Early Father's Day at Wrigley Field

Benjamin and I took Steve to a Cubs game at Wrigley Field this past Saturday as an early Father's Day gift. Steve is a big fan of the Cubs and of Wrigley Field, so he was very excited to go! We drove in for the day and got to spend some time pre-game at Auntie Shell's, as she lives literally two blocks away from the stadium. It was so nice to see her and Benjamin showed off his crawling and climbing ability for her.

Since the Cubs were playing the Twins, we received a phone call just this past Thursday night from my brother Rob that he was interested in going - not even knowing that we already had tickets! What a coincidence! So he bought tickets for himself and our Mom and they drove down for the game. We met them in the stadium before the game started and since we sat on exact opposite sides of the stadium, we could even wave to each other. It was fun to have them come in for the game, too.

Benjamin did very well at the game, especially for not being able to take a nap! Though he did watch the game at times, he seemed very interested in the people around us. He kept smiling at the people behind us, who were Twins fans from St. Cloud. There were so many Twins fans there! It was sometimes hard to tell which team had a great play, as the cheering for both sides was so loud! The Twins ended up winning, but as always, it was fun just to be there! After the game, all of us (including my Mom and brother) hung out at Shelley's place while Benjamin took a quick nap and then we walked around Wrigleyville and stopped to get pizza. At around 7 pm, Steve and I took Benjamin home while my family made their drive back to MN.







Abe Lincoln throwing the first pitch