So I knew I wanted to do something, but it took some time to think of what would mean most to him. As everyone knows, Kolby loves baseball and the Texas Rangers. And one of his heroes is Eric Nadel, the Rangers' radio broadcaster (since the 1980s). We listen to Eric Nadel basically every night during the baseball season (we don't get the games on TV because we don't have cable) and I swear even Beckett recognizes his voice. Anyway, we have a friend with connections at the Rangers and I reached out to her on a whim to see if there might be an opportunity this summer for Kolby to meet Eric.
One thing led to another and she went way above and beyond, and blessed us with the most amazing night as a family... all a surprise to Kolby. Here's a peek into what I'm sure Kolby would classify as one of the best nights of his life!
First we arrived at the ballpark early, and our tickets (which were given to us) came with dinner at the Capital One Club. Which apparently is not your typical ballpark food. It was amazing. A waitress came and asked what we wanted to drink and we felt like giddy kids again when we asked for Cokes (we are always way too cheap to order anything but water when we eat out).
As we were finishing eating, guess who walked in? The one and only Eric Nadel. And not only walked in, but walked up to our table. And sat down. And chatted with us for 10 minutes before he had to get back up to the booth to you know, announce the game. Kolby was beside himself. It really meant a lot to him to just get to meet Eric, much less get to sit and talk with him. Success!
Right before first pitch we made our way to our seats. Our seats that were in the second row behind home plate. In a section with a concierge and popcorn and peanuts in every seat and a cooler full of bottled water and sodas (apparently all it takes to make my day is free coke, ha). Amazing!
Beckett practicing his swinging as he waits for his pal Elvis Andrus to come up to bat.
P.S. as Elvis was batting apparently Beckett made it on TV!
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Hanging out, cheering on the Rangers.
I know I'm biased, but this boy is beautiful.
After the first couple of innings, my cousin who lives near the ballpark came and picked up Beckett so he could get some sleep. So Kolby and I got to stay for the whole game and enjoy the view from our awesome seats.
It was such an amazing night, and Kolby had blast and hopefully felt a fraction of the love and appreciation that Beckett and I have for him!
