Twins Fever

We've had a very fun and busy weekend! We have been blessed to have had alot of family time; each moment has been treasured!

On Friday, our daughter-in-law Becky came to spend the afternoon and evening with us. It was so much fun to catch up with her and hear the latest news about their "house-hunting" process. We are also excited to see that her little one is growing!

On Saturday afternoon, J&K stopped by briefly before they joined their friends at the Angels Stadium for the Twins-Angels baseball game. You can't see it in this picture, but Jayden just got his second tooth! This was Jayden's first baseball game and he was dressed well for his role as a Twins fan!Jayden was also able to sit by himself for the first time in this little rocking chair that his grandmother had when she was a little girl.

The family was all set for the game. (By the way, the Twins won the game!)

On Sunday, following our morning church service, we joined several other family members for the afternoon game between the Twins and Angels. The Angels stadium is beautifully unique.

And of course, being southern California, the beautiful palm trees are in abundance all around the ball park.

These girls certainly enjoyed themselves during the game!

There were over 40,000 people in attendance at the game that afternoon.

We were surprised to see several other loyal Twins fans sprinkled throughout the sea of red! And we all cheered very loudly for our team. The Twins were ahead for most of the game, but alas, that winning streak did not last...

Every time the home team did something fantastic, the fireworks were blasted into the air and the loud yelling and music filled the stadium. It was actually quite impressive! Sometime in the future we will attend an evening game and get the full effect from the fireworks...and when the Twins aren't around, we will cheer for the red team...

Thanks to Kari for organizing this family event. We will certainly miss this "social secretary" when she leaves in a few days! She kept going strong during the game, even though she had just finished working three 12-hour shifts! Following the game, everyone (except J&K) came to our house for supper. We enjoyed several hours of visiting together. Then in the evening Kari, M&B joined us in watching the closing celebration for the 2008 Olympics.
The closing event was certainly filled with fireworks and fanfare. It was an awesome way to end a really fun day!