We were SO VERY BLESSED by the gift of tickets to go see the Red Sox play the Mariners last night! I'll be honest...you really have to love baseball when it takes almost as long to drive one way to the game as it takes for the game to actually be played!:) It's crazy to think, though, that it takes the same amount of time for us to drive from Canada to Seattle to the game as it did to drive from Yakima, Washington to the game!:)
We made a stop in Everett to visit my brother Andrew (I forgot to pull out my camera..bummer!) and he so graciously allowed us to throw some Papa Murphy's pizzas in the oven for an early dinner (can you imagine all 8 of us eating at the ball park? That would break the bank for sure!).
Then it was on to the ball field to watch warm ups. As the kids ran down hoping to have a ball thrown their way...their mommy was praying for just that! My heart spilled over with joy when God chose to answer that prayer and Darnell McDonald (from the Red Sox) threw a ball to Micah! HIGHLIGHT of the trip for all of us!!!:)
We met up with my brother, Paul, who was able to get a seat right next to ours! We saw Lester pitch, Kalish hit a home run (my daughter Grace just announced to us as I am typing this, "Someone got a home run?"...that shows just how much she watched the game!:)), Big Papi swing the bat, and the Red Sox win! The kids really had a blast and so did we!
We are all a bit tired from the late night...but so very thankful for the special gift of a game and the memories that we made as a family!
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So glad you guys got to do all of this! God is so good to us, isn't He?! :0)
How cool for Micah!!! And you all getting to see your family, too!!!
Your story reminded me of Rick's trips to San Fransisco (college) from Yakima, when he traveled by plane. He was in bed for an hour, before his parents even got home from Seattle after dropping him off at the airport! :D What TIME we spend FOR our kids!