Wow--cut a little short

A few months back, Elle had another little bout with sucking her thumb... She doesn't do it consciously--only in her sleep. But the worst part about it is that when she does it, she twirls her hair and then pulls it out...always in the same spot on the side of her head...eventually leaving a little bald spot. If you have been a thumb sucker...you know that we all have a little something that you have to do when you are sucking your thumb--rub your ear, hold a blanket, etc...well this is her thing. It is awful and she hates it. But it's her thing. So when she is not sucking her thumb, her hair finally grows and she is so happy, but then things get hectic or she is upset even when she doesn't realize it. We go back to a time when her hair needs to be cut and that devastates her. This recently happened, and it seemed like a really bad one. We went to get her hair cut and we talked through it, but she was really upset about it...even though she looks precious with her hair short. But because she was so upset, I was even calling places and asking about weaves!! Because she got so many compliments in a short amount of time, she was okay...and it has grown and her anxiety has gone away...we are praying about it and trying to give it all over to God...for her not to worry. I still think she is gorgeous regardless!!

Birthday party #2

So this years birthday party for Easton I would not record as a success...he had been asking for months to have it at his house. Honestly, that sounds like the biggest beating in America to me, but if my child wants that, it is his birthday--so that is what we are going to do. Elle has always been the kid that plans her entire birthday the week after the previous year...so I have to do very little other than ordering the supplies. I love that! She is SO my kid!! Easton is not one little bit like that...he just said I want to have my party here and only boys can come...and after all of the planning that I did...that is really what ended up happening!!
He wants to be a police officer when he grows up, so I asked him what about a cops and robbers party? He loved the idea and I began planning with the help of lots of people online and my creative friends in Sunday school. I had one friend paint a jail and a bank out of cardboard, one friend made these great cards with cops and robbers for the scavenger hunt, and another friend made a shirt for him to wear at the party. Everything was planned to a tee...the deal that I did not take into consideration was the sheer chaos that happens when you get over 10 five year old boys together and then add a few 8 year old highly intelligent girls (sisters of the boys)...The cops and robbers game was a hit, but they did not follow the rules and the game only took about 20 minutes, not the 45 minutes to an hour that it could've taken. Then we had a scavenger hunt and piñata next...well the highly intelligent girls helped this along and it was over in 5.5 SECONDS!! Not the 15-20 minutes that it should've taken...it was a total bust...and those cards were so stinking cute!!! I wish I had videos of some of the WWF fighting that occurred on my trampoline...it was insane...
And after it was all over...I said to Easton, I don't ever want to do that again...his response? Mom, that was awesome!!!

Birthday dinner

The greatest things about Easton's birthday dinner is that he gets to choose where he wants to go and this year he said the "peanut place" (Roadhouse). The thing is that he was not allowed in that place for the first three years of his life because we did not expose him to any nuts of any kind...and now he just about eats them out of all of the peanuts there! Praise God!! He orders a huge bowl of macaroni and cheese and eats the whole thing. Honestly, if you don't get chill bumps, something is wrong with you. ;). It is a miracle that still causes Jason and I to well up with tears almost every time we go out to eat. It is overwhelming what God has done in Eastons little life in the pat 5 years. I mean, he is only 5...imagine what He has instore for him in his lifetime! As spastic as he is, it's hard to want to calm him down, because you don't want to close off any of that will that God may be trying to foster...

These 5 years have brought so many tears, of laughter, joy, and extreme hurt and pain. But what we have known through it all is that God has been faithful and that He loves Easton more than we ever could. Knowing that kept us going...and to see how He brought him out on the other side is incredible. We are awe struck. Easton still has allergies...and just the other day when he was at my brother and SIL's...he told her that he could not eat something because it had modified food starch in it. She called me and said, seriously that is crazy that he knows that and he is only 5. All I could think was that we are so blessed and that God is equipping him with the skills to take care of himself now. I wasn't there to tell them...or to watch over him. God was...it is so humbling.

