We missed the last Sunday Streets and we weren’t about to miss the second one. We got up early, left home at 9AM, found a great parking spot near the ballpark at 9:30, and were in line to run the bases by 10 (we stopped at Starbucks for coffee and croissants).The Giants staff opened up the gates, there were a half-dozen of us waiting (most with strollers and kids), and off we went! Being down on the field is a very surreal experience. Looking up into the stands instead of the other way around is an experience not to miss. Not to mention standing on first base and looking back to home plate, or rounding second and looking out at the expansive outfield; and who could ever forget hitting third base, looking down the base path, and seeing home plate. It was awesome. We did it twice.
We exited the field, walked around the harbor area, and re-entered the park to play in the Children’s Area. We were there so early, we practically had the place to ourselves, which was another surreal experience. Our 20-month old toddlers made a beeline for the mini-ballpark, grabbed the wiffle balls and bat, and proceeded to have their own little baseball game. We couldn’t have asked for more fun. Eventually, other kids and parents showed up, and we practiced our sharing time. Our kids had no problem with that, as they had many turns swinging the bat, and they had just as much fun chasing balls the other kids hit.
After the Children’s Area, we walked back down to the harbor area, and walked over to the neighboring playground. This is a pretty nice playground. It’s fenced in, has activities for the younger set, and has that soft, rubber ground that we like. It fits all of our pre-requisites for a park. After playing for awhile, the kids started to get tired and it was nearing lunch time. We packed up and headed home.
The kids are napping now. No doubt dreaming of becoming Hall of Fame baseball players, after all, they took their first steps toward becoming Major Leaguers today.
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