Happy Birthday, Hubby!

For Hubby's birthday, he was very specific in his request. Tonight Greg Maddux's number was retired by the Atlanta Braves.

Seven of us (with no Caterpillars!) headed downtown to the Atlanta Braves Stadium.

One of Hubby's brothers was able to make it (Uncle Firefighter), both the Royals (King & Queen) and our friends Mere & C.

The coolest part for me was seeing Dale Murphy (granted, it was from afar, but still!). Talk about reliving a piece of your childhood!

The Braves won, which was great, and we all had delicious baseball cookies (thanks, MUM!). The fireworks were awesome. Overall, it was pretty cool to get to give Hubby exactly what he wanted for his birthday and get to spend the time with so many of our good friends.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HUBBY! I LOVE YOU!!!

~Lone Butterfly )i(

Take Me Out to the Ballgame!

This is the opening weekend for the Gwinnett Braves, the Atlanta Braves AAA Team (formerly the Richmond Braves). Our friends, Mere and C, invited us to tailgate with them before the Saturday Night game.

We arrived at the park early (4 p.m. for a 7:05 p.m. first pitch) and parked our cars near the back grassy area.

The Caterpillars had a blast rolling down the hill and playing "spy"!

C grilled hot dogs, hamburgers and chicken for sandwiches - all were delicious.

GO sat with Cookie and Hubby, she seemed to like the outdoors. The weather was perfect, not to cold, but not hot either.

Inside the Gwinnett Braves Stadium they had all sorts of new and funny things. Chick-Fil-A is a major sponsor and this is my favorite part of their sponsorship:

We lost the game, but the Caterpillars actually made it all the way to the end of the game (it's the first time we've seen all 9 innings with them sitting in their seats).
Cookie brought playdough to keep the Caterpillars entertained - CW made little baseball players!

It's going to be great having a minor league team so close to us AND they serve fried dill pickles inside the Stadium! (How awesome is that?)

Baseball season - HERE WE COME!

~Lone Butterfly )i(

4 to 1 - Take That Phillies!

The newest Braves fan just wants to point out that you should never discount the Braves.

Especially not when they're wearing their spiffy new Away jerseys/hats.

And she's wearing her spiffy new t-shirt. (She stayed awake for almost the entire game!)

She's her Mummy and Daddy's girl!

~Lone Butterfly )i(

SMOLTZIE-POO WENT WHERE?

Someone finally told GO what the Braves did to John Smoltz. Poor baby...