Birthday party #1

Easton and my nephew's birthdays are four years and two days apart...so this year, my sister and law asked if I wanted to have a family party together for the boys. I thought it was a great idea and we decided to do Dr Suess at my parents house. There is so much to do at my parents house, so we really didn't plan at of entertainment..but then the weather did not permit us to go outside...so everyone was cooped up in the house. But the party was very fun and the boys had a great time. Easton adores "Nashy" (Nash) and can't wait for him to be grown up enough to play rough. It is hilarious how birthdays used to not be a big deal until we had kids and now we laugh that our kids have at least 3 outings a piece. Is that how you define brat? :). Or precious? ;)

Mommy/son time

So this year, I went back to part-time, but there are weeks when it is just too crazy at work and I can't work out being off like I want to..but man, when I can--it is so stinkin great!! I love being able to go to lunch with Elle and taking Easton to breakfast in the mornings. His favorite thing is going to get donuts. Its so fun to just sit and visit with him because he has such a funny sense of humor without even realizing it. Before I know it, he will be all grown up. When I go up to Elle's school, she always has so much to say--can't imagine where she gets that...probably Jason. We have also taken a few "mental health" days this year..2 to be exact. I told Elle that it wasn't going to be something that we abused and that school is really important, but that sometimes, when we are beaten down and exhausted from the daily grind and just need a day...that we can push the "timeout" button. It seems like with today's society that we never do that. At least, we don't. Our schedule is crazy busy with the kids and work and homework...there is never a time where we just sit and "be"...so we need to take that time sometimes. Not take it away on a Sunday away from God--away from stinking school--am I right? Isn't that what we always used to do? Let's just sleep in on Sunday to catch up....well we aren't doing that anymore...that is what mental health days are for!! :)

What you do to entertain kids during times of tragedy...

It's always sad when you have family members that get older and the inevitable begins to look close...well, Jason's grandmother recently went through a really bad patch and was in the hospital more than she was home. She has been sick on and off for years and doctors have been stumped by the main cause..always giving her little diagnoses here and there, but nothing that really made her feel better for a long period of time. So she has missed many birthdays, events, etc due to just not feeling herself. But this was different. The doctors said that she needed to be put into hospice. It was so scary and this seemed so out of control. We drove to Waco to see her and just "love on her". My kids have been so blessed to get to spend lots of time with Granny on the weekends when I was working at the Center--they would go over for the day with Jason's mother. So they adore her and Jason's grandfather. We talked to the kids the whole way down about all the things we could do to fill her heart while we were there...that this was not about entertaining them, but really letting her know how much we loved her. The kids were so sweet. Granny was tired --but I for one was very encouraged and felt the Lords presence the entire time we were there! We stayed all afternoon until she needed to rest---but the kids entertained themselves very well when we just needed to be able to visit as adults...:) such great kids!

Fun times at the AGD store

American Girl Dolls...if someone had been honest with me about the cost and amount of time that we would eventually put into these things...I feel confident that we would not have bought that first one...who am I kidding--yes, we would have. Elle loves these dolls and the books that go with them. She now has 4 dolls and a whole room of furniture, clothes and books. She loves going to the store to have her dolls hair done and recently my mom and I took her and my niece to a class where she could learn how to do the hair herself. She was so excited! My niece was prolly a little young for the class, but she is Elle's little shadow and it was great to see them doing the class together. They had a great time and she has actually fixed the girls hair a few times since we have been back (making me very happy since I hate "nappy headed" doll hair). I always say that you can't make these experiences up...at least this particular toy has books that are historical and learning in nature right? That's what I tell myself at least...;)

Differences in boys and girls

I just recently started reading a book that I was given when I was pregnant with Easton--Bringing up Boys. And I downloaded Bringing up Girls to read at the same time...since I have one of each...it is so amazing to me every day how much different they are! Even in these pictures...Elle is such a little princess, even though there are times that she gets dirty and nasty, deep down, she is a princess--that is how God made her. And Easton is all boy...he cracks me up because he is at the age right now where he worries about things looking "girly" or if there are only going to be girls at a function he doesn't want to go--because girls are gross! Elle never went though that. She has always been happy to play with boys of all ages and play with their toys, or to just watch them act crazy. So this has been a learning experience for me and man, have I had to be flexible...and patient. Which, by the way are not two of my gifts! But it is fun to get to watch the two of them go through their phases so differently--just as God planned and with such passion! It is a new day everyday because I have not done the boy thing, so I can't really get my bearings...ya know? And Elle is throwing new things at us everyday as well, that I think I have some grasp of, because for Pete's sake, Im a girl! But not in 2011! So thankfully..my God is bigger than anything Satan can throw at me...so we just sit back and enjoy the trials and tribulations...we don't want to miss a thing!

