Double Header ... and then some

Today we drove to Valparaiso, IN to watch Uncle Aaron and the YSU Penguins play ball. Wow. It was a nail biter. Aaron pitched an excellent game against the Crusaders, allowing only one run. His team won, scoring 2 EMERGENCY runs at the very end of the game (VERY nerve-wracking. We all had our panties in a bundle. Except for La, who had her panties in a puddle). Now Uncle A's record is 6-0. Hot DOG! They lost the second game, but that's okay. During the two games, we sort of befriended the wife of the head coach of the OTHER TEAM, so we were actually relieved that she could go home and have a pleasant evening with her husband, rather than endure an hour-long soliloquy about how preposterous it is that a team called the Crusaders could not beat a team named after waterfowl that cannot fly.

Here's the team!

Whoops ... I mean, here they are (it's easy to see how one can become confused)! Go Penguins!

La met a look-alike friend at the game (Crusaders head coach's daughter). It was sad to leave, because they had developed such a friendship after game 2. Isn't it funny how easy it is to make friends when you're 4 years old? We practically had to pry them apart to leave the field.

Then we came back home to Chicago for a big impromptu sleepover, complete with grandparents. Dinner was fantastic ... Mexican. Yum. The ice cream was La's favorite part. And grandpa's.

It was a good day.