Yesterday, my big hunk of a man turned THIRTY FIVE years old! When I was a teenager, I thought that was an OLD age, but now, I think...yeah, it's still old, but not THAT old. ;) And have you ever seen a better looking thirty five year old? I haven't... Anyhow, since it's somewhat of a monumental birthday, I planned a special trip for our family to take to celebrate his birthday.
On Tuesday morning, Mark, the boys, and I all loaded a plane and took off for Florida for a couple of Spring Training games. We watched the Braves play the Tigers in Lakeland and then in Lake Buena Vista, the Braves played the Miami Marlins yesterday.
It was a whirl-wind trip and we are already back home, but we had a great time. Mark's parents are now in town and we look forward to spending a few days with them.
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Our seats were in the bleachers and were INCREDIBLY crowded (but fairly close). |
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Titus didn't seem to mind. He poked and played with the girl in front of us anyhow. |
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After just a few innings, we moved to the berm (aka-grass hill) and it was MUCH better. |
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It was nice for us all to spread out a bit. |
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*Love* |
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Love that happy little face. |
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Napping beside Daddy. |
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Ready to catch Jason Heyward's home run (unfortunately it went to right, not left). |
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Family photo! |
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The berm |
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Our view from the berm. |
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The bleachers (below is a small field where bases were in the grass). |
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Braves win big! |
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Sweet Braves fans ready for another day of baseball. |
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He wanted to bring his old-school Braves jacket that his Grandma B gave him, but at the last minute, he changed his mind. |
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Isn't this the cutest jacket ever!?!? |
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Look how close our seats were!!! |
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Freddie Freeman 1B |
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Marcus' favorite player, Jason Heyward, signing autographs. |
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I put this picture on facebook and people thought the bald guy in the middle was Mark. Haha! |
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Marcus took this picture. How cute is it? |
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Big swing for J-Hey. |
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After the game, the kids ran the bases. Since he would've had to do it alone, Marcus chose not to. Bummer. :( |
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Sweet sleepy fella (he slept the last half of the game) |
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It's hard to be a baby... |
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Marcus and Mickey are BOTH Braves fans! |
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After the game, we walked around the property, which was HUGE, but beautiful. |
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Showing off his new cap. |
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Playing catch - they both loved it. |