at the old ball game

7.25.2014

if i had drawn up a to-do list for this summer, near the top - right under "roast marshmallows" - would've been "go to a baseball game". i'm not a huge baseball fan per se, but i am a fan of cracker jacks. and s'mores. so, baseball and 'mallows. you're killing me smalls!

andy, on the other hand, prepares for opening day each year by watching every great baseball movie ever made and always ends his lineup with major league (it's a cleveland sports thing). since april, he and august have "watched" most saturday games that have aired during the prime napping hours of 2-4pm. one could say the two have been pre-gaming for months. so when we were invited to a ball game last weekend, andy was SO excited to take august to his first onewe had grand visions of him wearing this little baseball cap i got him for the game, cheering at every exciting play, and eating his first ballpark frank, spicy mustard and all.

but at a little over one year old, a lot of august's "firsts" are lost on him. like the baseball cap, which he refused to wear because even official MLB hats are not an exception to his nothing-goes-on-my-head policy. and hot dogs, which apparently are an acquired taste, even without the spicy mustard. but there was a lot that was not lost on him. like the roar of the stadium after each base hit. august joined right in with the rest of the fans, stopping whatever he was doing to clap wildly while shouting GOOOOOOL! (we're coming right off the world cup so ANY ball that is struck, gets the famous soccer cry from august.) we made it through five innings and even though we never did get a program for his baby book, they handed out commemorative bobbleheads - which hold up better after going in a child's mouth than paper does anyway. so welcome to our home, denard span. i hope you like it here because august sure does like shaking you.  

10 comments:

Amy S. said...

I'm with you on the whole not being a huge baseball fan thing. But the whole ambiance is definitely what makes seeing a game in person so fun.
And it's great that Auggie enjoyed himself...I'm sure, especially with Andy's family, he'll be attending sporting events of all kinds in the years to come! (although, maybe there's still hope that he might turn out to not be a Browns fan!!) :-)

Brikena said...

haha, this story is super cute. and i am just in love with August's name - i've heard it so rarely but its just so nice.

xo, Brikena
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lucinda said...

yeah, i don't know about that. the loyalty runs deep. andy's already teaching august how they bark in the "dawg pound"

Ursula said...

Yes baseball is definitely on my summer to do list. Along with 'mallows and campfires and bbqs. And where is that "you're killing me smalls" from? I'm going crazy cause I know it but can't place it! haha I'm sure I'll remember at like midnight tonight. The sandlot?

Anyways, I'm so impressed your son made it through to 5 innings, that's about as long as I can usually last too :)

Amy S. said...

Oh no, not the barking! Unfortunately I know all too well about the loyalty of Browns fans...my dad and his whole side of the family were all born and raised in Ohio too. So I'm the black sheep, being a Steelers fan and all....

lucinda said...

thanks brikena, his name can be confusing to some people (he was born in may), but we liked its old-timey origins. ;)

lucinda said...

you nailed it ursula! it's from the sandlot.

Hannah Smith | fox and willow said...

how fun! I've never been to a ball game, but it's on my to do list :)



Sawyer also has this major issue with anything on his head! heaven forbid! he even tries to grab at his hair that touches his neck and take that off. good luck, kid. haha hopefully these boys will grow out of that!

Indy O'Hara said...

This is so sweet, going to the ball games with my parents is a fond memory of my childhood!

Jennifer Ovenshire said...

We LOVE baseball at our house too!

 

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