Take Us Out To The Ballgame

Papa and I took the girls to a baseball game last weekend.  Mia has been to a few now, but this was Kennedy's first.  It was a nice way to spend an afternoon.  The roof was closed, which is no surprise considering the exceptional drought and phenomenal heat wave that we've had for the last month or so.  We got to watch a pitcher's duel, which is cool if you're a baseball fan, but maybe not so much if you're a kid that doesn't really understand baseball.  But both girls stayed focused on the field.  Nobody got bored or grumpy, which is completely amazing.  The girls have been playing baseball with their Mii's on the Wii, but they still had a little bit of a hard time following the action in person.  I was able to explain what was happening and point out the important info on the scoreboards.  That seemed to help.  As a dad who really likes baseball, it was really cool to have that time with the girls to pass on some love for the game.  They may never really pick it up, though I'd love it if they did.  But, for one day I got to go back in time, to when I was a boy going to games with my dad.  I have some cool memories of rainbow jerseys, pennants and fun times at the Astrodome.  It would be great if Mia and Kennedy can say something similar in thirty years when they have their own kids.

One of the coolest parts of the day was when Mia got to run the bases after the game.  Kennedy didn't want to do it, but Mia thought that it was so fun, she decided to do it twice. 

Unfortunately, the home team gave up the lead at the end, so we didn't go home with a win.  But it was still a lot of fun and the girls are asking to do it again.

Checking out the action

How cute are these two?

They were noticing that Carlos Lee is a big dude!

Papa and Kennedy taking in the end of the game

Safe at home!