Since we all missed opening day for baseball this past week, thanks to the Coronavirus… I thought I’d put on my Rays tee shirt today, the one I always wear to the Trop to cheer on our home team, and reminisce with all of you!

We always head to Tropicana Field as a family. With exception of a few double date nights with our best friends, the kids always go with my husband and I. It’s one of the few things the five of us enjoy together and are truly happy doing. It’s a bit of a hike from our part of the Tampa suburbs, but we’ll worth the most hour drive!

I even found a few fun baseball posts from my original blog dating back to 2009! Yes folks, I’m an OG Blogger!

http://cookscleansplayswithpaper.blogspot.com/2009/06/4-love-of-game.html?m=1

“I had found these awesome graphics and have been waiting for the perfect LO to use them with! We are a baseball- lovin’ family and go to several Ray’s games a year, the trick was remembering to bring the camera!!! Here is a photo of me and my eldest in the stands 🙂 Oh, notice my beloved Thickers?” -I Love My Three Sons: 4 the Love of the Game, Blog entry circa 2009

I even made baseball themed cards and gift tags for their favorite elementary school PE coaches!

I also wanted to share a few more oldies from September 2010 when the Tampa Bay Ray’s made it to the plays offs, back when David Price was the best pitcher on the team!

My kids loved hounding the players during practice for a few autographs- guess being cute worked, they always got their mitts and balls signed! My big boys were so cute back then, what happened, just kidding! They’re still cute just much larger and hairier!!!!

Thank you for humoring me and reading my thoughts and sharing my families favorite pastime memories! Hopefully the world can get back to normal soon and we can carry on our family tradition of attending a few Rays games this season!

Rachel