Take me out to the ball game!

Day one of our vacation was in Downtown San Diego. We stayed at a hotel that gave us the ability to walk to our first event. The kids loved staying on the 25th floor and that it had a pool as well. There were many fights over who got to push the elevator buttons and slide the room key. I really thought we were beyond that point, but there is something appealing with calling the elevator by pushing that little button and then guessing which elevator would come first. We did lots of walking, whining, and watching. Watching the birds, the docks, the bums, you know...all that the city has to offer! We headed out Sunday morning ready to take in a Padres game. Chris got us great seats on the 3rd base line and the weather was PERFECT!!!


The kids couldn't wait to buy some gear to wear. I talked them into a $7 hat I found, which if you've been to sporting events most are in the $30 range. Score!

The kids were so excited once we saw the field. There were concessions set up around the ballpark where you could get breakfast, lunch, season tickets, play on mini fields set up for the kids, and take in the excitement of the upcoming game. I had ONE thing I wanted to get before we sat down.

Yup, freshly roasted peanuts and a diet coke. Food was outrageous, but part of the day. Hot dogs, pizza, cotton candy, sugar, you know---the basics!

We had fantastic seats. You could see their faces! We had 2 balls hit right around us, and if Chris hadn't been holding the camcorder he might have gotten one that went into the empty seats in front of us. I kept yelling, "HONEY! It's coming right at us!" Very exciting!

The kids enjoyed watching a real game, and we enjoyed spending a day at a great American pastime. What a way to kick off our vacation! Thanks for planning this Daddy!