At the ticket office, the guy said – “Hey, can you wait a minute? I want to go talk to my manager.”

A few minutes later we were holding tickets 13 rows up from first base. Talk about an upgrade! Coop got 4 autographs before the game – Chris Iannetta being one of them.

Some pics from the game…

Poppy and Coop enjoying batting practice. Yes, those were are actual seats.

Dad snapped this shot as Coop and I were watching BP. Completely unaware, we look like two little boys at a baseball game…which is pretty much what we were. It’s one of my favorite pics.

Here’s a close up shot.

Bases loaded, bottom of 6th. Grand slam for Chris Ianetta.

Things you can get away with on a ball field but nowhere else.

Cooper having a good time.

The world’s 4th cutest baby ever.

Last night – Rockies game (free tickets – thanks to Ray for driving, Rowland and Randy for the tickets) with Cooper. Rockies won in 12 innings. BUT the coolest thing that happened was this…

Cal Ripken, Jr. was at the game last night. I have no idea why but he was just milling around in the stands behind home plate before the first pitch. Cooper and I get to our seats and Linda and Randy are there! They go to our church and I love talking with them.

Randy pulls out this duffel bag – it’s full of baseball boxes – and tosses me one of the boxes. I open it up and it is a brand new baseball that has just been signed by Cal Ripken, Jr.

I’m impressed. Cal is probably my favorite player of all time. After oohing and ahhing over the ball, I hand it back to Randy and he says..”No, no, no…that one is yours.”

CAN YOU FREAKIN’ BELIEVE THAT??? I now am the owner of a Cal Ripken, Jr. autographed baseball.

We rode down to the game with The Schwartz Boys – Ray, David, and Michael (two of the three sons). the ride down was hilarious. We cut up and laughed all the way down and back.

Tonight – Student Parking and our first meal served.

Thursday night – Amy starts a new Beth Moore study. I think this is an awesome idea. Not so much the Beth Moore study but the idea that it is on Thursday nights. All real men will understand why.

Friday night – Cayden’s birthday night. Thank the Lord Jesus that she wants to go to Red Robin this year instead of Casa Bonita.

Saturday – Coop’s football game, Fantasy draft for my 3rd league. (Don’t go there, please.)