On Saturday, August 1st, we made our annual trip up to Green Bay to watch Packer Training Camp! It was the first day of training camp this year AND it was the dedication of the new Ray Nitschke practice field. The drive up was quite eventful with a 2 month old and a 21 month old. After having to stop because Sean was crying, I ended up sitting between the boys in the backseat. We drove up the Sentra to save on gas so let's just say it was a tiny bit cramped. It was a good 3 hour drive and as we were finally getting off on our exit I said to Ian, "Ian, we're finally here in Green Bay to see the..." and he replied with, "TRACTORS!". Ahh yes. We drove 3 hours to see tractors. Right.
There were SO many people at the new practice field. We later read in the paper that there was an estimated 2100 people there for the ceremony and to watch practice! The weather held out and the rain stayed away. It was fairly warm, almost 80, but there was a good breeze. Ian managed to sit in the stands for about an hour to watch pratice before he was done with it. I took the boys walking around the stadium area so Charles could watch a bit more. We ended up leaving practice early and headed to the Lambeau Atrium. We got each of the boys something at the Packer Pro Shop and we got a Lambeau Field ornament for our Christmas tree.
Ian was nappig in the stroller so we headed up to Curly's Pub for lunch. It was cool to watch the players all get into their cars after practice to drive out of the lot. Those are some NICE cars!! Ian woke up and enjoyed the view, then of course tried to mob his brother, as usual!
The drive home was a nightmare. Sean was screaming, Charles was ill, I was stressed to the max. We somehow made it home in one piece. It was definitely worth it though and we'll do it again next year!
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