Cougars and Reading..oh my!

Through our homeschool group, TEACH, we were able to go as a group to the Kane County Cougars Game. This was a pat on the back for the kids doing great reading during the year. They got special shirts and then we got to line up on the field before the game. We paraded around the field and then got to get autographs by all the players. Since John has been playing baseball he was really excited to meet some of the players. It was a great game, until the ninth inning. The Cougars were winning 3 to 1. With two outs and two strikes somehow the pitcher got the bases loaded and then a guy on the Silverhawks hit a GRAND SLAM! Then the pitcher loaded the bases again...remember there were two outs already....needless to say our team did not recover from the Grand Slam. Oh, well, maybe next time. After all the games they let the fans on the field to run the bases. John couldn't wait to get out there. Dad, John, Karli and I were the ones to run the bases, Emily and Kiley decided that they were awesome cheerleaders. It was a really fun, but exhausting, evening. The kids loved that they didn't get into bed until 11:00 PM. I am really proud of the kids and all the hard work they have put in this year. It was a great way to celebrate!

Jason "catching" a great play in center field.
Our oldest being goofy with one of his friends at the game.

#7 signed their shirts we could have gotten the rest of the team, but ran out of time. Oh, well, next year.

Emily enjoying the game, it was such a great night! And look how close we are!

I love this shot of Kiley and Dad. Priceless!