More of the Bees

This year we decided to hold the Cyprus summer party at the Salt Lake Bees game. Before the game we had dinner out at the Left Field Pavilion. They served us typical ball park food - hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, chili, and soda. It was all pretty good. After eating, we all headed over to our seats that were along the first base line. We sat next to the Smiths, Buddy (special thanks goes out to Buddy for entertaining Mia and Jacob for a good part of the game )and his wife Brittney, and Katie and her roommate (I can't remember her name right now). We all had a fun time hanging out and watching the game. Unfortunately, the Bees lost to the Colorado Springs Sky Sox in ten innings, but the game was a good pitching battle.

After the game, the kids were able to go down onto the field and run the bases. Afterwards, Mia decided that she wanted to give a hug to Bumble, the mascot of the Bees. for those of you who know Mia, you will quickly recognize this as a HUGE accomplishment. In the past she has been scared to death of anything in a costume (she comes by this naturally because my parents tell me I was the same way as a kid). With a lot of encouragement from us and a few trips to Disney parks, she appears to be slowly overcoming her fears. We were so proud of her!

One other interesting note about the game was that the Famous San Diego Chicken was there performing. He was as funny and clever as ever. The same guy, Ted Giannoulas has been performing as the Chicken for more than 35 years - I remember seeing him when we used to go the Salt Lake Trappers (rookie league) games back when I was a kid. Apparently, he is considering retirement, so I was really glad that Mia got to see him at least once in person.

On Saturday afternoon there was a rare sighting at the Walters home - Mike doing yard work! Working outside in the yard isn't my favorite thing in the world. It's not that I don't like having a yard that looks nice, I just don't particularly like doing it myself! However, I actually ended up getting the lawn mowed and the front yard sprinklers fixed. This next week I plan on attacking the back yard sprinklers and the front porch balcony. I need to strip the flaking paint off the balcony and then repaint it. Sounds like fun!