Happy Father's Day

I think the best pictures from this day are on Jason's phone, but I can't seem to remember to get them off when he's home. So, no pictures of the person of honor on this day, but you can imagine how much fun he had! After spending last year's Father's Day watching the Royals play the Cardinals with some friends who love the Cards, we knew we wanted to keep this tradition going. It was a hot day, but the kids were so excited to be there and cheer for their teams, not one of them complained. We played them close and were down by 1 going into the 9th inning. With 2 outs and an 0-2 count, Billy Butler hit a single run home run in to tie the game, and we went crazy! They ended up going a total of 15 innings (making it a 5/12/ hour game) and the Royals won it with a Betancourt two run homer to put us up 5-3. We stayed for the entire 15 innings. With four kids. The kids were amazing, and even after the concession stands were long closed, they watched the game patiently with hungry bellies and thirsty mouths. It was a great day and so exciting for Jaxon to see his first Royals win.

Mooooooose!!!!

Sweet Dakota in her Royals dress! She was so content to sit in her chair and yell "Go Royals!" She even took a little nap on Amy's lap for about 45 minutes.

Once we went into extra innings, we moved down to about the 15th row (we were in the very top section, second to last row). I have poor eyesight, but Jaxon is insisting that this is Bryan Pena about to bat. I will never doubt this kid when it comes to the Royals. He is impressive with his knowledge of every player, their position, what number they wear, and he can even imitate some of the batting stances.

Jaxon had a lot of favorite moments on this day. Seeing one of his favorite players, Billy Butler, hit a home run was really exciting for him. He also enjoyed seeing Jonathon Broxton (or Big Broxton as Jax refers to him) pitch. Jason and I enjoyed seeing Bruce Chen added to the batting order for one inning - and he got on base!! But the highlight of the day was seeing Jaxon in his element.