Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Indian Wells



A couple weeks ago we got to go to the Pacific Life Open, a professional tennis tournament in Indian Wells, CA. Sooo fun! It was only a 3 1/2 hour drive, and surprisingly, the kids did awesome! Yup, Jeffrey and Emily accompanied us. So we didnt actually get to sit and watch any of the matches, but thats not the fun part anyway. The most awesome thing about going to this tournament was the practice courts! At any time during the day we could watch the best tennis players in the world practicing! Up close and personal! I was so starstruck. The first day we were there, I walked right onto the grounds and the first person I saw was Rafael Nadal! He is the Spanish lefty who happens to be number 2 in the world right now.





The next big names we saw were Novak Djokovic and Ana Ivanovic- the Serbian powerhouses.


They are two of my favorite players to watch.






We saw Roger Federer later that day, and twice the next day! That was amazing- the crowds to watch him were so huge! Everybody wanted to see the best player in the world. Some of the players we were able to see really close- like Ana- but with Federer we were peeking over peoples heads the whole time!





We also saw Andy Roddick, Maria Sharapova, the Bryan Brothers, James Blake, and tons of others! It was cool to see that these people we watch all the time really exist!


Maria Sharapova


Andy Roddick



Twins, Bob & Mike Byan #1 ranked doubles team in the world
(Don't ask us who is who)



And now, us!

Tyson caught Jeffrey making this really funny face!

Do we need a caption on these last two?




Aww!!!



7 comments:

The Higgins Family said...

Very cool! And, man, Emily is just beautiful! I can't believe she's so big already! We miss our friends!

Shannon said...

How fun! I can't believe you were that close to the pros.

Janalee said...

What about Andre Agassi or is he retired? That's the only big one from my tennis days. 1989-92

Cecily said...

That's awesome that you got to see so many pro tennis players! What a fun trip!!

Breanne said...

It sounds like you guys were loving it! That would be really fun to see pros of the sport you are so passionate about. And it's always fun to get away!

I haven't seen Emily smile yet - I can't wait to see it in person, she is SO beautiful! I'm sorry Jeffrey has been sick. I hope he feels fully normal again soon.

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