2012 Baseball

Every year, it gets easier and easier to do fun things with the kids.  While there are many sad moments as we realize how big they are getting, there is so much to enjoy at each age.  This year - no strollers at baseball games and everyone has their own seat!  Isaiah and Mallory still sit in our laps some, but not for the entire game.  We can actually watch the game!  (Which is great because the games we've been to so far this year have been pretty exciting!)  Both kids actually enjoy watching the game, too.  It's impressive how well they can follow along.  The questions they ask about what is happening show they really want to understand how the game is played.

 Mallory likes to help carry in the bag 'o snacks.

The view from our seats - love!  We are right behind home plate this year!!!

Oh my goodness!  It's so exciting; I can't watch!

The roof was closed for our first game, but it's been open for the others!  Last year it was closed at every game we went to, so it's been nice to enjoy the evening fresh air.

The Sausage Races are so much fun!!

Love the fun expressions.  :)

Everybody clap your hands!  

Hit one out of the park, Braun!

Mallory's fave - Corey Hart

Oh goodness!  Hit it in the gap!

- becky

Christmas 2011

Happy Birthday, baby Jesus!

Merry Christmas!

Opening presents with the kids was so much fun this year! I was really smart and wrapped Isaiah's gifts in Thomas paper and Mallory's in princess paper. I didn't have to label any of them which was a good thing since I was wrapping really late on Christmas Eve.

Neena and PawPaw got Isaiah a Thomas pillow pet. He loves it and sleeps with it every night.

It amazes me how pretty Barbie doll hair looks in the package. 5 minutes after the dolls are out, their hair is a fright!

Mallory takes so many fun pictures with her digital camera. Be watching for her very own blog - Mallory's Take - to be released soon!

Every year, we have a just-the-four-of-us family vacation the week between Christmas and New Year's. We had a 2-part trip this year - St. Louis and Chicago. St. Louis was quick, so we weren't able to see any of my aunts, uncles, or cousins that live there. :( Hopefully, we will get to see them this summer, but if not - for SURE at my cousin Mary's wedding in October!)

Tim surprised me with Busch Stadium Tour tickets in my stocking! FUN!!! A funny little story about our tour - while we were inside on the tour our salesperson for Miller Park called to confirm our purchase of Brewer Season Tickets for the year. What funny timing! Tim assured the sales rep that while I love the Cards, we are still Brewer fans, too. :)

We walked down the street to see where the Blues play. Game that night!

Score Card covers for each of the World Series wins. This year's yet to come!

In the dug out!

Time to call the bull pen!

Almost up to bat...

Cute little tourist

Blues Baby!

I had fun playing with the digital camera.

Might have to frame this picture above for Tim!

Making her mother oh-so-proud! Mallory discovered Toasted Ravioli on this trip. :)

- becky

Post Season Baseball

We made to Opening Day 2011 and Post Season Play-offs, with many games in between this year. We might have actually been able to attend a World Series game - Tim's name was actually pulled from the lottery to try for tickets, but the Brewers didn't go. Whatever. Yes, you heard that right. I am still pulling for the Cardinals, but it would have been oh.so.cool to go to a World Series Game.

Since it wasn't raining (thought it was quite cool) we decided to tailgate with the kids. They did great! Isaiah and Mallory ate a great lunch and behaved wonderfully. A note for parents with young children, though. Bringing the portable potty seat for the recently potty trained 2 year old is a great idea, but it is an EXCELLENT idea to remember the bowl that goes inside it. The lines at the port-a-potties are looooooong.

Pretty Brewer flower

Baseball cookies!

It was so fun to listen to Isaiah cheer right along with the rest of the crowd. :)

Rally towels!

Final Score

Bye, Bernie! C-ya next year!

* Special note to the Brewers organization - Opening Day 2012 for the Brew Crew is on Good Friday? Really? Don't you know that the Pastor can't attend that game?! Sigh.

- becky