September

The month of September went by very quickly.  Here are some photos to capture the moments of my life.

Mets vs Phillies game was very very cold

IEA season 4th and final year

So great to have my parents at the very cold baseball game

IEA

The Simpson Family sharing their life in Kenya

Some last pool time with good friends

Journeying through Proverbs at CCMercer 

All Done

Baseball is finished!!!!   I can't be happier!   While it was a great time for Stephen, and he really enjoyed being with the guys, none of us will miss the long ride!!!  

I was marginally disappointed yesterday.  I drove down a little later as Abigail needed to finish something with art and we needed to gather our snacks.   Was only there for 40 minutes before the game ended, due to scheduling conflict.  And my wonderful boy was taken out of the game prior to my arrival, so I was unable to obtain any pictures of him.  I was so very bummed.  He too, I might add.  We were hoping for some good hits and plays.   wahhhhh!

Some Guy Time

The baseball games this week were canceled as the field it way to wet.  But the coach decided to hold a hitting and throwing practice.   He held it very early in the day, the same time the game would have been.  One of the other Mom's drove down.  Many thanks went her way, as the younger ones were just not up to that ride and working in the car and such!

Upon the return home, Stephen asked if two of his friends could come over.  We had nothing on the schedule this afternoon/evening that I said yes.  They spent the afternoon playing on XBOX and going outside for a bit.  The three hours went very very fast!   Also 3 teenage boys can eat a lot!

Victory 2

On Monday was the second game for baseball that Stephen was invited to play.  He did not get as much game time during this game.   But he was still able to get in.  He was at bat and did not get to hit the ball as he was walked.   He played in left field with no action.  
It is nice to be on the winning end but some type of action is always better.  The next game is next week now and let's just hope that he will be able to get some more action during that game.   Our friend was able to take a picture of Stephen while he was at bat.   He looks good!

Another rainy (Mon)day!

Well here we are again with more rain.  I have noticed that it has been occurring lots on Monday mornings.  It really sticks with me as these are out art days.  The weather really hampers the activity of playing outdoors and running around on the lawns of the church.   But thankfully we go over to the library.  Love, love, love that we decided to do this.  What a nice place to hang out and get work done.  It is so open and airy.  And very very quiet.   You can hear some hustle and bustle but all-in-all a great place to work.

I actually think my Abs works harder here.  I had to go check to see if they had a book in for Joshua and while I was walking back I was thoroughly impressed that we was studiously working!!!  

Let's hope the weather changes soon as it does affect the baseball too!  There have already been changes to the schedule because of it!

In full swing

Baseball has begun big time around here.  This is our first year and we are not used to how many hours are  consumed by baseball.  This week especially is tough 4 days.  3 practice and one scrimmage.   Very very grateful that the weather is cooperating.  

We joined with 3 other families from the area so we take turns driving.  It is south of us.  About an hours drive.  Today was our turn to drive.  We had a packed van.   The drive felt looooong due to the fact that there was some lane closures.  That made our trip down over an hour.   Since we started slightly later, the coach was late too, we finished later.  We did not leave there until 30 minutes after original time.  Thankfully we made great time on the way home.

The field was a lot of fun for the young ones.  We were way in the back and there was some woods back there they could explore.  The best part was them playing in the sand and making some castles.  This was especially great to see as they are both learning about castles, drawbridges, and moats.  It was fun to watch them create their castles!

Looking forward to some fun times this season!

Baseball

Baseball practice has begun and Stephen couldn't be happier.  He had a great practice!   The coach also coaches an under 10 travel team right after our practice and asked the big kids if they wanted to stay and help.  Stephen agreed to do this and really enjoyed himself.  Some of those young ones are "really good."  He was very excited to have his glove and is now awaiting the time we go for a bat.  I am not as thrilled with this (the price is steep).   He also was excited to hear that he could try to get on varsity.  That made him even happier as they play more games and it is that team that goes to Indiana for a tournament.   I am just praying for The Lord to work it all out as he has never played before so I don't know what he can or cannot do, or even the abilities of the other players!!!   Only time will tell.