End of April

It's been a busy couple of weeks around here!

Adam started t-ball this week through the local rec league. The nice thing about it is that it's only an hour a week, same bat time, same bat place. The tough thing is that the city doesn't assign coaches, so the parents have to cobble it together, and as we all know, the worst part about youth sports is other parents. Thankfully, his team is nice kids with helpful parents who want them all to have fun. Disconcertingly, Tim is the head coach, because he's the only one who played baseball as a kid.

Good news, there wasn't any crying! We did some fielding with the kids, let them do some batting practice and then had them hit and run the bases, and also encouraged a lot of cheering for each other and high fives. It was a fairly productive use of a Saturday morning.

Meanwhile, Ellie is killing it at gymnastics. After four months of Friday classes, she's now a better gymnast than I ever was, and I think I did it from third grade to sixth grade? Maybe seventh? She can do the splits all ways, and has figured out the back walk over.

That turf is really paying dividends as a gymnastics mat.

I thought we'd made it to spring without any gross health melt downs, but the season wasn't quite done with us - Monday night Adam got sick right around bed time, and ran a fever most of the day Tuesday. He and I went for a walk down on the trail, and he LOVED seeing all of the fairy houses that are currently in residence.

It was also probably his last ride in my trusty single BOB stroller - I'm giving it to a friend at her baby shower next weekend, and as it stands, Adam barely fits in it with his long, tall body. But it's been a good companion, and was worth every penny of its 2012 purchase price. We'll miss you, old friend!

ENOUGH ABOUT THE KIDS THOUGH, RIGHT? Last Saturday night Tim and I went to the Special Olympics 50th anniversary gala with eight of our friends, which was awesome.

The dress code is was red, black and gold, and I think we did an adequate job. It was so fun to be there with everyone and support Sara - all of our table mates love her too and had a great time seeing what Special Olympics is all about. We donated, we drank, we danced, we had a blast.

So, of these girls, I'm the second to smallest. But I wore flats that night, and all of the nearly 6 foot tall gals wore towering heels. I basically had to run to keep up, like a tiny, glittery Hobbit. But it was worth it!

ENOUGH ABOUT MY OUTFITS THOUGH, RIGHT?

Lucky-Lou, doing some snuggling

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