Cheaper by the (Half) Dozen

So I packed up the kids (six of them but not all mine) and wife and headed out to Anaheim for the 2007 Angel Fan Fest. The rain stayed away for the 90 minute drive and we arrived shortly after noon.

I wanted to get some autographs but with only three hours left until closing the kids wanted to go on the rides. I may have been the adult but there was six of them and they wanted to move around after being cooped up in the van. So the rides it was. Over and over and over and over again. I think I personally was dragged onto the ferris wheel by my 4 year-old daughter no less than 6,471 times.

We did get a few minutes to go into the big tent and sign up my three daughters to the Angels Junior Club. A nice deal where you get vouchers for tickets to three games, a t-shirt and best of all, the kids get to go to the front of the line for "Kids Run the Bases" days at the park. This year will mark the sixth year my kids will be members.

While in the tent I saw the line to get pictures with Mike Napoli (my new favorite) and Jeff Mathis. A very looong line. A line I would love to have stood in but it was after two and Napoli was due on the big stage with Chone Figgins at 2:30.So back we went to ride.... what else? The ferris wheel.

All in all, I think I'm doing my part to create six lifelong Angel fans.