Cousin time

When Jason and I were both growing up, we spent tons of time with our cousins...I had 10 of them, and he had 2...but we still both have really fond memories of those times--so we have really tried to make this happen for our kids as well, even though we live out of town. It is so great to see the kids with their cousins when it does happen...and we are looking forward to years of memories. Just this past week, Easton went and spent a few days with my brother and his two kids, and he loved it. There were so many funny stories when we met them to pick him up...not just from my brother, but from Easton too! I told my sister n law that we loved keeping my niece this summer because you really get to know a kid when their parents arent around...here are a few pics of my brothers kids and Elle and Easton at my parents house...they are so sweet together and always have a great time. I'll post some more pics of Jason's brothers kids with Elle and Easton later...they always enjoy playing with them as well...we are trying to work out some sleepovers once every other month either in Waco or in Tyler so that they could see each other more often...it stinks some times to be away from family...maybe God is working on that...

It was a pirate Halloween

So those of you that know me well know that every year, Halloween has been an issue since Easton was a baby because I want the kids to coordinate...Elle is all about it, but Easton is not really into wearing anything that "goes with anything girly"...and the older he gets, the worse he gets about being flexible with us about this topic. So this year, when he wanted to be Jack Sparrow, it worked out great when Elle was excited about being the really pretty girl on the same movie...I can't ever remember her name, but Elle knows...;). I thought the costumes turned out so cute and the kids were really happy with them as well. Easton really wasn't into the wig, but he agreed to wear it, after some "coaxing"...all in all it was a successful year. Hopefully, we can come up with something great for next year...if you have any ideas, feel free to post!!

Fall ball

Easton played tee ball in the Spring and because there were no parents to coach, Jason had to manage the team on our first time doing this whole tee ball thing...it was a little stressfull, but Easton loved having his daddy coach and he learned a lot. When Fall ball rolled around, Jason said that he was going to try to just help out if at all possible and see how things were supposed to run. Well, God is always good and things did work out. Easton got drafted to one of our neighbors teams and he was great! Easton was of course spastic, but he learned a lot and was able to out to use the stuff he had learned from the semester before. It was so fun to watch him play a sport that Jason and I both LOVE and all while the Rangers were playing awesome!! Easton says that baseball is the sport for him, but we will see when Spring rolls around...

Becoming a real equestrian

Elle has been taking horseback riding lessons now for a little over a year...we started at a place out by I20 and moved when the instructor got a little too competitive for her...Elle is not really into anything that is scary or pushy...she is quite the nervous kiddo really, and not into being mean or competitive. Who knows who she gets that from??? But we could tell that the other instructor was not going to work and God showed us this new place right close to our house...this lady is a retired school teacher and super great with Elle. If you didn't know it, I have ridden since I was a little girl and give lessons every other weekend in Waco, but I can be a little pushy as well (I know another shocker) and Elle cannot take lessons from me...so this has been a huge blessing and at this point we are actually boarding a horse at the barn Elle takes lessons at and she and I go out and ride a few times a week together. It has been fun to get to spend time doing something that we both love, is good exercise and is hard work and teaches responsibility. Thankfully Elle just continues to fall in love with the horses more and more and continues to become a better little equestrian and just recently decided that she wants to start showing! Man, my parents are all over that..I had to tell my parents not to go out and buy a new horse trailer and all new show clothes..just to take it a few days at a time...that she might change her mind. :). But right now, she is excited and all about it. We will see--her first show is at the end of January.

Staying healthy

This past summer, the kids and I started a routine of going to the park at least 3 times a week and running. Well, Elle rides her scooter, Easton rides his big wheel and I run...it is so great to get out and exercise and we all enjoy the time together as well. During the summer it gave us something to do in the morning before we went to the pool and before it was too hot; but once school started we had to move it to after school and sometimes in the evenings. Elle is always funny because she wants to be just like me and wear an iPod on her arm and listen to her favorite music (Taylor Swift this week). The iPod thing has to be tied three times around her little stick arm, but she doesn't care, she loves it and feels like she is just like her mommy. Such special times when they are young like this and the little things that you try to hold on to...I don't have a picture of Easton on his big wheel, but he is always really hilarious--trying to go as fast as he possibly can and daring me that he can go off the edge of the bridge or something crazy like that...they always stay ahead of me while I am running and are actually really good pacing and accountability partners!

