Saturday was Zack's birthday. It started with a trip to the Suwanee Day parade: Daniel's first parade, and the first time William and I had ever been to this particular parade. It was fun, but Suwanee's got nothing on the Duluth parade. William was not too impressed.
After the parade we went to William's soccer game, then grabbed some lunch. Then it was back home to watch some football.
After a disappointing ending for our team, we took the boys to Toys r Us. This was Daniel's first time at a toy store, and he had a gift card to spend which meant it was his first time to buy something! He did great. We didn't spend a lot of time there because this store overwhelms me so I knew it could be a bit much for him. But we directed him to some things we thought he'd like. He walked away with Buzz & Woody action figures and a cool monster truck. He was so proud as he walked out with his bag. (We went to Wal-mart after that, and we laughed as we were walking in, because we realized he was still holding tight to his receipt!)
Sunday morning we took the boys to Waffle House (Daniel's first time there, and he thought it was great!). Then we hopped on the MARTA train (Daniel's first rapid transit experience) and headed to the Georgia Dome. It was the Atlanta Falcons' home opener, and the first NFL game for both boys.
They had lots of fun and made it through the first half of the game. We knew we were pushing our luck to try much more than that, especially given the fact that our seats were 4 rows from the top. And there wasn't an empty seat in our section, so a certain little 5-year-old was probably getting on the nerves of some fans with his inability to sit in his chair without kicking, getting folded down into the chair, elbowing, jumping up, etc. But it was a great time for everyone, and the Falcons won big!
And here's the biggest first for Daniel...
After the game, we went and picked up Daniel's glasses. It's probably the first time he's ever REALLY been able to see. I will admit that I got teary-eyed when we walked out to the parking lot and he looked around & smiled. Zack laughed at me, but I was just overcome with the thought of where this little man was 2 short months ago and where he is now. We're praying that these glasses will be the extra boost he needs to focus better (literally and otherwise).
