I think few things are more American than a baseball game. We decided to celebrate the 4th of July with some good friends at a baseball game, complete with fireworks. Here in Columbia we have a collegiate team (college players in the off season) called the Blowfish (after Hootie of Hootie and the Blowfish fame, a local celebrity).
This little friend of Baylie's is the artist of the bag mentioned in my earlier blog post.
The kids started out very enthusiastic.
Baylie and her friends even got to ride in an on-field parade.
However, their enthusiasm did wane, to the point that Baylie said, "I hate this game!" (This coming from the girl who catches me every time I use that no-no word.)
We stuck it out to the exciting conclusion of a win in the bottom of the 9th inning. Reactions to the fireworks show were mixed (it was an awesome show, but like most kids, ours weren't thrilled with the noise).But they were smiling for the post-game dugout shot.
We also got to pose for pictures with some of the beams from the second World Trade Center tower from Ground Zero. These beams are being placed as a memorial monument to first responders from The Midlands (central South Carolina).
It was a very relaxing and fun 4th of July!
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