The first day of school, oh how I love thee...
Sam is 13 and going into the 8th grade at ClearWater Academy. We are excited that there are now 19 students this year and 5 new staff! CWA is growing and it's very exciting! This year in the upper school the students transition from classroom to classroom, which is really what they need to do. Sam has been blessed with wonderful teachers, staff and therapists at CWA.
Abby is 10 and is starting 4th grade at Woodward Academy. She is now going to the Lower School which is an entirely different building. She was most nervous about have a locker with an actual lock! We went to her orientation and she got her lock and practiced, practiced, practiced! Abby also changes classes...she actually has 7 periods! In 4th grade!!
Back in early July I got an email from Sam's Miracle League coach and he had been nominated to attend a Braves batting practice, Meet & Greet and a game. We were very excited. The only day that worked for us was the 13th, the first day of school no less.
We picked up the kids early then headed to the ballpark. We got there a bit early and waited a bit but were met by Jelani who was our escort. He had a bag of goodies for us...tomahawks, hats, balls, etc. We got down to the field and waited for batting practice. The team the Braves were playing were the San Diego Padres and we watched them bat first. During this time two Braves players came over. Kris Medlen (pitcher) came and signed Sam's ball and Johnny Venter came over and handed Sam his baseball bat! Sweet!
After waiting a bit Jelani let us know that the Braves would NOT be having batting practice. What? The solution: You can come back and we'll try for another game. Works for us! We then headed up to the 755 Club to eat dinner on the deck. As we were dining, it started to rain hard. The field crew started covering up the infield and we headed inside.
It was time to go.
Sam & Jelani
Kris Medlen signing Sam's ball
Signing Abby's hat
The family on the field w/Sam's newly acquired bat
The Padres batting practice
This is one of the Padres coaches, Rick Renteria. He came over to the kids and gave them each a practice ball and chatted briefly. He was very nice.
It's hard to read the sign behind the plane but it says
Cheetah
"No Cover with Ticket"
It's a local strip club and there's no cover charge if you show your ticket.
Sweet...we had 4 tickets!
The field view from the 755 Club
Outdoor dining at it's finest!
Rain delay
Even though the experience didn't exactly turn out like it should have, we still had a great time! We are excited about our "re-do" on Friday, September 14th against the Washington Nationals.