Enjoying Mommy daughter time

It is so much fun having a daughter and especially fun having a daughter that enjoys going with me to get mani/pedi's!! Elle is so funny because she really enjoys the hot wax and only wants to go to places that have it...she really does enjoy the experience we get to visit and laugh during the time we are there. When we are in Waco, we go with my mom a lot and I was telling Elle the other day that I am looking forward to being able to do this with her for a long time...I got choked up telling her that...why was I thinking about her growing up? I don't want her to grow up! She really is such a great little girl...I think every night as we lay there doing her Quiet time, that she has such an amazing spirit and a love for Jesus. She has such a desire to be "real" everyday ...and knows that she cannot be a good person without God doing all of the work. She is so shy and anxious about so much, but confident in her God...always. It is so humbling to me to hear her talk about him..I guess maybe all kids are that way, maybe that's how I was when I was a kid...and thats the way I try to be everyday because I know that He is as amazing as she thinks He is...
We are so blessed to get to hang out with Elle on a daily basis..what an awesome little girl!!

Here are some pics of the first week of school this year...Elle all decked out in her Justice clothes...(all she wants to wear these day..and that can put a family under) and Easton acting like a complete crazy person!!

Okay so I know it's been a while

I know, I'm not the biggest blogger in the world...but I'm thinking now that I have this iPad...maybe I can keep up with it..we will see..
So--I left off in July..so let's pick up when school started. We made some pretty big decisions this year with regards to schooling...or maybe I should say, that we listened to where the Lord was telling us to go...Elle has been at Tyler ISD for the past three years and we have been very happy there. But the weirdest thing is that we live in Tyler city limits and love this little neighborhood that we live in, but for some crazy reason it is Whitehouse ISD. Well, every year, we would pray about moving her to Whitehouse, but we wouldn't do it because I work for TISD and we liked that control (and thankfully God has blessed that and not punished us for that!!). We were nervous about moving Elle as she fed her school and felt very comfortable there, and she can be a little anxious in new situations, but as always God was so faithful in setting everything up for us and it was almost like Elle had thought of it first!! The move has been so seamless and she is now on the A honor roll as well as the student council. Why do we ever doubt that He will take care of everything?? Even moving schools? Now Easton will be starting kindergarten next year and is looking forward to going to the same school as his big sister...have I mentioned that God is so good?

Two Doctor appointments this week

This week, Elle and Easton had doctors appointments:  Easton back to the allergist to attempt the allergy testing again and Elle to her pediatrician because she just can't kick this cough since she came back from Pine Cove. 
Easton did great at the allergist--he did make it through the testing and it was clear that he has pretty significant tree nut allergies.  We aren't suprised by this because he has had the reactions to walnuts and pecans previously.  So, now we know.  We did test him for all of the other things that he was previously allergic to: milk, wheat, eggs, beef, yeast, peas-and they all came back negative.  Praise the Lord!  We would have been shocked if they weren't since he eats them everyday!  There is not currently a test for the modified food starch or the chili powder so the doctor is still a little worried about what to do about those...we may just have to set up food challenge type test and do it in the office.  We are still working on that.  But, the tree nuts test is knowledge and that is good. 
BUT--while we were in the office, Elle was coughing and the allergist asked if she had asthma.  I told him that she had an appointment the next day because I had been giving her breathing treatments and we just couldn't shake the cough.  She has always had reactive airway (since birth) but no one has wanted to call it asthma.  He said that I needed to get a referral to him or another allergist because her cough sounded like asthma.  We went to the dr the next day and talked to the dr...she ran through all of our other paperwork since Elle was a baby.  Elle had an inhaler when she was younger because she had issues in gymnastics with her breathing.  Long story short--she has now been started on a daily inhaler and her reactive airway has been changed to asthma.  We will follow up in a month and may have to tweak her medicine for a while, but both doctors are talking and feel like this regime will help dramatically.  She is also continuing the breathing treatments for at least two weeks, but hopefully we can stop that after that.  I would love for her to start school without having to do that. 

Wasn't Elle my kiddo that didn't have any medical issues??  :)

Love of the Lord

So this year, Elle went away to Pine Cove for a whole week!  She slept in a bunk bed and we weren't able to talk to her AT ALL! She was so excited about going and participating in the theme nights, meeting new friends and her counselor.  Her counselor this year was named Moon Fry and was fantastic!  We did send care packages to her and she mailed two letters home to us telling us that she missed us and loved us--but it was the longest we have ever gone without speaking!  Thankfully, the Lord placed a person there at camp that we knew that I was able to text with that could see her and talk to her every day and relay back to me that she was doing wonderfully.  God is good ALL the time, isn't He?  She had such a great time, and I cannot tell you how amazing it is to see children worshipping the Lord with everything they have, no embarassment...hands raised--it is overwhelming.  We got to worship with them on the last day and I quite honestly could barely make it through.  This has been an area of major discussion with Elle and I as believers.  She says that she can't outwardly worship because she is shy...and that she is worshipping in her head or inside...but we talk a lot about letting that out and Him know just where He stands in her little world.  She was just beaming when we were there--and the first thing she said to me when she came over was--"I worshipped and it was AWESOME!!".  Jason and I just about fell over!  We talked about how she felt the Lord pushing her throughout the week and how exciting that was for her.  It is so wonderful to watch your child grow in the Lord! 

