Kernels Game

Tuesday night we used my office tickets to catch a Cedar Rapids Kernels game. I'm not sure who was more excited me or the kids! The weather was perfect and I planned naps so that EVERYONE would be pleasant since the game didn't even start until 6:35. We got there nice and early and had dinner at the ballpark. Not quite the most healthy of dinners....but it sure was tastey and fun!

There were seven homeruns that night! The kids loved watching the crowd all cheer (well, for five of them - the other two were from the other team). And Josh not only got a baseball from a kind fan, but he also got a baseball cap from an older gentlemen in front of us. People really are kind and it brought him so much joy to get not one, but two special treats.









This picture cracks me up. Poor Ella was so concerned that the stadium chair was going to eat her up that she sat spread eagle and held the armrests almost the entire game. It wasn't until the 7th inning stretch that she finally relaxed. Too funny!!!



The other funny story from the night is that Ella REALLY got into all the clapping. They would play a few clapping songs in between innings or while the batter was coming up to the plate and she would get all excited and start mimicing the clapping. Even when we were walking out and they started to play it again she was clapping in the parking lot! Between that and her reaction to Shucks (the mascot), she gave us quite a few laughs!