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Take me out to the ballgame

Russ — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:49:07 +0000

Since the boys have been playing baseball this year, they really appreciated seeing the home team play. A home run in the first inning and a few foul balls bouncing nearby kept things interesting. Also, the playground inside the park helped. They still don’t know all the words to sing during the 7th inning stretch, but they are starting to enjoy the game a lot more now. They even went down to the dugout to get autographs after the game. Pretty cool.

Baseball Season

Russ — Fri, 15 May 2009 13:54:40 +0000

The boys are playing baseball this year – the first time for both of them. Joshua is more naturally athletic and is hitting everything in machine pitch. Jordan is learning about the goofy pitching in the first year of kids pitching and is getting on base one way or the other every game. Daddy’s learning about sunburn during the day games and bug bites in the evenings.

BMX

Russ — Mon, 11 May 2009 01:19:10 +0000

The boys went out to the local BMX track today. They were a little upset at first because there was an actual race there, but after a while, they enjoyed watching the “pros” take the jumps and do tricks. Once the race was over, the boys got to ride the track on their own – but didn’t jump quite as high as the older guys had done. Lots of fun!

Saturday In The Park

Russ — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:19:47 +0000

After the tree-cutting exercise, we went out to the park for some kite flying and baseball throwing. One nice thing about living here is all of the big parks and outdoor recreation. The kids loved it!

Ski Bums

Russ — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:11:54 +0000

Daddy and the boys went skiing this weekend. Even though they had never tried it before, by the time evening rolled around they were going down the hill like old pros. The boys ignored the cold for the most part and just enjoyed the snow.

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Russ — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:39:48 +0000

Saturday was a Cub Scout outing at the baseball game. Joshua loves baseball and Jordan loves hanging out with his friends and staying up late, so we figured it was going to be an all-around winner – we were not disappointed.

Before the game, we got to hang around outside the park in a humid 93° and play with the other scouts. Jordan and his friends took Joshua right along with them in running around. They got a good look at a State Police display that was set up – including a wrecked car (remember to buckle up) and a display from the SWAT team which were both acclaimed as very cool. We also got to parade around the field before the game.

We took our seats and the home team hit a home run into the section next to us. We had our share of hot dogs and snow cones – which are key to enjoying a summer ballgame. After a while, boredom set in so one of the parents took a few of the boys over to the small playground which is inside the ballpark. Of course the boys all spent the time chasing a little girl around the play area.

As the game wound down, the boys were anxious for part 2 of the evening, camping in the outfield! After the game we went out and picked up our tent and sleeping bags and headed for center field (you can see the top of our tent under the Kindred sign in this picture). Once the tents were set up it was time for baseball, frisbee, and tag. We got to watch “The Sandlot” on the jumbo screen and the boys were surprisingly quiet during the movie. As the credits rolled, the games began again until Daddy and the other adults began calling a halt around 1:30 AM. It had cooled off to 90° so sleeping was oh so comfortable. Daddy got to sleep on the ground while Jordan and Joshua had camp beds, but everyone managed to get at least 2 hours of sleep. 6:00 AM came early and we packed out for home – where we all napped on the sofa during the day. It was great to see the boys just being brothers and friends as if they had always been that way.