Take me out to the ball game....

Yesterday was a whirlwind day filled with driving in the car, baseball, hot dogs, a little rain, more driving in the car and lots of family fun!

Curtis loves the Rangers. He is one of those dedicated fans, that loves the Rangers, even when they suck. And this year, they don't suck!! The last time we went to a Rangers game was four years ago when I was pregnant with Micah. Every summer during baseball season, we would talk about how fun it would be to go see a game with the kids. Curtis has many wonderful memories of going with his family, and he wanted our kids to have some of those same memories.

The night before the game, I checked the weather. 60% chance of rain, temperature in the low 70's. Not quite idea baseball weather. Yesterday morning, I went and bough pants for all the kids, to match their Rangers shirts that I had made.

As we started driving north, we hit rain. Lots of rain. We tried not to let the rain dampen our spirits. But the traffic was too much, and Curtis and I were both starting to feel pessimistic about how the evening would go.

By the way, this is my new favorite family picture!

Once we saw the Ballpark, the excitement started to build.
We headed to our soggy seats, and after taking a few pictures.......

... we decided it was hot dog time!!! Lucky for us, we had planned on going on $1 hot dog night.

YUM!!!!

After our delish dinner, we headed to our seats.

Curtis brought his glove, ready to catch any foul balls that headed our way. Benjamin helped.

About 10 minutes into the game, the drizzle got a bit heavier and we decided to break out the ponchos!

Despite the chilly, drizzly weather, despite the long car ride, despite the traffic, despite the fact that Curtis' favorite player (Josh Hamilton) wasn't able to play,

and despite the fact that the Rangers lost, we had a GREAT evening!