There was a crispness to the air this week. The morning strolls to the bus required a coat every day. The afternoons were pleasant and the coats were shed. For the first time in quite some time, we were thankful for a weekend at home.
Saturday was opening day for the West Michigan Miracle League/WMML fall baseball season. We were scheduled for the first game at 9:30am. Cam was happy to be with Coach Mark again as well as best bud, Brody, and many other teammates he knows from the past. The coaches choose their team school and Mr. Mark is a huge Norte Dame fan so Cam is one of the Fighting Irish. The batting box, activated by a pulley system to swing the bat, is used by Cameron and many other players too. The Grand Valley State University Women's Softball team came in full force to volunteer their time as helpers. 
One of our favorite traditions with the WMML league is the final run tunnel. The players and helpers line each side of the home stretch area and cheer on the team members coming through for the last runs. Cam's genuine smile shines through as he exits the sea of people.
After a relaxing afternoon, we planned an evening outing. For Cameron's birthday, Auntie Karen had given him a very generous gift card to Olive Garden restaurant. Cam decided he wanted to treat his parents to dinner. We arrived early and it seems it is always a popular spot. We were seated after a few minutes and thoroughly enjoyed our tasty meals. Our sweet waitress brought us extra breadsticks to take home as well as extra chocolate mints, Cam's favorites! Upon exiting the restaurant, a hostess ran out with Chris's phone, which he had surprisingly left on the table. Cam and his mom had a big laugh about that one, insisting that Chris had never done that before!
Camology Quotes:
Cameron had been asking his parents about having a credit card so he could pay for his own things. Brody's parents talked to us about Greenlight, which functions as a debit card. Cam, of course, had a multitude of questions:
"How do you make sure my credit card is secure? How do you know they won't sell my information? Are you sure that it's safe?"
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