"Just the Guys"

In our family, sometimes Geof and Kellen do special things, and Kellen says they're for "just the guys." Even the not-so-special things, like mowing grass or working in the basement become special events when they are for "just the guys." On Sunday Geof and Kellen had a SUPER "just for guys" event. They drove down to Atlanta with Kris and his friend, Ken, to see the Braves play the Mets at Turner Field. Kellen came home more excited than I have ever seen him before! He talked a mile a minute non-stop for about an hour telling us about his day at the huge stadium. The stadium seemed so big to him that he asked an usher if he would be safe in his seat. She assured him that he would be safe, but if he got worried he could come see her and she would seat him closer to the field. Bummer for them - Kellen felt safe. :) He got to eat a hot-dog "bigger than his head," drank "a sip of Coke" (then he corrected himself and said "well...a whole lot of coke!"), ate a giant pretzel, watched some guys fixing the "pitcher's mountain," learned how to make a rally cap by turning his baseball cap inside out, and he got to run the bases after the game. He had made up a whole story about the baseball game he got to play in - there were no pitchers, but rather large Coke bottle cannons shot out baseballs for him to hit with a golden metal bat. Kellen says he now wants to play baseball when he grows up, in addition to playing the drums and guitar, but he doesn't think he needs to play t-ball first now that he's been on the field where the big guys play "real baseball."

Kellen overlooking Turner Field; Geof & Kellen on the field waiting to run the bases


Kellen is the little guy in the center running toward third

One additional note - Geof said he did NOT teach Kellen the tomahawk chop - that was going a little too far for our resident Pirates fan! (Geof did come home sporting a Braves ball cap, which Addie says has an "A for Addie!"