Saturday Night Baseball

When our friend Miss Amy told me that she had four tickets to see the Trenton Thunder play ball on Saturday night, I was ready to go. And Miss Amy wasn't deterred by the idea that we would have an extra boy along and so Saturday evening, JT, D, A, and I headed down to Trenton to see a little baseball.

The evening was humid but down by the river there was a lovely breeze. The crowd was big and let's face it, minor league baseball is great fun. There was the excitement of a home team home run in the very first inning and plenty of other things to keep the boys entertained......Chase, the ball-and-bat-fetching dog, Boomer the silly Thunder Mascot, a couple of innings spent in the bounce house in the corner of the stadium. Pizza for supper.

Dom had never eaten cotton candy and now there is photo evidence. But it will make his mommy's heart sing when she finds out that he tried it with great enthusiasm, but didn't really like it.

JT ate the whole thing, of course, smacking his lips like the junk food junkie he is.

A was patient and funny.....and scored us a cold beer, a most welcome drink on a warm summer evening in the company of two energetic little boys. And let's not forget the specter of an entire stadium of straight people happily singing YMCA with the Village People. We stayed 'til the end and enjoyed the fireworks over the river.

Next week is the last week of summer and JT heads to back-to-school camp at school, so vacation is winding down. A Saturday evening baseball game was a perfect way to end the summer.

Thanks for the idea and the company, Miss A.