Take Me Out To The Ball Game

7/18/12

Mom and Dad have been looking forward to this one all week.  Today was the day we took Brenden and Jackson to their first baseball game!!!  With Milwaukee only about an hour and a half away and the Cardinals in town, this made for a perfect afternoon.  A special thanks goes out to Adam for letting Baxter out while we were away.

We made the decision to get tickets earlier this week, so Dad decided to call cousin Paul and his family for lunch.  His wife Alicia brought all their little ones over to meet at La Perla in Milwaukee.  Luella and Monroe are getting so old and even Elsie looked big next to Brenden and Jackson.  We definitely ran the restaurant out of high chairs between all of our additions.  It was nice to spend some time catching up before the game!

That peppers got nothing on Monroe's fire!

Lue and the Boys! She's a Fearday.

La Perla was only a couple of miles from the stadium so it didn’t take long to arrive.  We packed the baby carriers so we wouldn’t have to worry about car seats or the stroller.  I was a little nervous about how Brenden and Jackson would do, but they more than exceeded expectations.  These two kids absolutely LOVE being outside.  They didn’t make a peep on the long walk to the stadium and were all smiles the majority of the game.  We found a nice spot in the shade and there was a breeze in the upper level.

 

Kathy, Dave, Holly and Alex Wall happened to be going to the same game.  Their seats were right in the sun so they decided to come join us in the upper deck.  I’m sure it also didn’t hurt that we had Brenden and Jackson with us.

The Brewers scored 4 runs in the first off of a couple errors, and that is all it would take.  Solo shots by Freeze and Craig put us on the board and that’s the way it ended, 2 - 4.  We had the bases loaded in the top of the ninth, but like the Cardinals have done lately, we couldn’t drive them in.  Ugh!  It was a real bummer that the Cards couldn’t get a win, but all things considered it was a really fun trip!

Mom and the boys

Taking it all in...

Thanks for the hat, Grandma!