From Minors to Majors

On Sunday, July 18th, we joined several of the Episcopal Churches from Northern Nevada at the Reno Aces baseball game.  The boys are happy at any ball game and especially liked sitting next to our good friends Ed and Emy Gurowitz.  The boys had fun watching the game and having pizza for dinner as well as ice cream for dessert.  But the cherry on top was definitely at the end of the game when we joined several other families for kids under twelve to run the bases.  This is something Ben had done last September at an Oakland A's game with Auntie Beth.  But here at the Aces ball park they didn't let parents go on the field with little ones.  I was concerned that as soon as Sam found out I couldn't go with him he would refuse to go but he was happy to follow along with Ben.  Both boys entered the field (the second group of siblings in line due to Mom and Dad's smart-thinking to line up early).  At first it seemed that Sam was a little unsure of what to do and where to go so from the sidelines I told Ben to hold Sam's hand thinking Ben would lead Sam to the bases and they would both run at their own speeds.  Ben took Sam's hand in his own and proceeded to lead Sam all the way around the bases.  Other parents on the sidelines commented on the cute little boys with the matching shirts running together.  It was so sweet!  In my attempts to get photos I also ended up stepping in someone's discarded soft pretzel container and filled my sandal with yellow mustard.  When the boys exited the field they were both very proud of themselves though Ben informed us that Sam's run didn't count because he never stepped on second base!

Entering the field.

Lost in a pack of bigger kids on the way to 2nd.

Approaching 2nd.

Nearing 3rd.

Still going....

Almost home....

Two runs score!!!!

Just three days after our Aces game we joined my parents, sisters, and their families for an Oakland A's game.  Beyond the excitement of the actual game was the good news of a very successful cornea transplant for my dad.  After weeks of frustration at seeing basically nothing, Dad was overly excited to see nearly everything!!!  It was a chilly day in Oakland but we all had a great time - except maybe for my brother-in-law Howie who watched his Red Sox lose to the A's.  It also happened to be my nephew Isaac's first baseball game.