Hodge Podge Post with a Popourri of Pics.

Isaac graduated from Greenwood Park E.E.P. on Monday night. I could hardly keep a straight face when he walked in with a HUGE lamb hat on. The kids act out Nursery Rhymes at the beginning of the show. Isaac was the lamb in "Mary Had a Little Lamb." He did a fabulous job following Mary all over the stage. Once all the kids perform, they leave the auditorium (change out of costumes) and come back in for their program. I wish I could get some pictures of the show, but my camera simply doesn't do well with the lighting in the auditorium. I did get two pictures afterwards. One with his teacher Ms. Denise and one with me. Miles was well-done mid-program and ready to get home so Matt had him in the van post show. The program started at 7 p.m. which is late for my little man. Isaac's only request for graduating was a LEGO. I thought that was a fair request. I have a feeling the 12th grade request will cost more than $10.96 and won't be available at Wal-Mart.

My talented friend Melissa DeVries took spring pictures at EEP. I wish I could pull Karson out of school for this but simply cannot come up with a valid reason for her missing half a day just for pictures. I did manage to snag some adorable pictures of the boys though. I would love to do some photos this summer of all of us--we desperately need some updated family pictures.

Softball and baseball seasons have officially begun. About as soon as I got each of the kids ball schedules penciled into my calendar, the rain MONSOON began. With the first schedule, I was loving the fact that I would be able to attend all of the ballgames (with amazingly NO conflicts with other events). What was even nicer, almost every one of Karson's games were scheduled at Phil Moore Park, and Isaac's were at Cumberland Trace. Both fields are less than five minutes from our house--give me a glass of sweet tea and a lawn chair b/c I'm in heaven kind-of-thing. BUT, the world's BEST scheduling came crashing down in flames when the rain began. NOW, not only are we playing on field's that are 30 minutes from our house, but most of our games are on Wednesday nights. I know the commissioners did what they had to do to make the season work, but I'm quite bummed with the new schedules.
At any rate, I love watching my 1st grader play. The 8 and under league is no nonsense, these girls came to PLAY! Karson is one of the younger ones on the team--I believe some of the girls are in 3rd grade (quite a difference mentally and physically). However, my Karson is blessed with the athletic gene if she could just gain more self-confidence. The girl can smack the ball. Fielding, on the other hand, is a different story. She has what I like to call SPASTIC GIRL SYNDROME. She jumps around and waves her hands in the air like some crazy person when she gets excited. She did it in basketball too. Not sure what that's all about, but it's funny to watch. I'll try to get it on video for your viewing enjoyment sometime.

I wish I could say that watching my character Isaac play was exciting, but let's be honest, these games move very slow. There are a handful of kids that make contact with the ball, and each one of them gets six pitches. They only play two innings most of the time. Whereas, Karson plays about five or six with three outs or five runs. I know that they can't do that in Isaac's league, but the kids lose interest really fast (I imagine the fans do too). And, one thing I know for sure, is that little boys need LOTS of action. Heck, big boys need LOTS of action too. But, hey, it's a learning experience right. I hear people say that they don't want to push their kids into organized sports, yadda, yadda, yadda...I totally want to push my kids into organized sports. Why, you ask, because it's CHEAP, it teaches them about teamwork, it gives them exercise, they get a uniform and trophy, it lasts a couple of months, and most importantly, it give us a chance to spend loads of money at overpriced concession stands, why else???

Here's my man # 1 Deaton, up at bat. My big man, Daddy Matt, is the coach. Look at that pitching form, A-W-E-S-O-M-E!