As American as apple pie and baseball

This past weekend, we celebrated the Fourth of July holiday at Chris's parent's house in O'Fallon, Illinois. We had tons of fun swimming and hanging out with family and friends. Ben was a trooper and on Sunday was the life of the annual Fourth of July party! And I am pretty sure he ate his weight in fruit in a matter of twenty minutes or so. He was a riot!

The best part of this weekend was our trip to Busch Stadium (baseball heaven, you know). For Father's Day, Ben got Chris tickets to the game and of course, it was Ben's first Cardinals game. It was a blast!


Two of the things that I really love about baseball games are the food and the people watching. I think that these are Ben's favorite parts as well. We had all of the game-day musts while we were there: hot dog (Ben's first), pretzel, nachos, and ice cream! Ben loved it all (as with most food). I think the best part though was the nachos. The lady across the aisle told us that Ben should be in a nachos commercial! Ha!

The best part about our weekend though, was the family time that we spent together. It was nice to not worry about work or anything else and just enjoy being together. This was a weekend that I know Chris or I will never forget. I am sure that Ben won't remember in the long run, but we will definitely fill him in when he is older. His first Cardinals game was a great one! The Redbirds lost (big time) but the experience we had will definitely be one for the record book!