From Rain Delay to Bongo Cam!!!

Evan... holding the cool neck ties we wore to keep cool

It was a hot, muggy evening as we arrived at the ball park to see the Phillies and the Cubs play. As the game progressed, a huge black mass in the sky moved toward us from the north. Things looked pretty ominous but still.

Then the swirling winds hit and they called in the players and put out the tarp. Even though it wasn't raining yet, we decided to get under cover. The wind was crazy.

Steve decided to get us some ice cream cones while we waited. Just as they were making his cones at the stand that was not under cover, the sky broke loose. They quickly finished his cones and then closed the window. He was pretty drenched....but hey, he got the ice cream!!

There was a lot of thunder, pouring rain, and lots of wind.

After about an hour we walked back to our seats, dried them off, and enjoyed a much cooler night at the ball game.

During the 8th inning, we decided to go down in the "good seats" since the rain and the fact that we were leading the game had sent quite a few people home. We got to sit about 10 rows back from the dugout and it was so fun to see the players up close.

Charlie even challenged a call that had been ruled a ground rule double. After the replay...the Phillies got a home run out of it. Way to go, Charlie!!

All of a sudden we looked up at the big screen and saw they were doing the Bongo-cam. Megan and I went crazy pretending to play the bongos. We have always loved the Bongo-cam but since we sit so high, we never get on the cam. But this night we did!!!

Very fun. Meg even got a call from her friend telling us that they just saw Evan on TV.

Gotta love those expensive seats!!!

All in all, it was a fun night even though the Phils ended up losing the game.