A beautiful Friday evening in Florida...high 70's with a cool breeze! Uncle Dan and Aunt Christine invited us and others to a minor league game at the beautiful stadium downtown. All Giovanni talked about on the way to the game was getting another "really, really, really big" hot dog. There was a great country band playing when we arrived and Giovanni found a little friend (Faith) to throw a ball with before the game started.
Giovanni saw the Marauder mascot from a distant and thought he might want to see him close up. Aunt Christine took him over to meet him...but, when he got within 20 feet of him he beelined back to his seat. Throughout the game he kept a very close eye on the Marauder and all the other kids getting autographs and high-fiving him. It wasn't long before he built up the courage to shake his hand. By the end of the evening they were dancing together, playing catch, and are now best of friends!
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