Saturday game and party

Saturday was a big day for us.  First of all, Aunt Jenny arrived around midnight on Saturday, which was very exciting.  Evan had a baseball game on Saturday.  He got two good hits, and he got somebody out at 3rd base.  There were several other plays where he scrambled and made good calls as well.  He was so excited to have Aunt Jenny there to watch.  We think he was also pumped from the pre-game donut he had.  

That afternoon we had a joint birthday party for Evan and Claire.  Evan had about 9 of his friends from school, and we had a few good friends from the neighborhood.  We had it in our backyard.  The kids had a great time bouncing in our bounce house (its a small one--last year's birthday present to the kids), painting each other's faces, playing on the swingset, and some other games that I came up with.  They also got to do a pinata and have pizza.  I think all the kids were worn out at the end of the party, and Evan was one happy kid.  Claire was pretty pleased with the whole thing as well, and kept going strong all afternoon.  She held her own with those bigger kids.  

It was a great party, and I am glad we did it at home, but I am also glad that I only had to do one of these this year.  

Rough Riders Game

We had a great time at the Rough Riders game on Friday night.  The Rough Riders is the farm team for the Rangers, and are located in Frisco.  They were having Teacher Appreciation night, so I was able to get great tickets that included bullpen seats, a hat, and food, for a great price!  Evan had a blast.  He had his glove at the ready all night waiting for a foul ball to come his way.  Unfortunately, none made it out to us.  He had a sparkle in his eyes and was glued to the game pretty much all night.  He got the foam finger he desperately wanted for earning 14 green days (for behavior) in a row at school.  

Claire had a pretty good time as well.  She completely charmed the grandmotherly ladies that were sitting behind us.  Before the end of the game she was sitting in their laps and reading the program with them.  There were some rough moments when she threw an absolute fit because I wouldn't let her take off all of her clothes in the stands.  I finally figured out that she wanted a dry diaper, and wasn't just trying to strip.  

A good time was had by all, and we look forward to going to another game in the future.

Not Swine Flu

Well, its not swine flue, but the rest of us have had the blech!  Fortunately, Ladd and I didn't seem to have it as bad as Evan.  Regardless, it zapped Ladd and I bad.  We both spent the majority of a day sleeping, and then sitting around being sluggish.  Hopefully, we are all back to normal now.

We are on final countdown to the kids birthday party on Saturday, and we are having a busy week. Besides the party we are having baseball practice, a baseball game, going to watch the Rough Riders play (minor league team from Frisco), and Aunt Jenny is coming to visit!  Fortunately, despite the sickness, I managed to clean the carpet and get a lot of laundry done this weekend.  So, those are two things off my list.  

I have also been very busy with my robotics team.  We are heading to competition on the 23rd, so we are working like crazy to get ready!