One of the last posts I wrote before this blog's hiatus focused solely on baseball.
For several years, it's all we knew.
Home from school, snack, homework, baseball practice, dinner, bed. 6-hour double-headers, sunflower seeds, peanuts, bleachers and loads of Sunday fun.
That was the routine for a very, very long time, and I thought it would continue for years to come.
But right after Cooperstown (pictures and stories to come at a later date), Jason decided no more dugouts and pop flies.
Now it's all about tackles.
We're firmly into football. What?! Football? Yes, Jason played last year and then again this year. You know it's here to stay when we see him and his ear-splitting grin as he walks off the football field.
See? Can't believe Grandma and Grandpa are able to smile, too, standing so close to him. He puts his all into those games. Whew!
The football season just wrapped up and he's now practicing for basketball season. We ask him constantly whether baseball is in his future - as in, "Will you be needing any of the countless bats, helmets or baseballs we have stored in our garage?"
"No."
That's the same answer I get from Michael when I ask him about baseball, swimming, or basketball.
Luckily, I think we have found a sport he actually enjoys.
Tennis. We have started to play tournament games with kids his age, and let's just say his first season was the warm-up round. Looking forward to a much better showing in the winter. We love watching him play!
Speaking of swimming... Finally! I have one who may like it enough to continue with it. I forced Jason and Michael to do at least one season of swim team in order to beef up their water skills. Joshua has really started taking to the competition of the meets, though, coming in first in all his events in his swimming trials.
We'd actually never seen a first-place ribbon in this sport before, something we make sure Jason and Michael realize.
Look! So many pretty colors!
This past weekend, Joshua was part of a relay and the entire team won first place. Again, a first for us, so I had to document it.
It has already been a very busy holiday season and as usual, we kicked all of it off with the Grand Illumination. This time, we took our neighbors. There were 16 of us and we had a blast!
Happy holidays to all of YOU!
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