BBQ and Baseball

Tonight was the annual IHC employee dinner at the new UVU (Utah Valley University) upper field and Owlz baseball game. We enjoyed a great dinner (chicken patty sandwiches, hot dogs, pulled pork, chips, cookies, sodas, and waters) and entertainment from a local band. The children were excited to get very artistic face painting (wish I had my camera--it is missing currently, children!). Miss H had a sunset/palm tree scene, Miss R had a very cute guinea pig face, Jonathan had a clever spider man face and Susie had a flower painted on her arm. The children enjoyed a blown up jumping dragon hut and a blow up Olympic double path obstacle course. Along with free Owlz tickets, we got five dollars each to spend at concessions and the children were delighted with the jumbo box of candy they got to choose from Skittles, Mike and Ikes, Red Vines, Starbursts, etc. We discussed American baseball and how it is played so the children would understand what was going on. Unfortunately, a summer storm blew up and the game kept getting stalled by rain. Interestingly, each time, they would roll out plastic and cover the pitchers mound, then home plate, and some patch of clay off the right side of the field. Owlz played the Helena Brewers and fireworks following the game were scheduled to celebrate the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Beijing. (We did not stay to the end...we went to Wal-mart to get Miss R a bike and helmet--she earned the helmet and lock and to Shopko to get some things for the home and clothes that Miss H picked out for herself for school with money she had earned.) A fun time had by all. No one was lost or ran off this year--hooray!