We started the week with another little league game for Matthew. What a game!!! I'm telling you, these are such fun to watch! The Rookies started off the cold night with being down 0-7 in the first inning. They gained more and more fun each inning, finishing the game at a tie of 17-17!!! It was exciting! Us moms were cheering and loving all the great hits! These young boys are good! :) Matthew just thought to finish off the night, he had to eat another cheeseburger! This is by far one of his favorite foods.
Then I had the day out with my sisters and mom on Wednesday. They wanted to take me out for my birthday and I choose to eat lunch at Bonefish Grill. The only problem was that when we arrived, Bonefish opens at 4 PM and does not serve lunch. We went with the second best option and ate at Olive Garden. It was a tasty lunch, as expected! Thanks ladies for the treat and the fun time hanging out together shopping and eating lunch! It's always way fun when we get together!
I was a bit rushed to leave the restaurant and go to school to pick up the kids because I made a doctors appointment for Matthew. He's been complaining the past few days of belly ache. It comes and goes in spurts. I've been trying to pay more attention of what he's been eating and causing the belly ache. Sometimes it hurts after drinking and eating. Well, when I picked him up at school, he said that his belly felt good all day and it wasn't hurting anymore. We've been praying that his stomach ache goes away and even that morning before school, Hadassah laid hands on him and prayed. Now, I wasn't sure what to do. That morning I was certain that we should finally get him checked by a doctor but now I felt like a fool (and one of little faith) if I take a well feeling child to get checked. I canceled the appointment. He's been feeling better and we praise God for that! Join us in prayer that the stomach aches will stay away and that Matthew's belly is healed!
Thursday was such a busy day! Track and Field for Hadassah and Matthew!!! This is a day that both of them have been looking so forwards to and Ashlyn and I were not going to miss it! Mike came at lunch and joined us for some hours of track too! I took so many pictures!
The morning events had to be done in the gym because of passing showers! We were able to eat lunch outdoors and the tempts went to warm and humid. 80 degrees. The afternoon was packed full with running events, soft ball/basketball throws, etc..
Here are the team relay races. Hadassah was on the RED team and Matthew on the GREEN team.
Tossing bean bags into a trash can ...
Going through a hula hoop while holding hands ...
Broomball ...
We were able to move outdoors for the track events at lunch time. The weather was warm and tough for the long runs but the kids did great! Really!!!
Zach and Matthew are best buds in school! Matthew will miss this young man so much next year. Zach is moving to Colorado to help do mission work with his family. Many, many blessings to you guys!!!
This was the intense run!!! Hadassah signed up to do the 1600 Meter (which is one mile)! She's a great runner and often went with Mike already. She was prepared for this run but with it being soon after lunch and mentally knowing that she has to run around the track eight times was a lot to ponder. She's like me and runs better with one destination in mind and really does not like running in circles or back tracking. Here she's listening with Laurie at the instructions. And ... off she goes!
To finish off the hard running day and hot weather, everyone was treated to Popsicles! What a great treat!
You would think that after running, the kids would be tired. They were a little but that night they were both in the back yard timing themselves and running again! I got the house cleaned and by 7:30, I was ready to relax on the back porch!
I sat down on the back porch with some decaf coffee and listened to the working farmers in the fields. They were mowing and racking and bailing hay. We are surrounded by fields and THAT is one reason why we absolutely love the area we live in! Everything is so fresh and green outside! Our garden is at its best! However, the birds are making a mess on the driveway and on my windows with all their droppings but they are enjoying all the pines to rest and sing in too! We have a mother robin bird that faithfully sits in the front tree on her nest!
It's Spring time and it's one of my favorite seasons! We are enjoying each day the Lord gave to us at it's fullest! Why just yesterday, after picking up the kids at school, we went straight to Rita's for some soft serve custard. I watched Hadassah, Matthew and Ashlyn as they licked their ice cream and like all children do, they loved it! I love moments like these! Then the moment lasted too short and we were suddenly putting lotion of Hadassah's finger, trying to pry it from the table. It got stuck in the table holes. (There were small holes on the top of the table and she was sticking her fingers through them. Her figure got stuck and for just a little while she was in pain trying to pry it loose.)
Enjoy your weekend!!! Blessings!
