nats.

we got to see strausburg pitch last night at the nats game.  since the nationals were not in dc while i was growing up, i am not a die hard fan, but of course i will cheer on any team in my hometown.  i also love the game experience. why is it so satisfying to eat junk food while watching others demonstrate their physical and athletic abilities?  i am all about the soft pretzels and giant sodas in the souvenir cup (which i left at the game ...sniff...sniff).  but last night i actually had to pay attention to the game and focus less on the snacks and friends in order to focus my attention on the new star pitcher, strausburg.  he played well with 8 strike outs in 5 innings (i think).  and i really did try to pay attention but between seeing a friend who i had to catch up with, chatting with the fam, eating my pretzel, and the little guy in my lap i must confess that my good intentions did not exactly pan out.  sorry nats...i am not the harris teeter fan of the game.  but we had fun anyway!


                         distracted from the game to take pictures with julie, sister, boyfriend (hers not mine) and baby

more distraction

adorable distraction

distraction going for the camera while sucking on his pacifier clip

way too hard to pay attention to a game throughout all this.  we also stayed for the fireworks after the game which were the first time cole saw fireworks (he went to bed early on the 4th).