Monday, May 23, 2005
A busy weekend
Amazing how many things can happen in such a short period.
Pierce had his first t-ball practice this past Thursday evening. I'm not going to say he did well, but he certainly was on par with the rest of the 4 and 5 year olds on his team. After about 30 minutes of getting organized, passing out schedules and contact information to parents, getting the kids new uniforms and hats on, etc. The kids started batting practice. They stood in a line in the infield and each got several attempts at hitting the ball off the "tee". Pierce's baseball hat was so big it was difficult to tell it was him but it was replaced by an equally large batting helmet when it was his turn. To sum up, Pierce is very good at hitting the "tee", not so good at hitting the ball. Anna watched him the whole time and wanted to know when it would be her turn.
Interestingly, the second time through the line to bat all the kids got distracted by the dirt. They piled it, patted it, and spread it. Pierce started pouring some on his feet, then hands, then arms, and finally his head. It was 92 degrees outside and he was sweaty, so you can guess what he looked like at the end of practice. He loved it and can't wait for the next practice. Over the weekend we took his plastic "tee" and bat in to the backyard and he and Anna took turns hitting.
On Saturday Pierce's preschool had it graduation ceremony. All the students attended, regardless of whether they were graduating or not (Pierce has another year to go). We got lots of pictures and video of them singing, playing games, and dancing -all the things they do during the course of the school day that they got to show off for us parents.
Saturday evening we joined the Deavers for dinner and a trip to the park. We, of course, stuffed ourselves at the you all you-can-eat Italian buffet, Cinzetti's. The park was a huge hit, with Anna winning the award for the biggest daredevil (followed by Ryan and Jonathan with Pierce pulling a distant 4th).
On Sunday we celebrated Pierce's cousin's (Sam's) birthday. The event consisted of water pistols, water balloons and cake. Pierce and Anna loved it. Anna got soaking wet then sat in mud, you can imagine what her rearend looked like. Nora and I finished off the weekend by going to see the new Star Wars movie (without the kids). Go see it, its very good. Don't take young kids though, it will cause nightmares.
-Eric (Dad)
Pierce had his first t-ball practice this past Thursday evening. I'm not going to say he did well, but he certainly was on par with the rest of the 4 and 5 year olds on his team. After about 30 minutes of getting organized, passing out schedules and contact information to parents, getting the kids new uniforms and hats on, etc. The kids started batting practice. They stood in a line in the infield and each got several attempts at hitting the ball off the "tee". Pierce's baseball hat was so big it was difficult to tell it was him but it was replaced by an equally large batting helmet when it was his turn. To sum up, Pierce is very good at hitting the "tee", not so good at hitting the ball. Anna watched him the whole time and wanted to know when it would be her turn.
Interestingly, the second time through the line to bat all the kids got distracted by the dirt. They piled it, patted it, and spread it. Pierce started pouring some on his feet, then hands, then arms, and finally his head. It was 92 degrees outside and he was sweaty, so you can guess what he looked like at the end of practice. He loved it and can't wait for the next practice. Over the weekend we took his plastic "tee" and bat in to the backyard and he and Anna took turns hitting.
On Saturday Pierce's preschool had it graduation ceremony. All the students attended, regardless of whether they were graduating or not (Pierce has another year to go). We got lots of pictures and video of them singing, playing games, and dancing -all the things they do during the course of the school day that they got to show off for us parents.
Saturday evening we joined the Deavers for dinner and a trip to the park. We, of course, stuffed ourselves at the you all you-can-eat Italian buffet, Cinzetti's. The park was a huge hit, with Anna winning the award for the biggest daredevil (followed by Ryan and Jonathan with Pierce pulling a distant 4th).
On Sunday we celebrated Pierce's cousin's (Sam's) birthday. The event consisted of water pistols, water balloons and cake. Pierce and Anna loved it. Anna got soaking wet then sat in mud, you can imagine what her rearend looked like. Nora and I finished off the weekend by going to see the new Star Wars movie (without the kids). Go see it, its very good. Don't take young kids though, it will cause nightmares.
-Eric (Dad)
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