Opening Day at Fenway!

What a day!  LJ and I braved the cold and headed to Fenway Park in Boston for Opening Day 2009.  High of 48 with a two year-old in downtown Boston - I thought it would be tough, but we had a blast!!!!  

LJ's mode of transportation when his feet were just too tired:  me.  That's us in the middle.  There are no strollers allowed, so we had our camera bag, our travel carseat (on my back) and LJ on my shoulders.  We took the wrong way to our gate, so we got to walk the entire stadium this way...LJ was cheering and clapping with the crowd the whole way :)

A good picture of what LJ and I did at least half of the game.  I usually get a little wooden bat at each place we visit, but at Fenway, there is NO room for error if he starts swinging in the stands.  We opted for the soft glove and ball instead :)  We did have to ask the people in front of us to retrieve a wayward ball once or twice, but at least they left with their skulls intact.  :)

While we were playing, we put all our stuff in a corner.  Our stash:  popcorn, water, glove, carseat, camera bag and squishy ball.  :)

How exciting for Lance!  He got to pitch in front of a sell-out crowd here on opening day.  Sometimes things are just so fun, you have to check yourself.  He pitched the sixth and the 7th inning - The Rays lost, but he did well.  We were warm and toasty watching in the stands because we were packed in there like cattle.  It was a nice break from playing out in the wind!

Here is Lance pitching to JD Drew.  I remember in College, he had a picture of him in his room with some former teammates.  It was of him playing in Japan with Team USA.  Baseball's a small world!