Rangers Game

Recently a friend at church gifted us 4 tickets to a Rangers game.  SWEET!  So my mom and I took Jack and Cade.  Cade had already been to a Rangers game, but this was Jack's first time. 

To say that it was hot is an understatement.  It was probably hovering around 90 degrees, not counting how hot the sun and humidity made it feel.  And I'm guessing our plastic seats were in the range of 120 degrees.  The seats were so hot that it actually burned my skin a little through my shorts.  Ouch.  So each boy sat on our laps.

After 2 innings of suffering in the sun, the boys needed to go to the bathroom.  After we took care of that business, we realized there was a really nice breeze going through his shady part of the stadium.  And there just happened to be some barstools and a closed-circuit TV that was playing the game.  SWEET!  So we abandoned our great seats and sat in the shade in a little restaurant kind of area in The Ballpark and watched the game.

Three innings of sitting there not being able to watch the game live got kind of boring for the boys...

We ended up leaving early, somewhere in the 5th.  And that was OK.  I got to see The Ballpark again (which is just beautiful) and got to take in part of a ballgame.  And the boys got to skip part of school (it was a 1pm game) which made it extra special for them.

Updates and Things

In my last post, I mentioned that a lot has been going on in our house lately.  We've been quite busy!

Baseball
Jack has started playing modified pitch baseball this spring.  And he LOVES it!  Modified pitch baseball is a cross between t-ball and baseball.  The batter gets 4 pitches from his coach.  If he hasn't hit the ball by then, the T is brought out for the batter to hit off of. 

 

 

Jack is on the Cardinals team, and boy does he look adorable in his uniform. 

With 2 games a week plus a practice, Jack's baseball schedule keeps us on the go!

Homeschooling
Yes, homeschooling.  It reared it's ugly head again this past March.  And I haven't been able to shake the idea of it since.  Soooooo, we're going to homeschool the boys this Fall.  Cade will be in 3rd, and Jack will be in 1st.  We've already got curriculum purchased and a co-op (Classical Conversations) that we're joining.  And we are all very excited!  Claire will be going to mother's day out 3 days a week next year, so that will help with getting things done!  :)

I'll probably do another separate post on homeschooling since I am passionate and excited about it right now.  We'll see how excited I am come September after a long summer with all 3 kids at home!  :)

Scott's Job
Scott continues to love his job at Woodcreek Church.  He almost feels guilty for how much he enjoys the work!  He's been busy lately with different ministry projects that he oversees, and his job is going great. 

One of the difficult things about some ministry positions is the lack of quantifiable progress; it's hard to quantify a congregation's spiritual growth.  So it's difficult for Scott in particular to know if he's doing a good job.  He can feel like he's doing a good job, but there's no quantifiable proof to support that feeling.  And this is just something he's going to have to adjust to.  At AT&T where he worked before, there was plenty of empirical evidence to demonstrate that he did a stellar job.  At WC, it's a little bit more difficult to assess his progress in his job. 

Whoa, Time Flies -- Jack Graduates

It seems I've been living life and forgetting to blog!  So sorry to the 4 people who read this.  :)

A lot has been going on in this neck of the woods.  But I'll update you guys on that a little later.  Right now, I wanted the focus to be on Jack Jack.  He's graduating from kindergarten! 

I'm so proud of this little guy.  He has grown (unfortunately not vertically, just emotionally) by leaps and bounds this year.  His anxiety has reduced some, and he is learning that he can get through scary situations if he's brave.  He made this momma so proud when, in describing a scary (for him) experience, Jack mentioned that he thought about King David and how God was with him when he fought Goliath. 

Jack remembered God's Word to help him through his scary situation!

I was so proud of Jack when he told me about that experience.  He has made friends this year and really come out of his shell. 

We are so proud of our little guy!