June Adventures

June in the Harvey family was filled with lots of hometown adventures around the Bay Area.  To celebrate his 65th birthday, Peter and a few of his buddies threw an amazing dance party with a live band at the Claremont Country Club.  Thomas and I danced 'til we dropped and the babysitter had a late night!  Uncle David and Aunt Ellen came to town for the celebration and we all had a blast.

Then it was off to an A's game with Little V... she was quite the fan and a lot of the more rowdy patrons in seats around us loved her to death.  They said she was the good luck charm that made the A's win.  Let's Go Oakland!

And, it wouldn't be summer without another visit to Gilroy Gardens.  Virginia loves that place.  We chilled out with the garlic mascot, rode the carousel and the "Artichoke Dip" ride, tried on wacky hats, and ate ice cream and pizza galore.

And, of course, we have had lots of fun summer visits with family and friends.  Uncle Biggie is always a Virginia fan favorite!

Oakland Athletics, Team of the Future

This past weekend we took Virginia to the A's game. She is sort of an old pro by now. We are counting this as her fourth official game, since we came with Virginia when Leslie was 3 days overdue with her. Virginia had her usual awesome time.

Note to parents out there: the Westside Club in the Coliseum offers sit down service, with carpeted floors, room for babies, and a great view of the game, from the club level. The prices are surprisingly reasonable, with my cheeseburger and fries costing $12 -- no more than what they would cost at the concession stand downstairs. Wormy got to watch the game from our right-next-to the-window table and crawl around on the carpet afterwards. One hundred percent worth it.

Virginia also checked out Stomper's fun zone, which has kids' games, toys, and space to roam around. She was especially concerned with mowing the artificial turf there.

Oh, and it happened that the A's cranked against the Cleveland Indians. They eventually won 11-0, with Chavez delivering multiple doses of pain. Virginia is now sitting atop the AL West all-time winning percentage standings. Her record at A's games sits at a sparkling 4-0.

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Virginia attended her very first Oakland A's game yesterday (her last game was 4 days before her birthday, so it doesn't really count).  She was accompanied by the whole Harvey clan, including Uncle Steven Mack, visiting from Connecticut.  Oakland won 3-0, so she was definitely good luck!

Let's Go Oakland!

Since Baby H decided to stay put past her due date, Thomas and I decided to take in a little baseball action today and enjoy the nice spring weather.  We watched the A's defeat the Giants in their last spring training game of the season.  Everyone at the game commented about the little A's fan that I had on board.

My mom arrived tonight into San Francisco, and she is happy that she is going to be here for Baby Harvey's arrival!  Still feeling good and no sign of labor yet...