Sunday, May 9, 2010

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

With the temperature in the 70s last Saturday evening, it was perfect weather for a ball game. We haven't taken Peter to a Round Rock Express game since he was almost 8 months old. I think he enjoyed that game, but he definitely enjoyed the game last weekend a whole lot more. It was so neat to watch him really get into everything that was going on. It was also Danielle's first baseball game, and she did great!!! She spent the first part of the game sitting in her car seat. Then she spent some time sitting in my lap just watching everything that was happening. She slept a little, and then sat in my lap some more. She only got a little fussy during the last inning. Once I stood up with her, she was content once again.



We sat out on the grassy area called the berm. Peter is a part of the Round Rock Express Kids Club. For just $15, club members get 10 game vouchers (good for 2 berm tickets each), a backpack, a t-shirt, and 5 free activities in the Fun Zone. It's a great deal! Andrew took Peter down to the fence to talk to him about the game and watch the players warm up.

The berm is a very popular place for kids to roll down because of the incline. Peter saw some kids rolling down the hill, so of course he had to try it. He continued to roll around the grass for a good part of the game. I'm so glad that we had patient and understanding people sitting near us because he rolled into a few people and almost knocked down several drinks! There were so many kids running around and having a great time on the grass. Most of them were older than Peter, but he had a great time imitating them and chasing them around. It's the first time I've seen him really interact and actually play with a big group of kids.

The game started at 7:05, so that was kind of late for a sweet little toddler who usually goes to bed around 8:00 or so. He had a late nap, though, so he was full of energy. I made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for him to eat at the game, but he was not interested. He spent a good portion of the night eating peanuts that Andrew and I cracked for him. He would have eaten the shells if we let him - I had to keep reminding him to eat the peanuts inside the shells instead of the salty shells. Peter had his first bite of corn dog, but he wasn't too impressed by that either. He preferred eating the hot dog off the stick after I ate the breading from the outside.




As it got darker, Peter and Andrew enjoyed the game and Danielle enjoyed being outside. Sometime towards the end of the game, Peter became friends with two little girls (6 or 7 years old?). It was so cute to watch them together. I'm not sure who started it, but they took turns pulling grass and putting it on the other person's head. When one girl would go back to her family for a few minutes, Peter would yell, "Girl, come back down here!". We had an absolutely wonderful time, and I'm so glad we decided to go. It was a nice way to spend the evening as a family. :)




***Just in case you were wondering about the final score, the Express won 5 to 4!

2 comments:

Mya and River said...

What a great night!!! We've only been a few times, and only once with Mya. She fussed most of the time, so we said, "Not again for a LONG time!" lol

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