We actually got to take a long weekend for Labor Day this year like normal people! So we left Friday after work and drove down to St. Louis. On Saturday we had a picnic in the Park and got to meet our new niece, Erin. We at BBQ pork steaks and Brats that were cooked on our spanky new grill and played a family game of soft ball. (There are more pictures of the picnic on my flicker - the link is at the right) After a long day, we really just went home and passed out!
Sunday we had a double header planned, we went to the Cardinals game in the afternoon and saw them beat the Reds 3-2 due in large part to a Rick Ankiel home run - welcome back to the big leagues Rick! Mom wasn't able to come to the game at the last minute so our niece Emily came along. We weren't sitting together, but I thought it was nice of Dad to look at the camera as I was taking this picture from 7 sections away!!
The second game of our double header was a Gateway Grizzleys game. It was the last game of the regular season and it was a cross-town clash against the Rivercity Rascals. If the Grizzleys won, they went on to the play-offs. Not taking any changes, they beat the reascals 16-5. Then, to celebrate, something Pete and I had never seen in all of the baseball games that we've gone to, the TP'd the stadium. They sold rolls of toilet paper for a dollar and as soon as the game was over, everyone started throwing the rolls on the field. The players, from the field, had a lot of fun batting the rolls back into the stands. There were fireworks, but the toilet papering continued through the fireworks and well after the game. It was really funny.
We had a few games of Eucher when we got home, but nothing like the all-night (or at least 3a) marathon of 4th of July weekend!.
Monday we all slept in and then had a great brunch at Uncle Bill's Pancake house and were able to hook up with our Nephews and Niece, Dominic, Brenden and Madison before we headed out of town and back to Milwaukee. So it was a great weekend. We saw all 8 of our nieces and nephews, saw two baseball games and even got to sleep in!
