Saturday was a great day. We took the whole family over to Joe Davis Stadium to see the Huntsville Stars (the local AA affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers) take on the Jacksonville Suns (the Dodgers’ AA club). It was Children’s Hospital Day at the park; since we took Joshua to the Children’s Hospital in Birmingham last year, we were given 5 free tickets to the game. In addition, Joshua’s name was drawn as one of 9 or 10 children to get to go out on the field during the singing of the national anthem. Needless to say, our little baseball fan was absolutely ecstatic when we told him the good news.

Here’s the video, but I’m warning you: have the Dramamine ready. Sunny drew the short straw and had to stay back with Abby Kate and Jackson while also trying to video tape. As you can tell, Jackson gets a little jumpy at times. (You’ll have to ask her what was so hilarious that she started laughing uncontrollably!) Still, it was a cool to see Joshua’s excitement and awe when he got to stand next to the “big ball players”. His new favorite Huntsville Star is #22, 1B Chris Errecart, who Joshua got to stand beside. (In case you’re wondering, that’s Jacksonville Suns manager John Shoemaker giving Joshua a high-five as he’s running off the field.)