The long-awaited day has arrived! It's finally the day we took Aidan to AT&T Park for his first San Francisco Giants game of the season, after watching so many games on TV. This time around, the experience was totally different, in a good way (for the most part).
First of all, it was raining! It was so frustrating and disappointing at first, because we've been waiting for this day to come and we didn't want the game to be canceled because of the weather. Luckily, by the time the game started (after delayed for 20 mins), the rain pretty much stopped for the rest of the game.
Aidan is finally tall enough to get on the big Coca Cola Slide. Last time he was there, he's not quite 42 inches yet, so he had to go on the smaller one. Unfortunately, he was taller than 42 inches, and was unable to go into the small baseball area to hit some baseball with the other toddlers. We did have a great time walking around, where he pointed to all the snacks that he wanted.
When we watch the baseball game at home, Aidan would try to pretend to be a pitcher, catcher and hitter. He would swing his bat, run to base and score a home run. He fully participated in the game. At times, he would start chanting "Let's go Giants!" and then clapped his hands. Sometimes I would have to calm him down and told him to use his inside voice. But today, we didn't have to. He could shout and chant as loudly as he wanted. He was an enthusiastic fan, waving his newly purchased foam finger. He was so cute that neighboring fans were smiling and high-fiveing him. He totally understood what's going on with the game, and had a wonderful time singing "Take Me Out To The Ballgame".
Best of all for him, he was snacking the whole time! First we had a hot dog lunch, then Daddy got him hot chocolate and caramel corn. I also brought some snacks and juice packs from home. Last but not the least, we had garlic fries! He wanted cotton candy, but I just had to stop him!
Oh, and did I tell you we're all in our Giants Jerseys? Daddy and I had the Lincecum ones, and Aidan got a Posey. Aidan also brought his glove to the game. After he put his glove on, he said he's ready to catch some foul balls and home runs. When we had to leave, he disappointingly said that he didn't catch any ball. Silly boy, it's not easy to have a ball fly up to the View Reserve area
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We had such a great time at the ball park today. Aidan had a lot of fun, but he was disappointed that the Giants lost 1-2 to the Rockies. Next time, maybe I should pick a game against a weaker opponent, so that we would be at a winning game.
On our way back home, he was so tired that he napped the whole car ride home and even after our arrival. But the problem was, he didn't fall asleep until close to 11 p.m. He had way too much fun and excitement, and he couldn't keep his hands off the Cody Ross Bobblehead.
We will definitely go back again. But first, we'll have to visit the San Jose Giants, as I got some tickets already. Wish you could be here with us.
Love,
Mommy
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