We had tickets to the Saturday and Sunday Padres games, as part of the deposit we put down for 2015 season tickets. We are loving the SD Padres games and it's so fun to do this together as a family.
Saturday morning we left a little later than expected but we were on the road between 10 and 11am. We thought we would have PLENTY of time before the game started at 5:40pm.
We were sorely mistaken.
Oh naive Katie. It's Labor Day weekend.
EVERYONE and I do mean EVERYONE was headed somewhere south of LA. It was VERY slow going between LA and Carlsbad. We didn't get into San Diego until 6:30pm and by the time we found a parking space and found our seats at the park, we were in the 5th inning.
Heaven help me.
The Padres were playing the Dodgers and the silver lining was we WON! It was awesome. It was tied up until the 10th inning.
After the game we headed to the Cheesecake Factory for a late dinner and then made the long drive to Oceanside. Yes...it was the only place we could find a hotel room...unless we wanted to sleep in Tiajuana. Everything was either sold out or $300 a night. Madness!!
Sunday morning we were up early to make the drive back to San Diego. We stopped for Jamba Juice on the way. Sundays are KidsFest at the park, so you can get there early for lots of activities and kids who are part of the Jr. Padres Club can get autographs from two Padres. It was so much fun and the weather was phenomenal. I LOVE Petco park....
The family in Padres blue.....and pink. :)
Odrisamer Despaigne - (pitcher) and Jake Goebbert (outfielder) signing autographs before the game. They can only sign one item each, so the kids brought a ball for them to sign, along with their hats.
This girl was so sweaty from running around before the game, her face paint was half gone.
Sadly, the Padres lost. I thought I was a their lucky charm since this the 4th game we've attended and this was their first loss. Oh well. We cruised over to Luche Libre's and I had my beloved chicken queso tacoes before we hit the road.
While we were in SD my brother Bobby and my Pops were down south with my nephew, watching him play baseball with an MVP club. On Saturday while stuck in traffic, my dad sends me a picture of him and STEVE GARVEY. Apparently his youngest son was playing with Cooper's team that day. So crazy! I guess Bob and my dad shared their tent with Steve and his wife. Sounds like a good time to me.
These boys stayed the night with us Sunday night and left Monday morning to head back to northern California. I love these guys!
That Stop Wasn't On My Itinerary....
So the Hogue's made it to Florida for our first official family vacation. It was Sawyer's first plane ride....and Simon's first plane ride that he can remember. We were excited....the boys were stoked. We had everything we needed! But it seems that Sawyer packed something with him that wasn't on our checklist: a big case of pneumonia. Yes, the little fella made it almost one whole day in Florida before he started heading downhill fast. Our 2nd day in Orlando we were in the Urgent Care south of Cocoa Beach. (By the way, to see a doctor more quickly, it helps if you vomit all over the waiting room in front of the receptionist. Little tip for ya) After chest x-rays they advised us to head to the ER in Melbourne, where they eventually admitted him to the hospital. So, we had 3 night deluxe accommadations at the Holmes Regional Medical Center. The little whipper snapper was a trooper though! The nurses loved him, thankfully, and made us all feel right at home. We were going to send postcards out with pictures of the hospital since we spent 40% of our trip there...but they didn't have any. Imagine that!Hmmm.....maybe its something they should consider.
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