Dayton Dragon's Game

Madison's school had a "Night at the Dragon's Game". So we decided to get a sitter for Mallory and take the two older girls to the game. I'm so glad we did! It was one of the most relaxing family activities that we've done in a long time. The last time I was at a Dragon's game, Madison was only about 6 months old. It had been a while. We settled in on a blanket in the lawn seats. It was a little overcast and a tad bit chilly, but all in all it was a beautiful evening. We did the night up in true baseball fashion. We were given free baseball hats and everyone wore their hat. We had hots dogs, peanuts and elephant ears. The girls got up and danced to all the songs and cheered for the Dragon's. Molly put on quite a show:) Madison enjoyed seeing some kids from school and both girls got a prize for wearing their John Hole Elementary t-shirts. Madison choose a baseball and Molly picked a baseball hat figurine. We made it to the 7Th inning stretch without a hitch. Everyone sang "Take me out the the ball game". It was so nice to just sit still in such a fun atmosphere and enjoy each other's company. It reminded me of when my grandparents took me to watch the Indians play the Orioles when I was 10. I'll never forget meeting Eddie Murray. We were introduced by some friends of my grandparents that knew him. He hit a home run and pointed up at us in the stands. After the game, he gave me the bat and an autographed picture. I still have the picture. The bat disappeared though. I wish I still had that bat. That was such a great experience for me. We'll definitely try to make it to a few games this summer. I'd love to take the girls to an Indian's game some time. In a year or two Mallory can join us too.