In November, there was a national fencing competition held here in Austin. Our friends and Minnesota coaches Ro and Kate came down to coach a handful of Twin Cities Fencing Club fencers and we got the chance to hang out with them. (We even hired a babysitter and had a proper adult dinner out!) We brought Sean to the fencing competition so he could see his first fencing action since he was a tiny infant. His favorite thing to do (besides ride the escalators in the hallways)? Run up and down the empty strips. I made him a Twin Cities Fencing Club t-shirt, and Ben bought him a (saber?!) whacky-whacker, which Sean enjoyed using to whack his Mommy and Daddy. A fun weekend all around.
Cute! What’s not to like about a whacky-whacker?! 😉 Does Sean do well with babysitters. We’ve only tried family members as babysitters and I thought after Alasdair turned two I’d feel okay with a non-family babysitter, but I still feel nervous.