Devils vs. Dirtbags

This weekend, Jeff informed me that BYU baseball was in town playing the UCI Anteaters (Max's T-ball team is the anteaters, as well).  Rad match-up for our family!  Jeff played for the Y...Max's T-ball team...he could wear his jersey, fun!

I thought it would be so fun to take Max to a game (Jeff takes him occasionally, but I don't get to go, let alone Ivy!)

Irvine is in my 'safe-driving-zone' so I thought it would be perfect...come to find out that the Devils were also 'in-town' playing the Long Beach state Dirtbags.  Now, while Long Beach is a stretch for me to drive to alone (hee hee, I'm a total woosie) it is close-enough...and those darn Devils just have a soft spot in my heart (whether I know any of them or not)

We chose the Devils!

Max wore his Jersey with MOUSSER on the back that ASU gave him back when he was 1 and Jeff coached there (it was HUGE on him back then)  Unfortunately, we didn't have any Devil garb for Ivy...or me, for that matter (stinkin' tummy)

 we practiced the pitchfork the whole way there.  Max got it down:

 Ivy thinks she has it down:

They kids were soooo good!  I didn't expect to stay longer than a few innings (I thought I'd be totally uncomfortable in those hard seats, and that the kids would get restless and bored)

I stashed Popcorn, Fruit Snacks and their special coloring pages in my bag, and we stayed for 11 innings!

I couldn't get them to yell or cheer (they must not be related to me) until the VERY END.  Don't worry, I was hollering at that first-base umpired the whole time.  He was a total Dirtbag...no really, I think he was rooting for them 'cause he made some awefully bad calls!  Anyways, regardless of how much I hollered and cheered, my kids wouldn't do any such thing!  UNTIL...

The stinkin' pitcher kept trying to pick off one of our devils like 15 times in a row...So, I yelled: "Freaking Pitch it one time, Pitch!"

and then my kids were all about yelling that out...I didn't think I had that bad of a mouth...but apparently I need to watch it a little better.  

At any rate we had a blast, we didn't get home until 10:30 (not like me to let my kids stay up even 4 minutes past their bed-time at 8) and even though we left when they were still tied (but in extra innings) the Devils won...LOVE IT!

Thanks for the tix, Jeffer!