When I grow up

This is one of the many sheets of paper that came home from school today in Ryan's folder. Check out #5 - looks like he wants to be like his parents when he grows up - ahhhhhhhh................

1st Grade

Tee Ball

Our little slugger just finished up his first season of tee-ball (or is it T-ball?). The changes over the season were apparent, as Ryan progressed from being more interested in kicking the dirt to actually wanting to field the ball. He was even disappointed at times when he had to play outfield, and not one of the "cool" positions. Of course the only 2 places on the field that ever had much action were pitcher, where virtually all of the balls were hit, and first base, where almost every play went no matter who was on base.

America's pastime - chewing on your mitt strings in center field

Thankfully there were no real innings. Everybody got a chance to bat, as they simply went through the entire roster every time up. Traditional rules were not much enforced, but it definitely made it more enjoyable for the kids, who at least got a chance every time up. And it was nice for the parents as there were only 3 "innings" of each team getting up to bat, so you knew how much time was left in the game.

The last few games even featured hitting pitched balls, so the kids got to swing away, pretty much until they connected or the coach decided they had enough attempts and then the tee was brought out. Ryan had a couple of successful turns at bat, and was a real trooper after he fouled one off his face. He cried ("only a little") but was right back at it the next inning and not at all afraid to get back in there and take some good swings.

Look ma - no tee!!

In the end his sacrifice was well worth it, as he got his very first trophy. Since nobody actually ever kept score, everyone of course got a trophy. But that didn't in any way diminish his excitement of picking up his first real trophy. He even had a place to put it all picked out - two in fact, since he wasn't sure how big it was going to be.

A fitting end to a fine season

Dance Recital

Jessica has been taking dance one day a week for the past 9 mths. They have been learning tap, ballet and some jazz. They had a dance recital for friends and family members. The dance recital was only about 30 minutes total and each class did one dance. All the kids were 3 & 4 years old so it was quite cute - one child cried the entire time. Many of them just stood there and waved to their moms and dads. :-)

Here is the very end of Jessica's dance - you can see that not everyone is actually dancing. They are all watching their teacher who was in the aisle doing the dance with them.

Here is Jess and Jackson - her newest boyfriend. (Jack told me they are going to get married in a castle because Jessica is a princess). Ahhhhh...

Jess, Audrey and Jackson.

Happy Fathers Day

Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's reading this!

Scott had a nice day - the rain stopped just in time for a round of golf with his Dad. In the afternoon the four of us went to see the movie Up and then finished the evening with some Mexican food.

This was also my first Fathers Day without my Dad - I thought about him a lot, shed some tears and missed him terribly. Hope he had a good round of golf up in heaven! xo