Take me out to the ballgame

Scott was able to score 3 free tickets from a vendor for the Cardinals game this past Sunday.  We debated on going without the boys, but decided that it was time for them to go.  Gabriel has been slowing getting into watching baseball with us and Bennett has never been to a game.  So, we found a couple new t-shirts for them and surprised them with the news when we picked them up from Scott's parents Sunday morning. 

Gabe was pretty excited to see his new t-shirt and even more excited and ready to go to the stadium.  We always point out the stadium when we drive by, so he knew where we were going.  We walked over to the stadium and Gabe was getting more and more excited and Bennett was starting to fall asleep on Scott's shoulders.

Once we got into the stadium, Gabe kept asking where we were going and looking at everything.  We walked down the tunnel to see the field and once we saw the field Gabe pulled me down the stairs towards our seats. 

Warming up

Glove on, ready to go

Feed me popcorn!

He was so excited to see the field, the players warming up, our seats, everything.  It made Scott and I so very happy so see his excitement.  Scott bought all the essential baseball foods while we waited for the game to start.  The boys went crazy for the popcorn. 

Going over the rules

As the innings went on it was getting hotter and hotter for me and the boys were turning pink.  We decided to pack up and find the kids sections for a few innings.  The kids area of Busch Stadium was great.  It was covered, plenty of things for Gabe and Bennett to play on and me to relax.  We stayed there for a few more innings then headed home. 

The Cardinals did not play great so we weren't too sad leaving early.  But it's safe to say the boys enjoyed their first real baseball experience.  We can't wait to take them to their next game.