Reno recently acquired a minor league baseball team, the Aces. Dad went in on buying box seats with some folks from his work. Mostly, they use it for clients. But they have a few family days blocked out on the calendar. Our trip happened to fall over one such family day. Let me tell you, this is THE WAY to watch a baseball game- especially with kids. The box has couches, a flat screen, popcorn, chips, cashews and snacks galore, a fridge stocked with all kinds of drinks, and seats right over the home plate to first base line (where a lot of the minimal action in baseball occurs). The kids can wander around. The adults can wander around. It is a great way to watch baseball. Another plus about minor league ball is that there is actually some ball to watch. In the majors, the game can be a duel of the pitchers. If you look away for a minute you could miss the one hit of the game. Not so in the minors. There are a lot of hits and consequently a lot more running and entertaining blunders. We watched a catcher and a third base man completely crash into each other going after a fly ball. I had the camera in my hands, but was too absorbed in watching the thing transpire to take a picture of it.
The kids really enjoyed themselves. We were there with some friends who have four boys who kept things entertaining as well. Aunt Thea dotingly shared an ice cream cone with Grant. Gracie played on Grammie Marla's iPhone, and Grant sat next to his Papa Jeff and quietly watched for nearly five innings. Is he his dad's boy or what?
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What a fun trip to see family! Hey, thought you'd like to hear I was driving by your old house here and saw that it was purchased. A family has moved in! They have what appears to be a giant wire butterfly in the front yard.
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