Annual Rangers Game with the Hanson's

So my best friend lives in Austin and we rarely get to see each other...we get to see each other when our children are born and annually when we make it happen--sometimes when we go back to McKinney and hang out with old friends but always when we go to the Rangers game.  Her husband, Chris has this great gig where his company has access to a suite and we can bring the kids and have all access...its awesome!  Last year, when we did this--Jason had a huge diabetic seizure at the hotel right after the game and we spent the night with the ENT's at the hotel--not as cool.  But, this year--no issues with that-and we all had such a great time.  We met up at the hotel ahead of time and let the kids swim for a little while before heading over to the game.  Then we could just relax and just let the kids eat while we all just visited and watched as the Rangers beat the Yankees!  It was a wonderful evening!!  I had not seen Baron, Alaina's little boy since he was about a month old and I had gone there to help out for a night or two...so it was awesome to be able to spend time loving on him for a while and Olivia is getting way too big!!  I hate that we live so far apart--and we need to get together more!

Smile Camp

So this summer, my mother, the Director of Heart of Texas Therapeutic Riding Center, wanted to start a new camp at the Center but was not sure exactly how to do it--so she decided to try it this year with just our family and a few of the volunteers family members--just in case it was a big flop.  Of course, my kids were super excited about it--but I was not a typical family member, as I also end up being a worker in the camp.  Elle had just done a camp at the barn that she takes horseback riding lessons--so she was really looking forward to this camp at Yaya's place.  My neice Addyson is the same age as Easton and they get along great and my cousin has three daughters and they were all coming.  As well as one of my cousins that has a little boy.  One of the volunteers has two neices that were staying with her--and they were the same ages of Elle and one of my neices--so everything seemed to be perfect as far as the groups were working out.  The camp was so much more than justs horseback riding, the kids did an art activity everyday (and we all know how much I love that!), and one day they learned how to two-step, and there was swimming as well.  The kids all got along so well and the older kids were all riding independently by the end of the week--we were so impressed!!  Easton is not ever that interested in riding horses at my parents--because there is so much more to do there--but this week he spent the whole 45 minutes riding each time they saddled up...and since then he has been excited to ride each time they have gone down...he may be a cowboy after all!  :) 

We are hoping to make this an annual camp event! 

Father's Day

Our schedule this summer has been so crazy and it sure wasn't slowing down with Father's Day right around the corner.  In the summer, I only have to work a total of 5 days...and I had worked the Friday before Father's Day, so the kids were in Waco, and I planned to do my lessons at the Therapeutic Riding Center on Saturday to make the trip to get them more reasonable...but Jason was on call for work so he wasn't going to be able to go with me...So, I left after work on Friday to go to Waco, did lessons all day on Saturday--went out to eat with my dad and grandfather on Saturday night with my side of the family while Jason was enjoying the nice, quiet house all alone here in Tyler. He got up on Sunday morning and headed to Waco to spend time with the family.  We enjoyed lunch and then a nice outing with his family.  Jason wasn't able to stay long since he was on call and the kids and I were staying so that they could go to a little camp at the Center the following week in Waco--but it was a fun filled Father's Day all in all...Interesting how things change through the years to modify for the family!! 

The day just symbolizes how flexible and helpful our Daddy really is...Jason is always willing to do whatever he needs to do to be there for our family.  He is a wonderful Father and provider for my children and myself.  We love him and hope he knows how much we appreciate him on a daily basis working his little fanny off for us!

Elle's baptism

Well the day finally came where Elle worked up the courage to walk forward and tell the congregation at Green Acres Baptist Church that she had accepted Jesus Christ as her personal savior.  We are so proud of her and were so excited when Jamy Skaggs accepted the job to baptize her.  It was a wonderful day and we are so blessed!!

