and 2nd period in the kids area again, and went back to our seats for the 3rd period.  The people next to us had left so Neil was able to sit in his own seat and he repeated some of what was shouted including "Get the puck" and "Shoot it". He was definitely tired though and after some fussiness fell asleep in the car after we left.