Portage Father’s Day Classic Champions

The Muskies played in the Portage Father's Day Classic at West Portage Little League this weekend.  They won the tournament last year, so they had high hopes of breaking their runners-up streak (5 tournaments in a row!).  The went 1-1 on Saturday but advanced to a semifinal game on Sunday.  The won their semifinal and then beat the Growlers in the championship.  It was a great way to finish the season.  It was also Alex's last game as a Muskie because he decided he doesn't want to play summer baseball next year since it would start in June and go through the end of July.  He is still undecided about playing high school, but there is a very good chance that was his last ever baseball game.  If so, it was a great way to end his baseball career.

 

Oriole Park at Camden Yards - Stadium #19

On Sunday, we drove to Baltimore to see a game at Oriole Park. It is one of our favorite stadiums so far.  The ambiance was great, the field was beautiful, and there were so many delicious food options.  Unfortunately, the Orioles lost 2-5.

 

Nationals Park - Stadium #18

We went to see a Nationals game and checked off stadium #18.  Nationals Park was not our favorite. Both the exterior and interior were pretty plain.  It was a very hot day but we lucked out that our seats were in the shade.  The one main positive was the public transportation to and from the game.  Also, Washington won 8-3.  In general, we had a great experience with the Metro while in DC.

Washington DC - Monuments and Memorials

 

Georgetown Campus Tour

On Saturday, all four of us took the Metro into Georgetown to do a campus tour.  I had a fun surprise - we ran into the sister of one of my best friends from elementary school on the tour with her daughter.  The campus was beautiful and we had a great student tour guide.  Will really liked it and has it ranked along with Northwestern and Michigan.