A Day at the Ballpark

So today was the Barons 2.0 outing to the Rangers game - 2:05 first pitch...102 degrees...upper deck...so, lots of things that just don't work for me.  Start time right when I usually pick up Mom, a temperature that I find just plain wrong and seats that are up one ramp, 2 ginormous escalator rides and then a big, straight-up-in-the-air staircase...eeeeeekkkkk!

that's Cowboy Stadium in the back...truly impressive, whether you are a fan or not... 

So even though we were close to heaven...or outer space, we had fun.  The boys were silly and all about baseball, but since the seats were bad, Peyton and I made a deal that we could do all the kid stuff that we don't do when the seats are good!  First we scoped it all out - this is Peyton in the 'outfield kid area'...

The lines were REALLY long before the game, so Peyton decided we would come back during the game because most people would be in their seats....great theory...it got hotter, the lines got longer, but we did convince Nikki to come with us to play.  Nikki is another Baron's little sis and although she is older than Peyton, they get along really well and it made it more fun for both of them.

First up:  Home Run Derby...after waiting in the line for about 40 minutes...did I mention that it was 102 degrees???, you start at first base....so here's Nikki moved over to 2nd, Peyton at 1st...

Check out Peyton fielding the grounder!...there were 2 boys behind me who were all impressed that there was "a girl" out there...and then I noticed - it was ALL boys except my girls...I was so proud!

and Peyton up to bat - she did great!

Then it was off to Plinko and tattoos...and the air conditioned gift shop, but I didn't take any pictures of that - I was too busy thanking the Lord for creating the person who invented a/c!!!



    

 Peyton was doing her best to "aim" to win - a picture of some sort - not a picture she wanted, she just really likes to WIN!

As many of you know...the tattoo choice is key to the success of the tattoo experience!

And they look fabulous

By the time we got settled back in from our Junior Rangers adventures, the boys had left their families and were all together with their CJ Wilson promo gloves, available in red and blue...red was the fave!...and still totally into the game - which we were losing, but they cheered on their Rangers right up to the final out!

Surrounded by nice families, our seats had shade, the lemon chill guy made it all the way up to where we were, I didn't fall down the stairs, saw Michael Young hit a homer, got 2 bright red baseball gloves that will live in our house for the next 10 years, both kids had fun...I'd say it was a great day for a ballgame!