Bananas Vs Coconuts!

You might wonder what this fruit showdown is...and I'll tell ya! The Savannah Bananas visited MN for the first time last weekend. Three sold-out games at Target Field, with 39,000+ fans at each game. Amazing! Their counterparts, the Party Animals and the Tailgaters, were in St Paul at CHS Field last August, but moving to Target Field was a huge difference and highlights how popular Bananaball is currently.

Our same crew as last year (minus Tiff's daughter, Bel) went to the Savannah Bananas vs Loco Beach Coconuts this past Saturday night...and we had a blast! The players are true entertainers, with solid athleticism thrown in, just in case people don't think they actually play baseball. They do, and they work hard while having fun. We had perfect weather until the last 10 minutes of the game, when a light rainstorm broke out. A bunch of people left, which was too bad for them, because the game was tied in the 9th inning, and they moved into a double-showdown mode to decide a winner. Plus, our game broke the record for the number of fan-caught foul balls...there were 10 of those! WOW!

Split!

Bill Leroy and Ashby Vining throwing bananas from the crowd

Split, again!

Split and Coco

Loved when they shifted all the lights to the Coconuts blue (they were the home team for this game)

1st showdown = 1 fielder + 1 pitcher vs 1 batter

Reverse for the Bananas

2nd showdown = 1 pitcher vs 1 batter

Also reverse for the Bananas

Eventually the Banana batter hit it waaaay into the outfield, and the batter was able to round the bases before the pitcher could get to the ball and back to tag him out

In completely unrelated news, Arya wanted to make a massive change to her hair. She noted that hair holds memories, and she wanted to start fresh with her move to college. We also had professional highlights (and a chunk) put in... she loves it and couldn't be happier!

Two weeks from today, she'll be moving to WI. We're at the very end of the college shopping list, and are down to picking up extra toiletries for her. Next up will be groceries/snacks, and starting to get everything packed up. Love this kid so much and can't believe she's leaving for school in two short weeks!

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