Elle's birthday

I don't know if I have really explained how Elle really plans her birthday parties every year--and how she has done this since her 2nd birthday.  See, Elle was speaking in sentences since she was about 14 months old.  Honestly.  It was incredible.  So, when she was nearing her 2nd birthday, she told me that she wanted her Pop and Yaya to bring the horses to her house so that her friends could ride them.  She picked out the cake at the store and we called the lady and she told her exactly what invitations she wanted.  It was awesome.  And she has done that every year since--she will have an idea almost immediately after the party in planning for the next party and I will write it down--and she is ready to go.  So, this year, it was about two months before her birthday and Elle made a comment about what she wanted to do...I was blown away!!  We hadn't planned anything at all!!  Usually, her party is planned way in advance...and this year I had not done anything at all...

Thankfully, her idea of what she wanted to do was a "Good old fashioned Sleep over"--so really we weren't talking about big major things--just watching movies and eating popcorn, making ice cream sundeas, playing on a waterslide, etc...  She even wanted a real cookie cake from the mall--instead of the fancy cakes that I always order and that take forever to make!  :)  The only thing that took a little while was finding personalized cups for the sundaes--for the kiddos to take home afterwards...but the wait was well worth it as the cups were a hug hit!!

Well, we pulled it off and everyone had a great time!  I will not let time fly like that again!!

Adding a new family member

No, I am not announcing a pregnancy--just updating the blog with pictures of the kids kitten, Matilda.  Elle and Easton have been asking for a new pet since we have moved both of their dogs to my parents as of last year.  And, let me tell you, I have not missed the responsibility of the pets at all!!  Jason and I have always been pet people--but once the children came along, the desire to have them lessened and lessened.  Recently, the kids started pushing for any kind of pet at all--a fish, gerbil, mouse, ANYTHING!  I just have no desire to have anything with a cage or anything like that.  So, when we had a friend on Facebook post some pictures of free kittens--I thought that maybe we could get one and keep it outside (since I am allergic to them) and the kids can take care of it.  The kitten has been so wonderful and honestly thinks she is a dog.  She chases the kids around the yard and even climbs the play yard equipment! 

Easton's extracurricular activities in 2010-2011

Easton started karate at the beginning of the school year and we signed a one year contract--with the promise of going to classes at least two days per week.  Did you hear me say TWO days per week??  They can go FOUR days per week!!  I mean, he is four years old!  But, he has loved it most of the time and has done really well!  Compared the gymnastics experience that we had last year with him running around the gym like a crazy person--this has been awesome!  He listens and follows every direction that the coach tells him to do.  We've gone through many of the rank testings and he has done really well.  Then tee ball time came and we had to go to tee ball practices and karate during the week while going to school--it was pretty crazy.  We went through a phase shortly after that where Easton would cry before going to karate...but once there, he would have a great time and was sad when the class was over.  We have taken a few weeks off now with Disney and the horse camp that we did in Waco, and he is looking forward to going back this week.  He says in looking forward to next year that he is not going to do karate--so our contract comes up in September and he is open to doing something new.  He is looking forward to playing Fall Ball...but we will see what else he chooses to do... :)

Elle's extracurricular activities in 2010-2011

This year, we gave the kids options of activities to do--since Elle has been riding horses...did she need something else on her plate?  But, Easton has been doing karate and he got to do tee ball--so we wanted to be sure that we were being fair to Elle and offered her another extra curricular activity.  She chose to do soccer again this spring.  It was an amazingly busy spring with soccer, karate, horsebackriding and tee ball--not to mention the trips to Waco and Jason and I's own jobs!!  :)  But, man did we have fun! 

Easton playing t-ball

Okay, so the time finally came for Jason...his little boy was old enough to play tee ball!  Since we have been married, Jason has helped on tee ball and baseball teams as a coach and has looked forward to the day (he hasn't said that but I can just sense it...) when he has a child that he can coach.  And this year, it happened--and it happened to a level that he wasn't even ready for--he was the manager.  So that meant that he had to communicate a few times a week with moms and dads for all kinds of things--snacks, line ups, what color socks the kids needed to wear, etc...  It was really hard for him--but SOOO great for Easton to be able to have Daddy so close.  And Jason did so great being that far out of his comfort zone socially--but of course was amazing when it comes to anything baseball!  Easton could hardly contain himself every practice and game with Daddy being his coach--sometimes he wouldn't contain himself and would act like a complete nit wit!!  :)  But it was a real learning experience and Easton wants to continue playing baseball-so Jason did something right...that's all that matters, right?