I've been to a couple of baseball games, but it's been a very long time since the last one and I'd never been to this field. First off, this is a beautiful ballpark. Parking for it is in an old wharf building on San Francisco Bay and as you walk to the park, you look over McCovey Cove into the park. Just an amazing view before you even get to the park. The ballpark itself is great - a really neat building, with great seating, a kids' play area, and LOTS of bathrooms. All critical features when you're taking young kids to a ball game.
We got to the game early enough for the kids to play a bit and burn a little energy after the long ride up (We got stuck in traffic caused by street sweeping, on the highway, on a Saturday morning. I still have to ask if that was really necessary.). Our son tried out the batting cage, which he apparently does every time, and he and his sister did the slides - our youngest was too small to go on them - both of which they really enjoyed. Then we headed to our seats to get settled before the game started.
The game itself was fine. The older kids had pizza and the little on had a hot dog, they all drank lots of lemonade - it was HOT in our seats since we were in the sun the whole time - and they finished off with ice cream and snow cones. I believe we set a record for the most number of trips to the bathroom during a baseball game. At one point the score went from 1-0 to 4-2 and I have no idea how it happened. Let's just say that going to a ball game with 3 kids, 2 of whom have no real interest in the game, is not the most conducive way to see one. We managed to stay for the whole game, though, which the Giants won, giving a great ending to a fun trip.
Our youngest passed the time by drawing
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