I sure was glad I have been listening to this lately...
when my dear 7 1/2 year old daughter threw a tantrum in public last night. While she was screaming "You are the meanest mommy EVER!" I just took her by the hand and said, "Nice try."
Over and over and over and over and over and over and over and....you get the drift. :)
I didn't get mad. I told her it was too bad that she didn't listen to my words and now had to hold my hand in public. How embarrassing.
When she was screaming at me at the top of her lungs and I feigned deafness and she wanted to know if I was going to ignore her FOREVER. I told her that she was being so LOUD that I couldn't hear her. And if she chose to talk to me in a normal voice...than I might be able to hear her words. Maybe. ;)
They had an adorable merry-go-round. Maddy really wanted to ride on the Bald Eagle.
Sno-cones. :) Maddy loves these...she does not care so much for ice cream (WHAT??!!) and sno-cones are right up her alley.
Funnel cake. (Next time we will skip the funnel cake & wait to eat it at the fair.) Not the best but, that didn't slow us down! Ha!
The Wade Family.
Showing off those Looooong blue tongues! :)
Where did those long tongues come from anyway? 
Here's a hint...daddy! ;)
Both girls fell asleep on the way home.
It made for a quiet ride home! :)
Mini-golf was next up at our afternoon at the Royal's game...not sure why but, this big baseball with the silly face cracked me up! I even had it as my facebook profile picture for a few days. :)
They had a cute course set up for the kiddos...
Challenging in some areas, too. See that narrow strip of green...there is a flowing "river" beneath it that goes into a fountain.
Here's where the balls go if they fall into the river...there is a grate that catches all the balls...
What fun!
at Stride Rite for $9.99/pair! Woo-Hoo! They were on sale and I couldn't pass them up. Plain Jane white sandals. :)
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She had a HUGE smile on her face the whole time. She loved it.
They could do any stroke they wanted...she did the doggy paddle and here is the crawl.
Here is her last lap...the back stroke. I can't even tell you how proud we are of her!
Heading to her bike...
Getting on her action sandals...
Off she goes...(we were praying the whole time that she would not get into a bike wreck. She was in one 2 weeks ago during wheel day at camp. Thank goodness for her helmet! She only had a skinned elbow & knee.)
She did amazing. No wrecks. She is awesome. :)
Heading down the path towards the back 40 on her second lap. She is right in the middle with the pink helmet on...
She was so excited that daddy took the morning off to come and cheer her on. He took her bike for her after the bike portion and got her some water after her first lap of running. What a good daddy. :)
The 3rd and final lap. Go Maddy!!
Running around the pond...
She ran the last lap & a half without stopping and was passing people right & left. She finished 9th of 24 children! She was the youngest child to finish in the top 10. Her time was 33:58! She was amazing! We are so proud of you, Maddy!
Afterwards, they had gatoraide & granola bars. She also got an Iron Kids Triathlon t-shirt. I think this is something she will do every summer. Way to go, Maddy! 
Thanks,