Royals vs. NY Yankees: My Day as Slugger’s Helper at the Baseball Game

Cooperstown NY is home to the Baseball Hall of Fame, a museum honoring great baseball players, and some people think it is where baseball was invented. New York is known for baseball and many famous baseball players are from New York: Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Babe Ruth, and many more.

Last Sunday, the New York Yankees came to town to play the Kansas City Royals. We played against them for 4 games… we won 2 games, they won 2 games. On Sunday, May 6, I won a drawing at our local toy store to be Slugger’s Helper (Slugger is the Kansas City Royals mascot).

My family went to the Royals game, we brought Grandma & Grandpa too (Grandpa’s birthday was also that weekend).

Daddy took me to meet the Royals employee, a nice lady took me to a spot where I was waiting for Slugger. She asked me if I wanted to meet the Yankees, I told her I cheer for the Royals, not the Yankees. Then, Slugger came out and I met him.

Slugger took me out on the baseball field and the announcer introduced me to the crowd with my picture and name on the big screen. We did a bunch of High Five’s and cheered for the Royals. You may watch a Video of my experience as Slugger’s Little Helper here.

Then, I watched the game with my family. We ate peanuts (you always eat peanuts at Baseball Games… it’s even in the song). Then, we had snacks, we cheered for the Royals, and we went to the Kid Section where I rode the Merry-Go-Round- I chose Slugger!

I love going to Baseball Games with my family and it was especially fun to be on the field with Slugger!

Connecticut: LEGO Capital of the United States

Connecticut is the LEGO Capital of the United States. The LEGOLand Discovery Center opened in Kansas City in April. My family was invited to a sneak preview of LEGOLAND! My Uncle Jeff was even able to come with us. I had a lot of fun!

At LEGOLAND we toured the Mini Factory where we learned how LEGOs are made. First the colors are mixed, then they are melted and poured into molds where LEGOs are formed. I was given a souvenir LEGO to take home!

I also rode the Kingdom Quest ride to rescue a LEGO princess. Then, we watched a LEGO movie in 4D. 4D means you see it in 3D with special glasses, and then effects are added so you feel the movie too! I felt wind blowing when it was windy, rain coming down, bubbles, and more. This was my FAVORITE thing.

At LEGOLAND they created a miniature version of Kansas City entirely from LEGOs! It is called MiniLand and I thought it was really cool to see our Baseball Stadium, Sprint Center, Union Station, Plaza, and other local landmarks. The fountains in MiniLand even work! It was terrific!

We also built with LEGOs. We made race cars and raced them, we built buildings to see if they could withstand an earthquake, and we played with giant LEGOs too.

These are some photos of our day:

Visiting LEGOLAND Discovery Center with my Family

Riding Kingdom Quest with Dad & Uncle Jeff

Union Station made out of LEGOs

Kauffman Stadium made out of LEGOs