Swing Batter!

For Ray's Birthday, the kids & I got him 2 tickets to the Aug. 8 Seattle Mariners game against Tampa Bay. He could take anybody he wanted...well, I got chosen by default (heehee) and Elizabeth was the consulation prize. It was a great quick weekend away. Ray, Elli & I left early Saturday morning and dropped the boys off with my parents. They were very excited to get to spend the night with Grandma Judy & Papa Ray & Chris & Senna. Ray & I arrived in Seattle around 1:30 after a few stops along the way for Elli. We were just a block away from the Space Needle and so we walked up there for a quick look around. Ray had never been there before & it had been several years since I had. Imagine my surprise to find a carnival has been set up right at the base of the Space Needle. Complete with booths for games and rides. Yes, this appears to be a permanent addition to the Space Needle. I was very disappointed to see this, as it took away from the atmosphere. Anyway, we took a shuttle over to the game around 4:30 and walked around Safeco Field for a couple of hours before the game started at 7. It was such a fun atmosphere! We decided that this was going to become a yearly tradition for our family. Next year...the boys will get to go & Elli will stay home with Grandma & Papa. The game was fun, despite me spending a couple of innings in the bathroom with a hungry Elli & a couple of bad sports fans from the other team sitting next to us. Seattle lost after a very bad start with Snell's pitching. The Mariners just couldn't get it together that night. However, we still had a nice weekend with each other and some one-on-one time with Elizabeth. Here's a few pics...