Babies & Baseball

July 22, 2007 | Filed Under Friends, Baseball, Family | 2 Comments 

Last Wednesday, we met up with Adam, Nicole, and Rainny at Franklin Covey Field to see the Bees play the Tacoma Rainiers. (Thanks Charles for the great seats!) The game started at 7pm so our hope was that the triple-digit heatwave would let up a little by the time we got into the thick of the game. But it was still plenty hot. (It was perfect weather a couple hours later though). Kuei and Nicole passed the time by munching on ballpark goodies, while Adam and I tried to enjoy the game.But Keane and Rainny got a bit tired and fussy as the evening wore on past their bedtime, so we left toward the end (the Bees came back to beat the Rainiers though, so that’s good to know). Adam had his glove ready, and almost got one, but the elusive stray ball was not to be had that night. (We did almost get a bat though….Hehe).I guess baseball and babies are probably better suited in a room with a plasma screen. At least until the 1 year mark? I don’t know. Keane may like going sooner. (Brighton didn’t start liking the game until he was about 3 years old). Oh well, maybe next time, right? More photos here.

May Dayz

June 5, 2007 | Filed Under Sheldon, Brighton, Baseball, Keane, Family | 1 Comment 

June is already here. Wow. With our interesting living situation at the moment, we have had some trouble updating. Sometimes, you just can’t find a hotspot, you know? [Disclaimer: Geek jargon ahead] I’ve tried using the Jiwire widget but it hasn’t been too helpful. Oh well..

Over the past couple of weeks, however, we have had some notable events. I’ve uploaded a good amount of photos to our Lately set too. But here’s a bit of an update:

Brighton ditched the training wheels and is now an official two-wheeler. He’s still a bit shaky but once he gets going, he has pretty good control of the bike and can stop himself from falling over. Cool stuff, right? It was pretty neat for me to see him do it too. At first he just wanted me to hold onto the back of the seat. Then I’d let go and he’d coast a few feet before promptly directing his bike toward the grass to crash. But after a while, he got a feel for it, and you could see him working it all out himself. Taking control of the bike. Getting the whole balance thing going, pedaling and keeping the handle bars steady. I was surprised how quickly he got it. I don’t remember riding two-wheels at 6…

I like this picture of Keane. He still isn’t sold on being outside. But I think he’s coming around.

He likes to smile more inside it seems.

For my Birthday, I went to a SL Bees game in the afternoon with Brighton, and in the evening we all hung out together, grabbed some italian food (Keane slept while we were at the restaurant..yeah!), rented some DVDs, and had some good family time. It was fun.

Here Brighton is on the Bees kiddie train that circulates the ballpark. We also visited the “Funzone” area where all the kids go when they need to stretch their legs a bit. We did this all during the 3rd or 4rth Inning, so we didn’t miss much of the game.

I love Franklin Covey Field. It’s a beautiful ballpark. We were in the Red section, right near third base. It was a great game by the way. We won, so that is always nice. Brighton and I cheered and had a lot of fun. We got there a bit before the game started (2pm) and it was a bit overcast, but an hour or so later, it was blazing down on us. It was great.

Isn’t this picture the coolest? It’s awesome to me seeing Brighton with a bunch of kids leaning over the wall, talking to real baseball players. Trying to get a stray ball. He did get a signature, which is cool.

Here’s Keane in a baseball outfit, all smiles. Now if he were wearing black pinstripes and he lost the red (Go Yankees!) he’d be really stylin’. But he’s a cutie nonetheless.

Brighton, Dad, & Baseball

April 11, 2007 | Filed Under Brighton, Baseball, Family | 1 Comment 

While we were standing in line, for the parade in the Gateway on Saturday, we got some free tickets to the Bees game on Monday night. They were great seats too. Row 8. Just left of home plate. I thought it would be a good “father and son time” because of so much attention lately with baby Keane. But it was cold. Really. Really. Cold. Brighton and I had fun though. We got a hotdog. We even grabbed a stray ball. The Bees got hammered, though. Oh well. It was funny to hear Brighton echo everything I said. “Let’s go!” would be followed by another “let’s go!” from Brighton. Then he would shout something random, like, “Sting ‘em!” After all, they are the Bees, right?