Touring Wrigley Field

This past weekend we went to Chicago with our friends Rob and Kristen to tour Wrigley Field. This is something that we've wanted to do for oh so long, but its difficult because tours don't happen often when the team is in town. There were still some parts of the field and stadium that Kyle wishes they would have let him see, but all in all it was very memorable. We have all the pictures in our August 2009 album to the right. Here are just a few.

From August2009

From right field bleachers - there was a HS All American game going on.

From August2009

In the press box

From August2009

The famous Wrigley organ!

From August2009

Inside the Cubs clubhouse. Wrigley is very old so the clubhouses are extremely small. Unfortunately plastic had been put up because the Iowa Cubs (AAA) were coming in town the next day to play a AAA game and they didn't want the minor league players messing with the big boys stuff. Nonetheless it was great just picturing the guys in my mind sitting around before a game and I remember the video footage of the champaign celebration last year in there when the clinched the division.

From August2009

Ryno's Hall of Fame frame in the hallway on the way down to the dugout.

From August2009

In the dugout. Much smaller than I ever imagined. Very easy to hit your head on the ceiling.

From August2009

The greatest scoreboard in sports, a view from the field.

From August2009

From the field view. Normally packed with 40,000+

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Behind home plate

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The brick backstop.


We had a great time and it was well worth the trip!

July Recap

Here is a recap of our July. We have been lazy in getting pictures up, but please enjoy this slideshow recapping our month. You will see pictures from the 4th of July, swim class, our buddy Jackson's 1st birthday, lake day with church friends, The Children's Museum with cousins Ellie and Penny, Ryne mowing the lawn with Daddy, George Strait concert, Cubs game, and our last weekend in Morton saying goodbye to family! For even more pictures, check out our July and August picture links to the left.

The copycat age

Ryne is hitting what we are calling the copycat age. He is starting to try and do whatever mom and dad are doing. It really keeps us on our toes to make sure we are not passing on any unhealthy habits. Here are two recent examples of something that Ryne has started copying

From July 2009

By the way, we are still looking for a home for Sammy, read the below post for more information.