Cactus League Spring Break 2025

 The boys Spring Break was the first week of March and they had been discussing wanting to see some Spring Training games for a while.  So Parker, Carter, and Dad planned a trip to Arizona to witness some Cactus League Spring Training.

For the first three days of the trip, they went to multiple baseball games and stadiums seeing the Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners, Colorado Rockies, and the Milwaukee Brewers all play.

In between games, the boys found a fun putt putt style location called PopStroke developed by Tiger Woods next to their hotel.  Both difficult and very entertaining.

Each ballpark in the Phoenix area had its own specialty foods and drinks, but the unanimous favorite by all was the Rockies home at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick.  

While in town, it was noticed that Parker's favorite NBA team, the Minnesota Timberwolves happened to be playing the Phoenix Suns, so we headed downtown for some additional sports on the hardwood.

The temps started to cool quickly in Phoenix as we wound down our trip. The boys had fun at the local aquarium and Parker could not be kept out of the pool despite the temps getting to the low 60's.

After one last ballgame at the Reds in Goodyear, it was time to say a fond farewell to Phoenix and head north!