Take Me Out to the Ball Game!

Here is a baseball update: the last game C played was last Saturday morning. It was an early game (9 am). We stopped at Hardee's for breakfast first. Then on to the game. It was sooooooo cold! I'm glad I dressed the way I did, but my toes were so cold cuz I had sandals on. Poor K's toes were cold too, for the same reason. C just had his short sleeved uniform on; I should have put a long sleeved shirt on underneath. Oh well. His team did really well. They won again! They've won every game so far. I was actually able to get some pictures of him playing this time. And I finally got one of him in his sports glasses.Here is C on 1st base getting ready to run to 2nd. He is the blue #8. For some reason, C decided to do a dance while playing 2nd base. Not sure about this.
Here he is all business, playing 2nd base.

Mother's Day

I know, I know. I"m a little behind. We've been so busy lately and I haven't had time to play catch up. So I thought in this post, I'd give an overview of my Mother's Day weekend.

We actually went out to eat Friday night for Mother's Day. The lines are always so long to get into a restaurant on Mother's Day! We went to Red Lobster. We have not been there in a long time. It was so yummy! I could live on shrimp! But fresh shrimp from Pensacola is so much better than Red Lobster's shrimp. Anyway. We got an appetizer of lobster pizza. So good. Next time we go, I'm going to get just that for my meal. It was actually pretty healthy (lobster, spinach, tomatoes, cheese) if you don't count the butter that just dripped off! But so yummy! And then I had stuffed flounder and deep fried shrimp. Did I tell you, I could live on shrimp?!

After we ate (gasp! in regards to the bill), we did a few errands. It was a very nice evening. Daddy cooked Sunday lunch: chicken chipotle sandwiches (grilled chicken, bacon bits, cheese, mushrooms and onions on mine and chipotle Ranch then topped with more cheese and toasted--YUM). The kids got me some cute cards and a movie (Made of Honor-a cute chik-flik) and I get to go get a pedicure. Yeah! Now to find the time.

So that was my Mother's Day weekend. I love being Mommy to my kiddies. Yes they can frustrate me sometimes but I love them anyway. On the flip side, they can be such a hoot too. Oh the joys of motherhood!

School's Out!

C is done with school! He just finished his last paper. I can't believe he is done with Kindergarten. That means he will be in 1st grade next year. Oh dear! I am very proud of him though. He has learned so much this year: reading (he's at a 4th grade level), addition, simple subtraction, simple story problems, money, counting by 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s, many poems, many Bible verses (one for each letter of the alphabet plus others), simple science, hymns, about different countries, community helpers. It's so exciting to see where he started and now see where he is.

It will be nice to have time off, but he gets bored so easy (easier than most kids I think). I do have plans to keep his mind somewhat busy this summer. I'm still going to have him practice reading and his combinations (he struggles with some) and do a few papers here and there. Plus we plan on bowling once a week and going to see some free movies. Plus he still has baseball and I'd like for him to do swim lessons again. Whew! Now that I look at all that, I think we will be very busy!

AWANA awards

Last night was our last night of AWANA for this year. We had our awards ceremony during church. I work in Cubbies which is kids that have 2 years before they go to kindergarten. Usually they are 3 or 4, but being in Cubbies depends on when their birthday is. K girl will be in Cubbies next year.

Here is a picture of my Cubbies that got awards this year. We had 8 that finished their books and many that got participation awards because they were so faithful. We averaged 27 Cubbies each AWANA night. Our high was 31 I think. Our AWANA commander said that when she first started in AWANA at this church there were 12 kids--total. Shows how we have grown.

C worked so hard this year. He is in Sparks, which is K-2 grade. He finished his book, reviewed his book, and finished a workbook. I am so proud of him. He is one smart cookie.

Baseball/Softball games

I know I haven't blogged in a few days, but honestly I haven't had much to blog about. We had revival last week, so we were very busy every night last week. This week is not much better. Tonight is our only free night. Last night Daddy had a softball game. We went early to watch some of the other teams play. Daddy's game didn't start until 8:45; so needless to say, it was a late night. We had a good time, even though Daddy lost. It was a good game.

To back up a little, C was supposed to have a game last Saturday morning. We had rain almost every day last week, so the fields were very muddy. So they cancelled his game, even though it ended up being a nice day. We did a little shopping in the morning (new sneaks for Daddy and I, a Yoga mat for me, a new golf club for Daddy, new baseball pants for C (which I have to take back cuz he is too skinny!)). Daddy mowed the grass in the afternoon. It was pretty pathetic. So despite a cancelled game, it was a good day.

Now C has a game Thursday night this week and another Saturday morning. As of right now, it's supposed to rain again. I'm really praying he can still get his games in.

To fill in the other nights this week, Wednesday night is our last night of AWANA! YEAH! It's awards night, which is a very busy night for me. Then we are going out to eat Friday night for Mother's day. We never go out the day of. The lines are crazy! Last year, we got take out from Olive Garden. That was a great idea! This year we are going to Red Lobster Friday night and Daddy is going to cook Sunday. It seems like Mother's day came up quick this year .

On a side note, C only has 5 more days of school. He and I are both ready to be done. The quality of his work is going down hill and my "caring" is quickly following. Oh well; there's always next year. I'm hoping to keep him (and his sister) busy with other stuff this summer so I don't hear much of "I'm bored" I don't think I'll succeed.