What a gift, and what a day!

A few weeks ago we were paid a visit by an old family friend--a friend we haven't seen since, well, before we were married, I think. This friend brought with her 5 tickets to an Arizona Diamondbacks game and gift bags overflowing with gifts for the kids. They got Dbacks t-shirts and baseball caps and photo frames and figurines--and Kyle even got a bat signed by (former) outfielder Eric Byrnes!

We went to the Dbacks v Cardinals game on Saturday night. It was the first baseball game for all of the kids, and boy did we have fun. Our ushers (who were just dolls to us!) allowed us seats in the handicap section and then they doted on the kids all night. They got "My 1st Baseball Game" buttons and "It's My Birthday" buttons (the twins' birthday is next week) and anything else they asked for. Kyle could scarcely take his eyes off the action on the field for two seconds, and Lauren could scarcely stop eating popcorn for two seconds.

We even met another SMA family there--grandparents with a good eye for spotting SMA symptoms were visiting Phoenix and struck up a conversation after noticing Kyle and Lauren. Their granddaughter, who wasn't there, is slightly younger than the twins, and their children will be at the FSMA convention next week in Santa Clara--if you are this family, feel free to contact me so that we can meet!

Photos from our outing:






We're not sure of the identity of the family who so generously gifted this outing to us, so until I find out exactly who to thank, I thought I'd document it here for everyone to appreciate. Many thanks, whoever you are. We had an absolute blast, and it will be an experience we'll all remember forever!

p.s. Kyle is not wearing the Dbacks shirt you picked for him, because "the men in the family" are apparently Cardinals fans. And let's just say that "the men in the family" went home sad that night. ;)