Sports Saturday

This morning, the Broncos Bunch had their annual Summer Kickoff. We'd had such a great time last year that both Marina and I were looking forward to going again. We got a Bronco jersey that fit her American Girl dolls, so McKenna went with us today.

We arrived early, so there was a line outside the stadium to get in. Once the event started, most of the people went to the inside, so we decided to check out the outside activities. The inflatables from last year were all there. Marina literally ran from one to the next. She was excited to meet two cheerleaders who were there. She ran a few of the football drills, but she was much more interested in the inflatable equipment.

I finally talked her into going inside. We looked at the Lombardi trophies again. She met two more cheerleaders and two retired Bronco players. She really wanted to go into the face painting line which was really long and very slow. But she was insistent, so we spent the rest of our time there waiting in line for that. She got a blue and white mermaid on her arm.

We had a quick lunch and then headed for our next stop, the Rockies and Dodgers game. McKenna exchanged her Bronco jersey for Rockies pinstripes. Today was Photo Day. We weren't sure what that meant. It turned out that fans were allowed to line the warning track around the field and the players walked around and let the fans take pictures with them. It was crowded, but were were able to get a few.

First off, we met Walt Weiss, the Rockies' manager. Marina chatted with him about McKenna for a bit before we got a picture. We also photographed third baseman Nolan Arenado and pitcher Wilton Lopez. We were nearby the Rockies star, Carlos Gonzales. There was quite a crush of people, but we managed to get a picture just before Photo Day ended.

Marina hadn't enjoyed Photo Day much, so I bribed her with cotton candy. She was happy with that arrangement. We had a while to wait for the game to start, but Marina did pretty well during that time.

Once the game started, Marina paid more attention to the multimedia presentations and the crowd than the actual game. Part way through, we left our seats to have her picture taken with Dinger, the mascot. We also picked up a snack on our way back to our seats.

By the seventh inning, Marina was tired. The game was tied and I convinced her to stay. She wasn't happy when it went into extra innings although she did create her own rally cap. I had decided if it went past the tenth inning we'd leave. However, the Rockies pulled out a win with two outs at the bottom of the tenth inning. She was cheering loudly and high fiving people near us.

After the exciting finish, we were ready to head home. We covered enough sports for one day!