Boys' Weekend

The BOYS had a fun adventure this last weekend!!! Matthew took Isaac and Seth out to Colorado to watch the Dodgers take on the Rockies at Coors Field. Isaac and Seth has been counting down to "Christmas" for the last few weeks :)

Ready to go???

LAX in the dark!

Friday morning at 4:45, we (all 5 blurry eyed Holbrooks) packed up the car and drove the boys out to LAX to catch their flight out to Denver! The boys couldn't have been more excited :) They were determined to not check any bags so that they are able to get on and off the plane quickly. So... Isaac and Seth both had huge backpacks filled with all of their stuff. They were SOOO BIG that (I was told) at the airport, Seth kept falling over :)

The boys not only got to see all three games - Friday through Sunday - they also got to see their favorite pitchers!!! On Friday night, Chad Billingsley led them to a 7 - 2 victory. Saturday night, Clayton Kershaw (the 20-year-old with the nasty curveball) secured the 5 - 1 win. Sunday afternoon, the veteran Greg Maddux drew the 0 - 1 loss in the 10th inning. Abby and I stayed home and watched parts of the games on TV and rooted for the Dodgers and looked for Daddy, Isaac and Seth... we never found them :(



Some of the highlights (according to Isaac and Seth) were:

1. Breakfast buffet at the hotel!!!

2. Tour at Coors Field on Saturday.

3. Saturday night's game - when they had high winds and rain!!!

4. Coming back from breakfast and seeing that all the beds were all made and perfect!

5. Having Bible Study and Church with Daddy.

6. Missing school on Friday and half of Monday :)

7. Dinner at the stadium (popcorn, lemonade, and ice cream... hmmm)


The only drama that the boys encountered was on the flight home. The flight was delayed for almost 2 hours. They sat on the runway the whole time, waiting for a hydraulic pump to be repaired. So, instead of getting picked up by Mom only, they got picked up by Mom, Ezekiel and Rebekah!!! What a fun surprise :)

Matthew, what a fun idea for you to take the boys on a little get-away! I know that the boys will always remember this cool trip with you and continue to label you as the "Fun Parent"! Thank you for putting things in perspective for me... especially when every Chinese bone in my body screams "NO!!! The kids should never miss school to have fun!!!". This experience is so much bigger than missing a little school... especially when they are not struggling to keep up with school work! I love that you always want to do fun things with the kids and that you seek to create memories with each one of them! You are the best, Babe!!! I am grateful that God has given you to our kids to be their father!

Thanks for a great weekend, Dad! We LOVED it!!!