June 27, 2009 "1st Brewers Baseball Game"

"Take me out to the ballgame!!!"

Diego and Jeferson had the opportunity to experience a professional Baseball Game. GO BREWERS!! They had such a great time. The stadium is awesome, and it has a children's area, where children can hit balls in the batting cage, race against a timer to home base, slide down "Bernie Brewers dugout slide", and also pitch balls. Jeferson has a great arm, and even hit a baseball. We think he is going to be our little baseball player. Hopefully by next summer he will be old enough to join a little league tee ball or baseball team.

We started out the day "tailgating" and grilled out brats, burgers, and hotdogs in the Brewers parking lot. It was also coincidental that it was the same game where the Brewers celebrated their Tribute to Hispanic Baseball players, so there was a Mariachi band that played instruments and sang some great Latin American songs. This was also the game where the Brewers played against San Francisco, which is the team that Edger Rentieriez, originally from Colombia plays on. It was fun for the boys to learn not only about baseball, but to also celebrate a little bit of their heritage.


Jeferson showing off his muscles, which as he says "is the reason he can really throw the baseball!"

Diego Running into homeplate. Kids can race against a clock and a cardboard figure of Corey Hart.

Jeferson with his Auntie Sherry.



Diego with his Godfather, Uncle Bob.

So many have commented about Jeferson wearing glasses.
Yes, when we took him to the doctor a few months back, they determined that his vision was poor enough to prescribe glasses for him. We think this is why he always watched TV with his head tilted back, as it would allow him to see clearly. Does anyone know how difficult it is to keep glasses on a very active 4 year old? He received his glasses on a Saturday morning, and on Sunday afternoon we were playing outside, and Jeferson walked up to mom, and said that he "doesn't want his glasses anymore!" Mommy noticed that they were not on his face, and asked where they were. Jeferson walked her to the front lawn, and pointed down into the grass. He said" they are scratched! I can't see out of them!" He picked them up and showed his mommy, and she noticed that they were so scratched, that the lenses were literally white from all the scratches. Jeferson took the glasses while playing on his hotwheel, and with the lenses down, scratched them back and forth across the driveway. He of course knew what he did was not good, so he told mommy about them right away. So, the first pair lasted about 28 hours!! The lenses did have a warranty on them, so the optical did replace them. Then about 2 weeks later, Jeferson and Diego were outside playing, (possibly fighting with each other), and Jeferson pulled off his glasses and squeezed so hard that he cracked one of the lenses. Not bad, within 2 weeks of getting glasses, he has now gone through his second pair. We had these replaced as well and tried again. It has now been about 4 weeks, and so far, we are doing well. No mishaps with the glasses, and he lets us know if we forget to put them on him every morning. We think they are good for him, and hope that he continues to wear them.

Keep checking back for more summer adventures. Our summer is going so fast.

Love, Eric, Joyce, Diego, and Jeferson