Hot Rods

The Hot Rods are Bowling Green's Minor League Baseball Team.  The Corvette is manufactured in Bowling Green and is considered the official sportscar of Kentucky.  So the name "Hot Rods" seems very appropriate for our local baseball team.  Thursday night was Educator Night at the stadium, and Justin and I took advantage of free tickets and took the kids for a fun-filled night of food and baseball.  I had been through Field Day earlier in the day, complete with inflatables and water slides.  Since my students insisted I do everything with them, I was just a little worn out for our fun family night.  But something about knowing summer break is just a few hours away, gives you a little extra pep in your step ;)

Mellow Mushroom is just around the corner from the Hot Rods stadium, so we grabbed some pizza and listened to the live jazz band before the game. 
We knew that we wouldn't stay for the entire game, especially after we found out it was a double header.  But at least Hadley and Canaan got to experience their first big-league (pseudo) baseball game on a beautiful evening.  Hadley loved the music and even sang along a time or two.  I think minor league teams do a great job of really including fans in on the fun.

My family has long been Cincinnati Reds baseball fans and we went to a couple of games when I was growing up.  I loved the memory of getting ice cream in a miniature baseball hat.  Hadley feels so big when she gets her "own" of anything when we go out somewhere.  Many times we just share, but tonight was a special treat...our own little summer kickoff!

We love that we are actually experiencing spring this year.  It seems like, for the past several years, we have jumped straight from winter to summer.  But this year, we have actually gotten cool spring nights.  We even wrapped up with blankets a little later in the evening.

Hadley got restless after awhile, so she and I went for a walk.  There was a huge hill beside the outfield, where kids were rolling, running, and having a blast.  She wanted to get in on the fun, but is still too timid for that sort of thing. 

Ah, I think I can smell summer in the air!