Jack's First Baseball Game

I'm pretty sure that since the day Jack was born, Nick has been counting down the days until he could take him to a St. Louis Cardinals baseball game.  And last weekend, that day had finally arrived.  It was a weekend full of firsts for our kiddos.  Teagan would be enjoying her first sleepover at Grandma Boo's house while Nick, Jack and I ventured to St. Louis for the baseball game. 

Since we were leaving bright and early on Saturday morning, we decided it would be best for Teagan to spend Friday night at my parents house.  And thank goodness we did that because there is no way that we could have fit all of her stuff (swing, playmat and bouncy seat) in the back of the car along with our bags.  On Saturday morning the three of us were awake, dressed, fed and the car was packed and on the road by 8:15.  To our surprise Jack either sang or talked the entire time we were in the car.  It was rather entertaining.  By the time we arrived at our hotel, we were all ready to get out of the car.  Since the game started at 1:00, we had just enough time to check in, unpack, freshen up and head to the game.  

Bush Stadium  has a really nice family pavilion with a play area for the kids to run around in.......

This is Jack's new smile, not sure why he thinks he has to close his eyes in every picture

Nick had strategically picked out our seats.  And I have to give him credit because it was the perfect spot for Jack.  We were in the last row of our section, and there was a walkway open area with concession stands, vendors and restrooms behind our seats.  So whenever Jack would get antsy and want to walk around, Nick was able to take him for a little walk and then he was ready to take in some more of the game.  

Jack was really well behaved at the game and it was VERY hot out that day. Jack loves to cheer and clap, so whenever anyone around us would clap or cheer Jack would start clapping, he likes to cheer for both of the teams, not just the Cardinals.  

We stayed at the game for 6 whole innings, and when we decided to leave, Jack was still being really good, but you could tell that it could go from being a great experience to a bad experience at any moment.  Our hotel was right across the street, so we went back to our room to watch the rest of the game and cool down a bit.  We had a great view of Bush Stadium from our hotel room.  

Nick's sister, her husband and their two boys were also in St. Louis for the game. 

So all of us headed down to Laclede's Landing and enjoyed a delicious dinner at Morgan Street Brewery.  

By the time dinner was over Jack had that blank and quiet dazed stair going on, the look of complete exhaustion from the day's events.  But he was still very well behaved.  So we headed back to the hotel and called it an early night.  

The next morning we ate breakfast at our hotel and then headed back home.  I must say that I was rather anxious to get back to our little Teagan.  I could not wait to see her smiling face.  And I was happy to hear that she was very good for my mom.  The little stinker actually slept from 8:00pm to almost 9:00am!!! She never does that for me!!!! And once again on the car ride home, Jack talked and sang the entire time.  

We had a really fun time in St. Louis and we are anxious to head back down there on July 4th for the air show.  I'm interested to see how Jack reacts to the airplanes and the noise.....hopefully it's not a total meltdown.  

Here are some pictures that my mom sent to us of Teagan while she was staying at her house.....

Bella was a wonderful babysitter, very protective