Lakeland, FL

Detroit Tigers vs. Minnesota Twins

Joker Marchant Stadium
Best Luck Ever!! Steve went up to the ticket counter to get tickets...someone had just turned in 6 tickets behind home plate!!! We got great seats for face value...they were great! And they were in the shade by the 2nd inning which was nice for the kids...they were getting hot!!

BP

Gardy taking infield!! haha!!

This was the view from our seats!! AWESOME!!

This is where we would have been sitting had we not lucked out!! It might have been a little toasty!!

These were so tempting...I had to give in...strawberry shortcake!! Delicious!

Having a little fun on St. Patrick's Day...they had been looking to fill 3 holes...looks like they did!!

Twins lost on a walk off hit in the bottom of the 9th! Good game! Great seats! Beautiful Day! Bad traffic getting out!!

Last supper in Florida....I wasn't really thrilled with Craig's route on the way home....he thought we would take a tiny detour and head to St. Pete's beach for supper through the middle of Tampa traffic.....we sat in a bit of traffic, but it turned out okay! The supper and view were great (besides Austin's PB & J being $5!!) and it was just a short drive to the hotel after! We ended the night with swimming and hot tub! We will miss Florida!

Last beach day.....so we checked out two beaches!! Lido and Cortez....both beautiful and fun!!

"KATELYNN"

Austin's baseball field....he had to make a homerun fence!

Total relaxation!! MP3 player and PB & J!!

I loved Lido beach! Very peaceful and relaxing!!

Another fun little place for lunch! We tried to go to the "Old Salty Dog", but it looked busy..this was just down the road.....Corona's and burgers on the water!

It got a little chilly in the shade...Gma Connie found some sun! :) Austin found a big bird down the beach that was "yimping" (limping!)...he was very concerned!!

Daddy and Katelynn made another great sandcastle!

If you can see this tiny little kite in the air.....it's the one I bought at Walmart...for $2!! It actually flew in the air and entertained us for awhile!!

Cortez beach had more waves than we've seen! Katelynn, Gpa and Gma, and Daddy all swam...still too cold for me! Katelynn loved bouncing in the waves in her floatie!

Still rolling in the sand and making a totall mess! He was putting sand in his sunglasses trying to cover his eyes!!

Craig and I had a date night....we went to a steakhouse for supper and "Geckos" for margaritas after....we needed Joel there for trivia...we don't know anything!! Gpa and Gma took the kids to Burger King! Thanks for babysitting!!

Siesta Beach!

Another one of our favorite beaches! The sand is amazing...like flour...and great for sandcastles! And no matter how hot it is, it feels cool!!

Batman sandcastle..I tried!!

Craig is actually the master sandcastle maker!!

The finished product!

The kids had blast burying daddy in the sand!!

Craig was a good sport....twice!! :

The kids could've played in the sand all day! Austin was completely covered in it! I am pretty sure we will be bringing some of it back to Minnesota! It is impossible to get it out of everything!!Austin decided it was his turn!

Austin loved it!!

After a fun day at the beach we headed back to hotel to use the pool! We had promised the kids the night before we would use it during the day...the night before was a little cold and we didn't let them swim long! We had margaritas, swam, and hung out in the hot tub!!

Craig brought Connie and Steve back to the beach for dinner and a sunset! Craig, the kids, and I ordered pizza at the hotel....it was nice to have a night at the hotel with some good pizza and garlic knots! (Garlic knots are one of my favorite things in Florida! They can replace breadsticks anytime for me!!)

Tomorrow another day at the beach!!

Supper at Fisherman's Village

Harpoon Harry's!!

Hilarious! Austin and I missed out on this picture! Connie took the picture and I heard that Katelynn thinks it's pretty funny!
Not quite the mermaid and pirate you would expect to see!

Crab legs for supper! NUM! Austin even liked them! Steve had "gator bites"...a new experience for all of us, but good! Steve really liked them!

We had another wonderful supper outside...well, open air anyway! We were covered, but could look out over the water! It was a great meal with an ice cream cone for Austin and I after! On our way back to the hotel we stopped at a house owned by a friend of Connie's! The people staying at the house this week gave us snacks, special K bars, and beer (also Connie brought some fudge) after we checked out the house! Then, it was back to the hotel for swimming before bath and bed! What a great day! Back to the beach tomorrow!!

Twins Game-Fort Myers, FL!!!

Hammond Stadium

Pat Neshek warming up! Katelynn and Austin got a kick out of his unique style!!

Jim Thome!

Awesome game! Beautiful Day! Green Grass! Twins win!

We had a great day at the ballpark! Austin's favorite part was Danny Valencia's home run! We saw a great game! We sat on the lawn behind 1st base...we could see everything really well!! The kids got a little hot as the sun got warmer and warmer throughout the game..I took them for a little walk to cool off and we ended up at the bullpen watching a few pitches! It was fun to watch Pat Neshek! LOTS and LOTS of people there..I even saw 3 people I knew...ok, so I don't know Craig Bohl personally, but the others I knew! :) The line at the gift shop was so long as we had to wait for people to come out before some could go in! It was so small they only let a certain number in...I did give them some good business once I got in!!

We all had so much fun watching baseball on green green grass today!!