Take Me Out to the Ball Game!

Nolan got this Baseball ABCs book for Christmas from Aunt Brianna. At first he didn't seem all that into it, but he's really started loving it lately. Obviously he loves the ABCs and he's been getting more into baseball so it's a perfect combination. Like with most things he usually starts out watching us point things out and tell him what they are. You can just see his little brain working and learning. It never takes long before he's learned enough to start pointing things out himself and asking what the unfamiliar pictures are. He's definitely a quick study ☺

One cute thing he's been doing lately is whenever we read the baseball book at bedtime and he gets to the 'H' page he has to go outside of our door and look at the awesome doormat we got from Preston and Devin for Christmas that looks like a home plate. He compares it to the picture in his book and says, "H-O-M-E. Home!" Only then can we resume the bedtime routine haha.

So anyway, partly because we'd talked about going before, but mostly because Nolan has been so into this book lately, we decided to go to the BYU vs Utah baseball game at the Bee's stadium last night. We thought it would be fun to show him some of the real life things he's been reading about in his book and he did not disappoint with his excitement!

I think his best reaction was when we gave him his ticket. He excitedly shouted, "a ticket! My ticket!!" The guy at the box office couldn't help but smile at him ☺

Book in hand, looking at the real life diamond!

He's been a stinker about pictures lately so I had to sneak all of these pics. Hence why he's never looking at the camera.

I took a picture of the field and sky combination at several different points during the evening because it was just so beautiful each time!

After going out to the corridor to get some food with daddy he wanted to go back out a bit later with mom to look for Angel's symbols (the Bees are the farm team for the Angels). Here he is, book in hand, searching...

...and he found one! He was pretty excited. 

As a side note, I'm not gonna lie, I'm a little nervous that he might latch onto the Angels symbol and - like another weirdo I know, ahem, Justin - stick with that team for life and turn his back on the teams he should like (aka the Giants and Mariners) We'll do our best to make sure it doesn't happen ☺ When going through his book he knows mommy's favorite team is the Giants and daddy's is the Mariners so I think we're off to a good start.

While we were wandering around one of the ushers asked Nolan what he was doing. I told him we were looking for Angel's symbols and Nolan held out his book to him and pointed to the symbol. I think the guy was pretty amused so he said, "you know what? I'm going to be a nice Ute fan and do something nice for a BYU fan." Then he held out his hand to Nolan and revealed a baseball for Nolan to take! Nolan was SO excited to be given his own baseball. He was just beaming ♥ I wish Justin could have seen his reaction.

I wish I could have gotten a picture of him with his new ball, but, stinker.

Trying to keep warm. 

When we went to Jeanni's to pick up the boys and told her we were going to the ball game she offered to keep Branson with her for a couple more hours while we took Nolan. After some deliberation we decided to take her up on the offer and we were so glad we did because it was freezing! I would have been so worried about B that I might not have enjoyed it as much. Plus it was nice to be able to have some special time with Nolan. Thanks Jeanni! Nolan was a little worried about Branson though and kept asking if we were going to go back to Jeanni's to pick him up ♥

I think daddy is pretty excited about Nolan's new love of and knowledge of baseball!