Tuesday evening we set out our clothes for the upcoming Rangers game. I wanted to wear the new Michael Young jersey I had gotten at the game we went to in Texas but Mom said it was too big. I didn’t really care that it was too big and still wanted to wear it. However, Dad showed me one of his jerseys and explained to me that it wasn’t as nice as the one he was going to wear or as some of the ones I had. Plus since it wasn’t made quite as well if I wore it now then it would be wore out before I grew into it. He had some good points and so I decided I’d wear my jersey that I had gotten with my Woolly bucks from store at home. (For those of you who don’t know Emma and I earn Woolly bucks for a good attitude, sharing, being nice, and other good things. We are then able to spend them on items in the treasure box store.) Emma, Katie, and Mom were all going to wear their pink and white jerseys.
We got up early Wednesday morning and headed off to Kansas City. Emma slept most of the drive over there and Katie napped off and on. We got there a little early and our friends (who are Royals fans) that we were meeting there weren’t there yet. It was just as well though as we had time to eat our peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and get everyone all cleaned up and ready to go before they got there. When they arrived we headed over and picked up our tickets and then headed in. Our first stop was over to the outfield experience that they have at Kaufman stadium. We had gotten tickets as part of a package that included play passes for the outfield experience and $5 to spend at the ballpark. Emma, Katie and I decided to ride on the carousel first. Katie was too scared to ride on one of the animals so Mom held her. Here’s a picture of the carousel.
Mom, Emma, & Katie on the Carousel
After that we headed over to a small field where I got to practice my batting. I got to hit several balls that they pitched to me and on the last ball I got to run around the bases. My first try I only hit a few of them but the next time I was able to hit most of them. The last time I decided to try a slightly smaller bat and didn’t do quite as well but I still managed to hit a couple of them. Emma also decided to give it a try. Since she hasn’t had much practice batting she hit off a tee. It was obvious she didn’t have anywhere near the experience I did as she tried batting with only one hand and had no idea where to stand or how to hit. She did manage to at least hit the ball with the bat and get them off the tee. I guess I need to show her how to hit one of these days. Here I am hitting.
While we were there I also ran the 90 feet between bases against the time of Billy Butler. Needless to say I didn’t beat him to the base. After that I went over with the girls and played on the slides. Katie managed to ride the carousel on the bat and glove once but she didn’t like it and got scared by the going up and down. We all rode it one last time and then headed to our seats. Emma sat by Elsie for part of the game. During the game we got to pick on thing to spend our money on so Emma and I both got milkshakes. Emma got vanilla and I got chocolate, they both had cherries in them! They were very good. The game went quite well until the sixth inning when the Rangers gave up the lead and ended up losing the game. Oh well, we had a good time going to the game and visiting. After the game we headed home and stopped with our friends at Applebee’s for dinner. Since it was Wednesday the kid’s meals were $0.99 so Emma and I got to get our own meal. I decided on a corn dog with fries and milk to drink. Emma on the other hand decided on broccoli with her corn dog and milk. While we were eating the manager came by and gave all of us kids cards so we could get a free milk shake every month of the year since it was their kids night! Since I finished all my dinner I was able to get a milkshake and this time I decided on strawberry. Emma was still full from snacking at the ballgame so she didn’t finish her dinner. Katie shared Mom’s pasta with her. She didn’t get a milkshake either though. After dinner we headed home where Aunt Ruth was waiting for us. We got in late so it was time to get jammies on and head to bed. Overall it was a good day and I was glad I got to go.
