Coming out of the Closet

Zoë's doing it every day. She's not really had a closet up to now. The one in her room housed all the "old" stuff from her room (i.e. the Pleeble and mouse stuff (plus a bunch of other random things)). Well, it all had to be pulled out when the flood happened. She had been sleeping in the front room, but the last two days we found her nested in her closet. I figure it's fine. I actually liked my closet as my sleeping space for a few years. It's darker, quieter...although warmer.

Carpet folks come out Monday. After that we find out if we're moving all the furniture back where it goes or everything into the front room...

That'll be fun. :/

-J

To post, or not to post.

Well, I've been meaning to get around to it. Actually, I'm supposed to have been doing Jason's game updates. However, the person who told me to post was actually at the games. How boring for them.

Alas, here we go. Last game, the 20th, Jason had two infield hits. The first was directly to the first baseman. The first baseman actually did a pretty good job fielding the grounder. It popped up off his glove just a bit, but he juggled it and got it under control. Luckily, for Jason, the first baseman had no idea what to do next. He was just under two feet from first base and the coaches are telling him "touch the base! touch the base!!!" But he wasn't getting the idea, and Jason traversed those thirty feet before the first baseman made it two. SAFE!!! :)

This last game; he had an outfield hit to right and an infield hit to the second baseman. Both, he got to first easily. On the first hit, he actually made it to second (because the right fielder didn't know where to throw it), but they sent him back to first.

It's kind of a shame. The next to last game was the only one were we had an umpire who let the kids run their hits out. Christian hit two long balls that game. The first was a homerun and the second probably could have been, but was ruled a double. But, Jason wasn't hitting the long ball that day. So, at the end of the season, every hit he did was ruled a single.

So, seven games, fourteen at bats, fourteen singles, (I'm not positive on this, but) four outs.

Several, of the other teams' parents, said we had the best hitting team. I tend to agree. One team we played had better defense. I think we would have been in the championship game with them (if the YMCA had such competative things). It would have been a close game.

Jason got a little trophey, that's now proudly on display on one of his corner shelves.

They have another season in the fall. He'll probably be tall enough that we'll need new pants. He can keep the belt though. It's very adjustable. It was labeled "one size fits most". Well; it can fit him or me. So, I'd say that's most.

-Justin

Perspective

I'm a touch behind.

I'm the "dugout coach", so I miss a lot of the action, but I saw his hits this last game. He had two power hits. First one went to left center field. The second one was right down the third base line and went past the foul pole. In other words, out of the park...a grounder, but still...out of the park.

        Inning:   1    2   F
Mets    (away):  11   11  22
Pirates (home):  11   11  22


       AB  AVG  SLG  S  D  T HR Games
Jason   8 1000 1000  8  0  0  0   4


I know. I said outfield hits were homeruns. That's what I was told. Apparently not. Ah well. He may actually get into a more "real" league next year. Like...it may even have outs.

Domino Champ

Zoë will hearby be known as the domino champ.

The kids got some cardboard dominos to cut out of their latest highlight magazines. We played three games. Zoë won all three games, even the one she was down five dominos to two against Jason. She came back to win it.

Another Pic

That's Charla's (the mom's) hands.

Another stat

13.5"

crazy

Not my baby, but...

Thadd and Charla had their baby yesterday. 1 lb 11 oz That wasn't a typo one pound eleven ounces. Her name is Wren and she's mind bogglingly tiny.

See? Know what?

Zoë - "See?"
Zoë holds up one of her purple flip flops.
Zoë - "I got it out of there."
Justin - "Oh, good."
Zoë - "It doesn't have pee on it any more.
Justin - "That's good. I don't like pee in my shoes."
Zoë - "Know what? I don't like pee in my shoes, either."
...
Zoë - "There was a spider on me."
Zoë - "He was right there."
Zoë points near her elbow on her right arm.
Zoë - "He was gonna bite me, but I smacked him. He said, 'Ow.' I said, 'You get off.' He said, 'Don't smack me.' I said, 'Know what? You don't smack me either' But, he wasn't talking yet."