On Thursday, we went to the Gateway Grizzlies game as part of MVP night for Moose’s school. As always when watching the Grizzlies play, you don’t go there to see high quality baseball (they lost 11-2), but you never know what you’ll see!
The best part for the children, other than the giant playground, is always seeing Izzy, the Grizzlies mascot.
It’s always fun to go spend some time at GCS Ballpark!
Seen at our local Lego store today:
Our summer school this year is focusing on the history of baseball, particularly as it pertains to American history. We’ll be looking at things like WWII and the Civil Rights Movement, and the impact they had on our national pastime. I have to admit, the reading list is slightly biased towards the Cardinals, but what can I say…they are “America’s Team!” We’ll also be taking a few field trips…a Busch Stadium tour, a Cardinals game, and a visit to the new Cardinals hall of fame (I warned you that it’s going to be Cardinals biased!). This is one of the most exciting summer school units I’ve planned so far…I can’t wait to get started!
We’ll also be using a few non-book resources for our studies:
And a few movies, just for fun:
Yes, the Cards lost, but it was a good game, up until the end of the top of the ninth inning, and it was a beautiful day to be at Busch Stadium. The temperature was perfect, there was a slight breeze, and it was bright and sunny. Oh, and Jaime Garcia made his much-anticipated return to the mound after a year and a day! I can’t think of a better way to spend a Sunday afternoon (High Sock Sunday!) with my family!
Moose and I had tickets to the Cards game tonight, but thanks to rain, rain, and more rain, the game was cancelled. As we walked up to the gate. This was our only view of Busch Stadium:
I’m not sad that I’m not going to be sitting out in the cold and getting wet, but I am sad that Moose and I didn’t get to have our special night out. I guess we’ll just have to wait until the make-up game in August for our fun trip to the game!
Fredbird finally had a “Facebook Friday” appearance in the Metro East, at a place (Fantasy Books and Games in Fairview Heights), and time that worked for me, so of course I took the children (minus Moose, unfortunately, who was still in school), to see him!
There’s nothing like watching Fredbird put on a show…unless it’s getting a free pair of field-level tickets to see the Cardinals play the Cubs next month! And since Moose missed out on seeing Fredbird, we decided that he should go. None of us have seen the Cards play the Cubs at Busch Stadium, so it should be a fun game!
For the first time this year, our children got to join the Cardinals Kids Club. To be fair, they received free memberships at an event out in Chesterfield…paying $30 for each child would be quite a financial commitment! On the other hand, I think the price is well worth it, given what you get!
We got the Starter Kits on Tuesday, and in them came the ID card, a voucher for two free tickets to a future game, and a coupon book with coupons for things like a free session at the Busch Stadium batting cage, bogo Stadium Tour tickets, and buy a dozen Krispy Kreme donuts, get a dozen free.
The boxes came today, and all of the membership “swag” was included in those: A Matt Carpenter bobble head, a lanyard with a membership pin, a rope bracelet, a backpack, and a pair of “binoculars.”
The children are very happy with their memberships, and I think we just may be convinced to shell out the money for them next year!
Today, we took Moose out of school so we could take all of the children down to Busch Stadium for a field trip…the “Weather Bash at Busch.”
The weather bash itself was a little disappointing. We couldn’t really hear what any of the presenters were saying, and the part we were most excited about, the launching of a weather balloon, didn’t quite go according to plan. It launched, but way before it was supposed to…all of the sudden, it was just floating away! At least we got to see it take flight, and we also got to see Fredbird’s disappointment that he had missed it. There were some other cool demonstrations, but since we couldn’t hear what was being said, it was a little hard to tell what they were doing.
The weather bash was followed by a Cardinals game, though, which is always fun (even if the Cardinals did lose). It was especially fun to be there for part of the Opening Series! We sat in a section that we’d never been in before (right in front of the huge Hardee’s sign), and we really liked the seats. We’ll be keeping them in mind for the future!
It wasn’t quite the field trip I was expecting, but it was still fun, and a beautiful day to be at the ballpark to boot!