Cousin Zoe Vists the Hansens

After spending Memorial Day holiday with each other, Dayne and her cousin, Zoe (who is 9 months older than Dayne) started making plans for Zoe to come stay with us for a week!

Last Saturday we drove to Nevada, MO (about half way to Zoe's hometown of Joplin)  to pick her up!  They spent the week hanging out with each other, Dayne's friends, walking to the park, going to the pool and just relaxing! 

The girls got along beautifully and would like to plan for Zoe to come back for another week this summer before school starts!

Let's Go Royals! ... again!

Thursday June 7th was our 15th Wedding Anniversary and Graden surprised me with two box seat tickets to the KC Royals vs. Milwaukee Brewers' game!  I really enjoy going to Royals games (even more so when they win!) ... and let's just say it: Graden has it pretty good that he married a woman who celebrates her wedding anniversary with baseball tickets!

I left work early on Tuesday so we'd have plenty of time to get to the game and be able to walk around.  Kauffman Stadium is a beautiful stadium and recently underwent some major renovations!

We arrived a little after 6:00 with the first pitch scheduled for 7:10.  We walked the stadium then found our seats.  We were right behind home plate about 25 rows up.  Our seats were different from typical stadium seats in that they were more like a bar set up.  Including having a waitress!  That was super nice!  Not having to stand in line or miss the game if we wanted a snack or beverage!

Francouer at bat!

At one point in the game Graden was messing with his phone and not really paying attention to the game.  A foul ball was hit and I yelled to Graden, "Look up!  You got it!"  He looked up quickly, scanned the sky and realized he had been duped! :)  Later in the game there were runners on first and third and two outs.  When the batter went to the plate I dared Graden to yell, "Don't leave two ducks on the pond!" but he was a pansy and didn't do it.

The game got over a little after 10 and we came home, talked with the kids a bit and then called it a night!  It was a great, great night!  I wouldn't mind making that our Anniversary tradition (hint, hint Graden!)

my Royal 'Rita!  Mmmmm!

Let's Go Royals, Let's Go!

The 2102 Royals Mantra "It's Our Time". Its more of a catchy phrase than a reality ...

This afternoon at work I got a very pleasant call from Hunter - asking if we wanted to join him and Ashley at the KC Royals baseball game!  I agreed that I would love to join them and cut out of work a little early!

Our view from our seats in section 420!

To make it an even sweeter deal, the tickets - usually $30 - were only $7 on Monday games!  They are pretty high up, but I honestly love them!  A great view of the entire field!  (Only bad part is that every hit looks like it is out of the park!)

Of course, no trip to the ball game is complete without over priced, unhealthy food and drinks, right!?  Dinner that night was chicken strips, fries and a Sprite for me and a Steak Sandwich with a Bud Light for Graden!  I offered that this could be our wedding anniversary dinner, but Graden didn't accept!  ; )

Cutie patootie couple!  10 months strong!

Sadly (but not surprisingly!) the Royals lost to the Minnesota Twins 10-8; but it proved to be a very enjoyable evening out!  Perfect weather for a night at the ball field!