Blustery Ballgame

With the warm weather arriving so early this year, we were really surprised when we had to bundle up to head to a Durham Bulls game last week.  It was one of their rare day games so we were going to have Daddy meet us over at the game during his lunch time.

It was a chaotic outing from the beginning.  Evan had a time-out for some forgotten reason as we were on our way out the door so we were late.  We rushed to the game to meet our friends because we had their tickets and they were waiting for us.  We rushed and we rushed, but when we arrived everyone was excited and we were ready to head in.

We were sitting in the outfield in the front row which turned out to be a great spot.  The sun was shining on us, which was a benefit on this chilly day.  It was an empty section so no one minded if the boys climbed the seats, and we had a great view of the game.  For the first couple of innings the boys climbed around the seats, occasionally pausing to watch the game, and the mommies got to sit and talk.

After a few innings, we were all getting twitchy and a little cold.  So, we headed up to the playground to get a little energy out.  By that time Daddy had arrived so it was nice to spend a little time with him.  We played for a while, but then, even the playground was getting cold.  So, a few of our friends threw in the towel and headed home.

I headed down to get lunch while Ian stayed up with the boys.  By the time we got our lunch, it was about time for Ian to head back to work.  Fortunately, our other friends chose that moment to meet up with us, so it worked out perfectly.  We ate our lunch behind a shelter, played at the playground for a few more minutes, and then headed down for one more view of the game.  This time, the boys actually had fun leaning on the railing and watching the players.

As we left the ballpark all I could think about was how harried I was.  However, I looked at the boys and realized that they had had a great time.  When we went to the grocery store later in the day, Evan even had to pick up a baseball glove so he could learn to play baseball.  Hopefully, the next game will be a touch warmer and less chaotic, but the boys didn't mind, so....let's play ball!

 (A view of the field from our seats)

 (Evan, Ben, and their friend Nathan take in a little of the game.)

 (Quinn, Nathaniel, and Evan are equally entranced.)

(How can this be true?  Look at the same 3 boys when they first met!  How are they so big already?!)