The little man and I were so excited to head to the Ted. We tried to leave early enough to catch some BP and maybe get an autograph. To hear Daniel talk he was going to march down to the fence where J-Hey and Uggla would pop out of the dugout and say, "Hey Danny Mac, let me sign that t-shirt!" After fighting traffic and bad weather we arrived at Turner Field just in time for the rain delay. While the grounds crew worked on the field we bought a t-shirt, took a turn in the batting cage, and made a pit stop. Daniel was mortified that I made him use the ladies restroom but in this crazy world I was not willing to let him enter a public restroom alone. I was curious which type of "bathroom" we were needing to use so I peeked under the stall door. I was resisting the urge to try and talk Daniel through lining the toilet seat with toilet paper to avoid sharing a potty with all of Atlanta when I was greeted with a surprise. Not only was my boy placing his bare cheeks on a public potty but he had promptly removed his shoes before doing so. Why I ask...WHY! I stayed silent and pondered just how many public restrooms have been walked in barefooted by Daniel.
As we headed to our seats Homer, Braves mascot, was walking along the fence signing autographs. Not getting a player's autograph was disappointing but Homer is the next best thing. We made it to our seats just in time for the rally girls to walk around with the t-shirt gun. They blasted one a mile above us and it fell right at Daniel's feet. As you can see he was ecstatic!
Despite the rally cap Braves couldn't pull it off. Daniel kept telling me, "Mama, it's not about winning. It's about having fun." Oh how I wish I could believe that.
So sad the Braves lost but we had a magical night regardless. I absolutely love baseball and I love even more sharing it with my boys. Wednesday night, it's LT's turn...hoping for a WIN!
