So, needless to say we took the whole family to the game. We'd started the day of sports by watching the Husky game at home, but Amy and Xander didn't wear their Husky gear, so obviously the Huskies lost...
We got the Safeco a little early and on the way in we scanned all the extra tickets Anthony had collected over the season in an effort to win a prize (for once).
As we waited inside for the tickets to get scanned (the benefit of the third base D.C. entry) we got a certificate for Xander that marks the date and game information as his first ever attended M's game; pretty cool!
He also got the Moose's trading card... that's gonna be worth a fortune someday after the Moose retires... we'll try for an autograph next time so Xander can sell it and put himself through college.
We were able to upgrade our seats to Diamond Club - woo hoo! - so Anth and Ames had some grub while Xander chilled in the Baby Bjorn and eventually had some milk - his favorite meal! Everyone was in their M's garb, including Xander - he was sporting his "My 1st M's" t-shirt and beanie from Grandma and Grandpa Brelsford.
Finally it was game time and time to get to the seats. Our tickets were for the third row but the whole second row was empty, so we jumped on that action. What's better than row 3? Row 2 of course!
So as we're watching the game we're also checking our ticket stubs against the prize winning ticket numbers that are being announced. Some prizes are way cooler than others, and we never win... ever. So it came as a total shock when one of our tickets was called! Anthony won an hour of batting practice at Safeco field for himself and 10 friends! The date hasn't been scheduled yet, and we aren't sure what exactly it entails (a pitching machine, totally empty field, tarps over most of the area so we don't mess it up OR a total game-day experience with a real live pitcher, total field access, etc... we're not holding out too much hope for the latter). Way to go, Anthony, for winning the prize! And thanks, Xander, for being our good luck charm.
As we sat in out seats it dawned on us that maybe we're on TV because we are so close to the action and in the line of the camera's sight. So we asked our good friends Wil and Laura, who we assumed were watching the game, to let us know if this was the case and sure enough they sent us text message pictures of us on TV. Xander's first TV appearance!! It's a little hard to tell, but in true Benezra family fashion... Anthony is checking something on his phone, Amy is looking like she doesn't love watching the M's loose no matter how good the seats are, and Xander is totally digging the whole hand-in-the-mouth thing. Priceless.
This was shaping up to be quite the night for the little guy! But the evening wasn't over yet! Time for more prize giveaways... no chance of winning to things in one night after never having won before, right? WRONG! Xander won an autographed jersey! Ok, so it's for our backup catcher... but it's an AUTOGRAPHED JERSEY! Come on folks, let's focus on the bright side here... duh, winning!
Of course Dada is going to have it framed for the little guy (probably with Mama's help doing it on the cheap as it's only the backup catcher and all...) and he'll keep it in a safe place for him (his office at Buffalo) until he's old enough to decide if he wants to hang it up in his room (at this juncture, Mama doesn't want to give up precious wall space in the nursery for it, and quite frankly she doesn't want to see it every time she's in there... sorry boys).
Wow. Xander's first Husky loss - no bueno... but from there, the day just got better and better for the little guy! He didn't even poop himself at Safeco (something Mama and Dada were both dreading a bit). We sure had fun together, our little family sitting together taking photos of all the excitement, getting the perfect shots, making memories.
Some more photos...
Mama got Xander to sleep after his bottle while we were still inside at the Diamond Club... so he basically spent a little while hiding/sleeping under Mama's jacket.. this was when he poked his head out for the first time... Welcome to Safeco!!
Eventually it was time for Xander to sport the ear protection... we never wanted to be the kind of parents who drag their kids to things that they need ear protection for, but sometimes you gotta just live life!
Xander with Dada...
Xander with Mama...
And of course, once it got cold enough, it was time for Xander to sport his personalized "lil' neezy" All-Star sweatshirt, courtesy of the aforementioned Wil and Laura soon-to-be Lavaris. Thanks guys!
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