Baseball. America's pastime.
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One of the indicators of summer in Vermont is the start of the Lake Monsters' season. (The main indicator is the strange arrival of above-freezing temperatures.) The Lake Monsters are the local minor league baseball team (and a farm team for the Washington Nationals - we're still managing to rep D.C., even while we're in Northern Vermont!) We try to attend several games each summer, and NorthernDaddy's work helps with that by setting up an annual CHP at the Ballpark Night (read that as: free dinner and tickets to a game!).
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Tonight' ballpark promotion was a give-away of Champ bobblehead dolls. Champ the lake monster is the team mascot, and NorthernToddler is fascinated by him. The fact that he got a bobblehead of Champ is the highlight of NorthernToddler's day.
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The game was, um......, damp. As we finished dinner, it started to drizzle a bit. We took our seats and watched as the home team put the first three batters down without a hit. It started to rain in earnest as the Lake Monsters got up to bat. First batter struck out. Second batter managed a single - and NorthernMommy declared that it was time to head for the car. We'd seen Champ, seen a hit, and were not going to see anymore rain....and, oh yeah, we'd gotten our bobblehead.
NorthernToddler loves his Champ doll. (Note NorthernMommy's clever use of baseball-themed pajamas!)
NorthernToddler loves his Champ doll so much that he refused to go to bed without us putting it up front and center on his dresser in his room. (He wanted to sleep with it, but we're smarter than that - if we'd have done that, he'd still be awake at midnight: tap..boiing....tap..tap..boiing.... We'd hear that bobblehead non-stop!)
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We left midway through the first inning - I'm listening to the game online now, and it's the top of the ninth, with the Lake Monsters leading by one. I'm happy to be inside and dry while I follow the game! Hopefully, we'll manage another game this year and will be able to show you some photos of NorthernToddler harassing the opposing team and dancing on top of the dugout!
NorthernToddler loves his Champ doll. (Note NorthernMommy's clever use of baseball-themed pajamas!)
NorthernToddler loves his Champ doll so much that he refused to go to bed without us putting it up front and center on his dresser in his room. (He wanted to sleep with it, but we're smarter than that - if we'd have done that, he'd still be awake at midnight: tap..boiing....tap..tap..boiing.... We'd hear that bobblehead non-stop!)
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We left midway through the first inning - I'm listening to the game online now, and it's the top of the ninth, with the Lake Monsters leading by one. I'm happy to be inside and dry while I follow the game! Hopefully, we'll manage another game this year and will be able to show you some photos of NorthernToddler harassing the opposing team and dancing on top of the dugout!
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