My Birthday Vacation has officially started!

My "Birthday Weekend of Fun" started tonight with a Diamondbacks baseball game, followed by fireworks. Yes, you heard me, fireworks. We had a pretty big group, 18 of my closest friends and family come along for the night. Shelby had a blast and enjoyed spending time with her grandparents. She really loved the music that would play between batters. She would even start dancing.

The Diamondbacks have a GREAT promotion right now called Family Fridays. I believe it runs through the end of the summer. For $15 you get your ticket, hot dog, drink, fireworks and a free pass to the zoo. We figured that the ballpark actually lost $ on us tonight. I really recommend going to a game. The teams home page is where I found the tickets and they make it really easy to buy your tickets online.

The roof was open and so were the side doors. We were able to see a kick ass sunset. You can see a little of it behind my mom and dad. Aren't they cute. I think they had a good time. My dad loves his team. Even though he was born and raised in Detroit, MI he routed for his D-Backs tonight. Family in MI were bummed that the Tigers haven't been playing well this year.






Shelby was aw-struck by the fireworks! She wouldn't take her eyes of the sky. The noise was a little loud but only the really big ones bothered her. She even started pointing up at the sky as it lit up. Tonight held a lot of firsts for her. First baseball game, first D-Backs shirt and fireworks. She had only had one nap today so I was a little worried, but she did great. She was out like a light about 5 mins into the ride home.






Jenni and Roger came along. Roger is such a fan that he was listening to the game with a headset to hear the commentary. Now that is a dedicated fan folks. The D-Backs beat the Detroit Tigers and it was a really good game. These two are always down for a good time.








Here is the group of us getting ready to watch the fireworks. I have a great group of friends and family. I had a wonderful time with them tonight and it was a great start to a good week.







We leave for camping up north in the morning. We are staying at a cabin up by Sunrise Sky Resort until Monday. It should be beautiful up there this time of year. I cant wait!