Bay area baseball

We have been quite the baseball family lately. Went to our World Champion Giants game back on mother's day (so just slightly tardy with this post) and had really such a fun time! It was the Drew and Lilly's first real 9 inning baseball game and they might as well been keeping score on score sheet for how into the game they were. Well, let's be honest......really into it for the first 5 innings, and then resorted to cracking, opening, stepping, and piling up peanuts and their shells until the 9th inning.



The Giants stadium is such a family friendly park. We are so lucky to live so close and be able to go to a few games.



Grandma love....



Then for the 4th of July we decided to make it a family affair, and head across the bay to an Oakland A's game. Uncle Matti even flew in from SoCal to make an appearance and Drew and him discussed baseball strategy for innings 4-5.


Yes, the wave happened, and yes my mom is totally into it.


Our first self held annoying family portrait. It has to be done once in a while.


This is a typical conversation with Drew at a game. "Who is winning mommy?...because I am rooting for whatever team is winning" So yes, he is showing patterns of a fair weather fan...but he is also four. I think (read know) his heart lies with the Giants.

Most comfortable spot in the stadium


Part of the allure of going to an A's game during the 4th of July weekend is for the fireworks. They seriously put on an amazing show choreographed to music. The fans are allowed to head down onto the field before the show starts and lay out blankets to watch the show above.



Earplugs worked magically and delightfully for Drew. He followed directions as to not mess with them, push them in your ear further, or practically require medical attention by the end of the night. I will just say for the record that THE EAR PLUG INCIDENT OF 2011 IS REAL.


She was enchanted.



I see many more games in our future, but we will skip the ear plugs.