Thursday, April 7, 2011

Sunny Days in Florida

For the second year in a row, we made the trek--or should I say flight--down to Florida to visit our old neighbors/pals, Kevin & Deanna and their kids, and catch a couple of Cardinals spring training games. What a great time we had!

We rocked it out on the beach a couple of days, taking in the sun (or shade for Deanna and I), while the small (and big) kids played in the water and sand.

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Deanna prepared an awesome picnic lunch and we grabbed ice cream one day too. A treat for a pregnant lady, indeed! The ice cream, however, did not cool off my feet, as they proceeded to swell to twice their normal size and I had my first "cankles" experience! But I'm blaming it on the Florida heat for now. They've been pretty much back to normal since I've returned.

We caught an evening Cardinals game where Kevin totally scored us AWESOME seats right behind home plate next to the Cardinals dugout. Kevin kept teasing Nate that he was watching the dugout more than the actual game! But with views like this, how could he stop himself?

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We had to get a picture of ourselves to prove we were really that close.

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However, that's only the beginning...

The Cardinals catcher, Yadier Molina, had his eye on Roslyn and tossed her the game ball one inning. As if I didn't love Yadie enough...

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And THEN, once they took out most of the starters toward the end of the game, the backup catcher tossed Roslyn a ball. And to top it off, as the players and coaches were leaving the dugout, Dave McKay tossed Nate a ball. THREE baseballs from one game! Completely unheard of!!

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Note to Self: Always bring cute kids to baseball games.

Nate and I also ventured to Jupiter for a Saturday game. We got to catch the Cardinals practicing beforehand, which we missed out on last year.

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Nate also was able to snag autographs from several of the starting pitchers, so he was loving it.

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Our seats were not nearly as good for the Jupiter game, I mean, how can you beat first row!? But I still managed to get some good shots of the players.

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I also got a comment on my shirt, which I bought especially for the occasion. I thought it was too cute. I have to live up my bump while I can!

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Unfortunately, the Cardinals lost both games we saw, but we did get to see Pujols hit 2 home runs in the second game.

I don't know if we'll be making the trip back next year with a wee one in tow, but we definitely have made the most of our Florida time the last couple of years.

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