Mariners Game!

Because Scotty is awesome, he treated the whole fam to a Mariners game! Saturday we had dinner and all hit the ball park to watch the M's wipe out Texas. The weather was gorgeous and the company was even better. It was Emily and Noah's first game, so it was good that they got to see the team win! The boys were dressed in their new ball caps and Emily in her Mariners dress, and on the walk in to the park every Safeco employee handed them baseball cards. I had the best time talking baseball with Aidan and Noah and teaching them all about the only player they ever need to know - Ken Griffey Jr, of course!

My Love: (2nd to Jeremy, of course! Just don't tell him that, it goes to his head... :) )

The whole gang:

Jeremy and the boys:

Noah wearing Jeremy's hat:

Emily in her cute dress (and Jeremy's hat):

First Mariners Game of the Year

Saturday night we went to our first Mariner's game of the year! We watched the Mariner's lose to Boston 5-3. Honestly, I didn't even care. Why? Because I got to see my Griffey (yes, my Griffey) for the first time in years!! It was a beautiful day for a ball game.
We even got to sport our new M's attire. No Mariner game would be complete without a trip to the Pyramid beer garden first!

We are going back on Friday to watch the Giants. We hope that Randy Johnson pitches. How cool would it be to see Jr face Randy?

I hope everyone else enjoyed the nice weather this weekend!

My Oh My!

We have always been big Mariner fans, but we are just loving them these days. What a great start to the season. Another win tonight against Detroit! That makes them 8-3... Tied for the best start in 11 games in franchise history. There seems to be some great team chemistry this year. The past handful of years they have had a missing link (weak bullpen, inability to score runs, injuries, you name it), but this year it appears they are solid on all fronts!

Personally, I attribute much of this to the return of my all time favorite Mariner - Griffey. As many of you that know me can attest to, he has been my idol since my first M's game. My grandpa and I shared a mutual love for The Kid since as far back as I can remember (Yes, he is largely the reason my lucky number has been 24 since I was probably 7 or so). During his many moments of greatness, and even during unfortunate injury, he manages to bring a lighthearted spirit to the dugout that really builds up the teams morale. I think that is a lot of what the M's were missing. They've been down for too long. I know that seeing him back in a M's uniform warms my heart and it appears to be doing wonders for the team and other Seattle fans. I sure hope they keep it up and we get to see more of this new and improved Mariner's team. Go M's!