Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Last night we took the kids (& Gagi) to a Durham Bulls baseball game for some old fashion family fun. One of the local chapters of my mom's nonprofit was getting some of the ticket proceeds so she suggested we go. I have been thinking all summer it would be a fun family outing so I was definitely in when she suggested it. The weather couldn not have been more perfect. We even got to wear hoodies when the sun went down! It happened to be Carolina night at the game so the girls were thrilled when the UNC Dance team and Cheerleaders performed between innings. We didn't eat beforehand because, you know, you have to have hotdogs at baseball games, right? Except that the kids just wanted pizza so we ate that. And snow cones. Whatever. We sat in the outfield (seats 2 for 1!) but we were pretty close to the field. And close to the playground. Which was a hit - especially for Julia.

The girls had a great time. They didn't really get what was happening on the field but they did like the atmosphere. There were a lot of people to watch and music and cheerleaders and all that. Jacob, on the other hand, not so fun. We talked about one of us staying home with him and we really should have done that. He is at a super difficult age to take to events like that. He is so busy and won't sit still at all. Plus it was close to bedtime. Thankfully we could take strollers in but it was still a tad difficult to take him. Next summer I'm sure he'll be better and we'll definitely go again. It really is great family fun! Pics to follow....

Oh and I learned that if you don't have tickets just hang out by the ticket booth. We had no less than 3 people either offer us free tickets or discounted tickets!