While my family was here we got to go to a Dodger game. It was "Mormon night" at the game so we got a deal on the tickets. They were in left field so it was kind of hard to focus on the game but it was fun anyway. Last year we took Jimmy and Ben to an Indians game and Ben freaked out because it was so loud there. He is extremely sensitive to loud noises. So we spent the whole night with Ben up in the kiddie play area. Jim and I took turns with him so at least one of us could be watching the game. Needless to say, it was a frustrating night. So I was nervous to take Ben to the game this time but he assured me that he would be very brave. I thought that kind of sounded funny thinking that it takes so much bravery to go to a baseball game. But I guess when you think about it, being 4 years old with a sensitivity to loud noises and being surrounded by about 50,000 people could be pretty scary. But he did great. He was very brave indeed. The Dodgers were down pretty much the whole game and a lot of people were starting to leave. We stuck around, don't ask me why, because our kids were all over the place like wild monkeys, but we stayed anyway. At the bottom of the 9th there was a walk-off home run and the Dodgers ended up winning 5-4. The crowd went wild and then Ben kind of melted down. He had hit his end so we got out of there as soon as possible. But I was proud of him for sticking it out and facing his fears. Way to go Ben! When we got to the game I told him he could scream as loud as he can so he did. I think it helped him cope with it but I'm not sure that the people around us appreciated it.
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