Son's First Triple

My oldest got his mom's coordination genes and that has not been to his advantage in the sports area.

This year he is in the baseball league where they are being pitched to by other boys.

We work with him batting and catching every night. (He has me for a partner and pitcher which isn't the best.)

He struck out his last 2 games and was feeling very frustrated.

He has a good coach that has helped him and he is improving a lot though.

His game Friday night his grandparent's and his friend came to watch so he was feeling pressured.

He struck out his first time up to bat and was feeling a little down. His second time up he had 2 strikes and one ball, but on the third ball he hit it clear into outfield. He got to first base and realized he could keep going, got to second and noticed the ball still wasn't in and decided to go to third.

I haven't seen him or his coach that excited all season. I wish I would have had my camera that night. He felt pretty proud of himself. It was a good confidence booster for him too. He came home and said,"the coach of the other team was even cheering for me mom."

Gymnastics Parent Exhibition

beginning of meltdown

In my spending too much time doing school stuff and playing outside with my kids. I forgot to post about my 4 year olds meltdown at her parent exhibition. Of all the kids in her class to have a meltdown I wouldn't have expected it to be mine. I spend enough time there to know the kids and I was a little more than shocked.

2 Flat Tires and 1 Asthma Attack Later

My Sister and I decided to do a trial run yesterday to see if we would be able to make our 35 mile bike ride in 2 Saturdays. 4 Miles into the ride we went over a railroad track and next thing I knew I had not one, but two flat tires. Luckily I just had my husband teach me how to change a flat last week. I have been over railroad tracks several times and never had this happen. I think I am prone to bad things and this bike.

Me, my sister and dad

My parent's were at my sister's house and she called my dad to bring us the bike pump. We both have CO2 cartridges but neither of us were confident in how to use them. Thank goodness they came and got my tires pumped up. We didn't have any more flat tires and no bike wrecks, so I am hoping in two weeks I can do it with no more mishaps.

My dirty hands after changing 2 tires.

I had one asthma attack when we were going along a stretch with a gradually long hill. I am just glad I remembered my inhaler or that could have been a long ride.

I at least know I can do my ride now. I was a little worried.

Kindergarten Graduation and ER Visit

Today was Tyler's Kindergarten graduation. He made it through his first year of school much to his dismay. He does not like school at all. He has a long road ahead of him. He has a great teacher and she has been very good for him.

I was happy that he even sang the songs with his class. Normally he is plugging his ears in the classroom when I am there and they practice.

Later this afternoon, he was riding his bike with my other kids around the block and he crashed on his bike. I think maybe it runs in the family. He decided if he crashed he would make it worth his time though. We ended up going to the ER. It was pretty bad his chin was split open so bad you could see the bone.

The nurses and doctor were very nice and I have never seen him hold still that long in his life.
I will have to post pictures tomorrow. I was in too much of a panic to get any pictures tonight. It was too gross before stitches anyway. He is very brave about the whole thing, I'm sure when that numbing agent wears off he will be complaining some. I am hoping the ibuprofen will stay in his system for long enough to help him rest through most of the night without a lot of pain.

Thankfully this is our first ER visit, and I'm sure not our last. He came home with 11 stitches outside and 2 inside.

I Had A Bad Day!

Now that I have the Hannah Montana song stuck in my head, luckily, it was yesterday. Recently, I was reading a blog talking about how bad things come in 3's.

I guess this week was my week.

Yesterday I went on a bike ride since my 35 mile ride is in 3 weeks, I figured I better get on it and do something. I stopped on the Highway between Payson and Salem to get a drink. I unhooked my left foot and next thing I know I am toppling over into the gravel. If only my brain would process that I need to slide that darn right foot out of the pedal and not try to just lift it off. I fell on my trusty hand that finally healed from my last bike wreck and I am sporting some pretty good road rash on my knee, elbow and one hand.
My cute neighbor boy asked me where I wrecked and I told him. He said to me "Well, at least you were close to the hospital if you had to go there." It made me laugh.

My second thing my alternator decided to go out on my expedition for the second time. I was on the freeway and discovered my battery was getting sucked down while I was driving. I called my husband and told him I was heading home. I got a block away from home and turned at the light. The battery finally died as I was turning. I coasted to the side as much as I could out of one of the busiest intersections in our little town. The battery was so dead I couldn't even turn on my hazards. Right as the high school was getting out was when this happened. So I had many very impatient high school kids trying to figure out why I was sitting there doing nothing.

Luckily the alternator was under warranty so we just had to pay for labor and not for the part again.

Third, my 4 year old came down with strept throat yesterday. She was up all night with a fever and sore throat. We took her into the doctor this morning and she is taking the antibiotic. Hopefully by tomorrow she will start feeling better.

My Son in His Birthday Suit

I know what you are thinking and it isn't that one!

It is the new suit that he asked for on his birthday so that he could wear it to church.

I think he looks pretty handsome.

Ty's Birthday #6

Today was my second born's 6th birthday. It is crazy to think that 6 years ago today I was sitting in the hospital having this rascal.

We lived in Las Vegas (not the place I would have chosen)while my husband was going to school. He has been a great addition to our family.

He is always full of life and loves to tease everyone. He is shy around people he doesn't know.

Here are a few birthday pictures from his party today.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TY!

Deer Prints That Weren't

I was outside looking at my flower bed the other day and looked into my whiskey barrel to see these. I haven't planted it yet. I was a little shocked trying to figure out why the silly deer would climb through my whiskey barrel to get to my flowers. (Our tulips are finally bloomed, and in our neighborhood, we learned they enjoy them.)

I went on to tell 2 of my neighbors how crazy it was that this deer had been in my yard, we haven't seen any on our side of the street for a long time. Also, as you can see I had to document it and show someone about it.

Later that night I started telling my husband about that crazy deer in my yard. He started laughing at me. He informed me it was his fingerprints. He decided to put some seeds in my whiskey barrel the night before, and didn't cover his prints. It is my territory and he didn't ask, but he really had me going.

I finally had to show him the pictures and he agreed his darn fingerprints are sure pretty close looking to some hoofprints in my flower bed. He is still laughing at me and I had to tell my neighbor's it was my husband that had me fooled.

Random Thoughts

This week was my son's hershey track meet. He didn't place in any events, but I think he felt good that he had actually worked to try and do something before he did it. He tried his hardest and that is all that matters.

My husband took me clothes shopping since I was complaining about not having clothes that fit or were all yucky. I discovered I have gone down a pant size and shirt size. That is always a nice discovery. I don't own a scale, so I never know how much I weigh. I prefer it that way.

I babysat my sister-in-law's kids and discovered it can be quite an adventure to take 5 kids to the store with you. Once again I have a lot of admiration for people who have a lot of kids. It is a tiring job. My 3 are a good number for me.

Teacher Appreciation week is next week. I am wondering why even though we only ask for $1.00 from 34 kids. We still only ended up with $4.00 to buy the teacher a gift.

Afterthought on teacher appreciation: we ended up with about $30.00. That is with 2 parent's donating $10.00 and one donating $5.00. I am grateful for parent's that do appreciate the teacher.