Last Sunday was “Family Day” for our local minor league baseball team. It was a beautiful day – about 78 degrees with a slight breeze, and the kids were so excited to go to the game.

My two girls have now played a couple of years of t-ball or softball, so they are starting to understand the basics of the game. Because of this new knowledge, for the first time ever, the game itself held their interest. They even picked a favorite player to cheer for. (Of course, the mascot, concessions, and “between inning contests” helped keep their attention as well.) The only score the entire game was a home run hit by a member of “our” team. While this didn’t make for the most exciting game I’ve ever seen, it did help to keep the game moving along quickly.

To top it all off, because it was family day, the kids got to run the bases after the game was over. The bases were a little farther apart than those at the t-ball game! But all-in-all, it was a great day spent together, and we are all ready for another day at the ballpark.

Tags : family fun, girls sports

Last weekend, my family spent a very cold day at an amusement park. The day could have been miserable, but the park was featuring several shows in indoor theaters. These shows were displays of dance and music from around the world. There were Irish and Scottish dancers, Polynesian dancers, Chinese acrobats, as well as singers from Russia, and Africa. Besides being able to sit in a warm enclosure, the performances were fantastic. My children were so excited to see the costumes and learn about the traditions from other countries, they completely forgot about the fact that it was too cold to ride the train or take a spin on the roller coaster. My parents, my husband and I were thrilled because we really wanted to see the shows instead of getting queasy from riding the merry-go-round one too many times. If the weather had cooperated, I’m sure we would have spent the day standing in line for ride after ride and begging the kids to go to just one show. As it was, we all went home with our stomachs in tact and with a bit more knowledge about how people around the world live and celebrate.

Tags : family fun