Today we went on a field trip to Camden Yards to see the Orioles play. Nana and Granfer have season tickets and treated the kids and I to a game. The kids had a great time. Keener loved dancing whenever music was played.
Rolo, Elizabeth, and Christopher enjoyed everything from the food to the music and occasionally watched the game.
Yes, this is a picture of Christopher with the big Oriole. He's a nut! The funniest part of the game was when a foul ball came very close to us and he offered the man who caught the ball all of his money for the ball. He probably had $5 in quarters in his pockets! The man said no, but it was funny nonetheless.
Unfortunately the Orioles lost, but it was a great time anyway. It also happened to be field trip day at the stadium, so at least my kids were not the only kids there for the afternoon game. It made the cheering a lot higher in pitch, but at least the atmosphere was energetic.
Elizabeth wanted to know why a school would have a field trip to a baseball game. I don't think she quite realized how funny it was that she was asking, since she was on a school field trip. I replied that even though we were watching people play a game, we were watching professionals. They represent hard work, determination, skill and perseverance of a dream. Not many people can play a professional sport, but all can learn how to dream and persevere. Sometimes school lessons are not about facts and figures, but about how we can live a better life for ourselves and about fulfilling our own dreams. It reminds me of one of my favorite poems. Here it is.
Dreams
- by Langston Hughes
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
Virginia Time
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