On July 25, Ella and I went to see the Louisville Bats play with Laura, Tim, Charlie & Peyton. The Bats play at Louisville Slugger Field and are a Triple-A team affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds. This was Ella's first Bats game and the first one I'd been to in a few years. It was the Greater Louisville WKU Alumni night and before the game Charlie was recognized for a scholarship he received. Big Red was at the game and I was so excited when Ella was able to see him! She wasn't quite so excited, and was a little intimidated! But she liked looking at him...the "Red Guy"...and also liked seeing Buddy the Bat..."the Purple Guy".
Before the game she and I had dinner at McAlisters (kids eat free Monday-Thursday!) and shortly after arriving at the park Ella was ready for popcorn. She loves popcorn and I had promised her earlier in the day that we would get popcorn at the ball game. She was great at the game and enjoyed yelling at the ball players every time a foul ball was hit near us..."Hey! Throw it to me!" Unfortunately no one ever threw one to us! Aside from the popcorn, she also enjoyed two "blue" Gatorades and some cotton candy.
A few innings into the game she wanted to go check out the playground and merry-go-round. It's a really great set up, because parents can still see the game while the kids play in the fenced in playgrounds. The only bad part of the evening occurred at the playground, when a yellow jacket stung the holy crap out of my leg. I hadn't been stung by a bee in a long time...I forgot how much that hurt!
We had a great time at the game and a great time hanging out with the Rhea's. I think there will be many more Bats games in our future!
Ella checking out the field
Before the game she and I had dinner at McAlisters (kids eat free Monday-Thursday!) and shortly after arriving at the park Ella was ready for popcorn. She loves popcorn and I had promised her earlier in the day that we would get popcorn at the ball game. She was great at the game and enjoyed yelling at the ball players every time a foul ball was hit near us..."Hey! Throw it to me!" Unfortunately no one ever threw one to us! Aside from the popcorn, she also enjoyed two "blue" Gatorades and some cotton candy.
A few innings into the game she wanted to go check out the playground and merry-go-round. It's a really great set up, because parents can still see the game while the kids play in the fenced in playgrounds. The only bad part of the evening occurred at the playground, when a yellow jacket stung the holy crap out of my leg. I hadn't been stung by a bee in a long time...I forgot how much that hurt!
We had a great time at the game and a great time hanging out with the Rhea's. I think there will be many more Bats games in our future!
Ella checking out the field
Meeting Big Red
Cotton Candy!
Having fun!
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