Take Me Out to the Ball Game...

First up on our AAA baseball tour this summer, the Toledo Mudhens! This first game was Timo's reward for being potty trained and wearing big boy underwear. We told him if he started using the potty we would take him to a baseball game...bingo! So the first day of our vacation we headed to the ball park with our cousin Sena with us.

It had been such a beautiful day, sunny and warm and we were all so excited. The day we were going was autograph day and kids could run the bases after the game...sweet! Once we got there we found out it was double header game b/c of a rain out the day before. And since it was a double game, there was no autograph session...and kids could run the bases after the second game. No way would the kids sit through two games, bummer. Oh well, we were just as excited...until the rain started...more like a down pour for 30 mins, then another down for for 30mins...good times.

We passed the time walking around, seeing Muddy the hen, eating and coloring pages the staff passed out to the kids.


Finally, after a two hour rain delay, the game got underway! Of course, now we were running on borrowed time as far as temperaments were concerned and fast approaching our limit with the kids...or rather they were fast approaching their limit period. We made it through 3 innings of the first game before it was time to leave. It's always best to leave BEFORE the melt downs happen. But at least we got to see a little baseball and have a fun family time at the ball park...not to mention the Mudhens were playing my home state team, the Durham Bulls (the Bull's won, woo hoo!).
We got the kids a baseball and bat at the game so when we got home Timo wanted to go outside and show us what he had learned watching the game....I think we have a future baseball star...

Batting Practice from Sara ko on Vimeo.