Saturday, June 27, 2009

Tailgate Time!

Go Brewers!  Ryan's uncles were in town again this wknd with the Giants so....that means the Kuiper (Ryan's mom) side of the family has a family reunion at the ballpark.  We tailgate, hang out, and then go to the game!  Usually when we go, we sit in the front row, right next to the Giants dugout.  That'll make you watch a baseball game whether you like it or not!  You feel like you'll get hit!  So, since the girls were along, Uncle Duane got us seats behind homeplate which was still awesome.  :)  Even though the seats were great, I think I saw maybe 2 pitches of the whole game. :)  The girls weren't huge fans of sitting down.  They were "tickling" the people in front of us, saying "Hi" to every stranger they met, and clapping every time the crowd went wild.  Addy was especially into it. :)  But Ryan and I were more than spent.  At the top of the 3rd inning we already had to head to the "kidzone" of Miller Park.  Too bad you have to be 4 years old to go down the slide!  Once the girls saw the slide, and then saw that they couldn't go down, we had 3 screaming girls on our hands and then we had to carry/drag them all the way back to our seats.  Oh man.  So then we quick headed up to the broadcast booth to see Uncle Duane.  We got on SanFran television as they filmed the girls up in the booth so that was fun.  Then we headed home at the bottom of the 4th inning.  What a day!  Now we sit at home on our couches watching the rest of the game.  We're exhausted!  Our tailgate started at 3...so it was a long day of chasing the girls around the parking lot, talking to people you haven't seen in awhile, trying to eat dinner, all while trying to keep our 2 sets of eyes on three very fast girls.  It is key that we usually dress them alike because they are so much easier to spot in crowds. :)  Anyway, here are some pics of our big excursion! 
Emily was into it for about.....3 minutes??  
We moved back a couple rows so the girls could run around more.  Hailey was happy now. :) 
Addy pointing at the ball. 
Go Brewers!  Hailey says "Go-Boo!"
Tailgating Triplet Style :) 
Hailey - Addy - Emily 
Hailey 
Hailey and Uncle Shane
Em and Auntie Jody

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh boy! You are all very brave! I can't imagine the energy it would take to take 3 little ones to a ball game!
Happy Anniversary tomorrow!!
Aunt Mary Z.

Tatum said...

FANTASTIC update!!!!! I hope you guys had a wonderful anniversary :) I have your family picture as my desktop background right now. It is SO cute and it keeps me smiling as I finish my race of school (28 days left). The triplets have definitely been my motivation in many ways - tell the girls thank you!! And THANK YOU for updating your blog so regularly and being you...you guys are an amazing family!!!
love you
tatum