Baseball Boogie

Another August in the books and summer is officially winding down. A busy week that was to report on.

Monday was the first day of school for Lily. She loves her new class and seems to be very comfortable with her new classmates. She seems to have adjusted well to her new first/second grade split class and she really likes her teacher. The rest of the week went well from the details that we can squeeze out of her.

Jack is enjoying meeting his new classmates at school. The kids had an impromptu fire drill as one of the boys in Jack's class pulled the alarm! All in all it made for an exciting afternoon.

On Friday night Lily had her friend Hayley's birthday party. She had a great time at the Hawaiian themed party and really enjoyed decorating her own flip flops.

On Saturday we ran some errands and did some things around the house. Dinner was out with friends Andy and Jenn. Lily finished up the evening with a super competitive game of checkers with Jenn.

On Sunday we headed out the Washington Nats game. Despite cooler temperatures all week, it was really warm for the game. Fortunately, our seats were in the shade. We got to to the game early since there was a pre-game player autograph session. The kids got to meet one of the Nats - Doug Slaten - who ended up pitching in the game. After the game, the kids got a chance to run the bases and had a great time.

Today we played some baseball in the backyard, visited Grandma Phyllis and Grandpa Maurice and then visited Aunt Kelly, Grandma Gail and Grandpa Tom.

All in all a crazy busy weekend. I am sure next weekend will be just as nuts as we celebrate Lil's SEVENTH birthday. Hard to believe she is seven and that we have been doing weekly updates for that long!

On to the pics and video.


Lily wrapping Jack up as a present.


Lily getting her autograph.


Jack's turn.


Watching the game.


Refreshments.


On the field to run the bases.


Starting the run.


The run.


After the run.


Today working on his hitting.


Lily's turn.


Dressed up as Simba. He is a bit infatuated with Lion King right now.