I had an idea to live blog during Rick’s race. If I was better prepared I would be doing this through Rick’s training blog but I don’t know his log-in stuff off hand.
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Month: July 2012
Sweet sleeping
They are so cute when they are sleeping!
T-Ball 2012
We signed Mallory up for t-ball this summer. She said she wanted to play but I wasn’t sure how it would work out without a friend or two on her team. My sister signed Liam up too so that made it fun!
The very first night – Mallory got singled out for having a great “ready” stance. But by the end of the night, she was playing in the dirt and writing her name in cursive at second base. Another funny thing about the season – she takes practice half-swings at the ball when it’s sitting on the tee (she doesn’t …
2012 Big Ten Champs
The kids got into softball again this year; we didn’t make it to a lot of games this year (between the kids activities and tornado recovery, our spring was uber-hectic) but we got to catch a few games in person, and a lot of games on TV.
Chiddy was a favorite again this year, and Mallory’s other favorites were Haylie (the pitcher) and Bree (#5 – Mallory picked her because she was 5 years old this past spring).
At the end of the season, I took the kids up to see Rick while he collected all of the equipment and stuff back …
So behind
I think it’s time for me to do a “things I need to blog about” post:
Mallory learned how to ride her bike without training wheels. I can’t believe I haven’t shared this here yet.
Mallory can also do an entire length of freestyle at the pool, taking real roll-over breaths and everything. It’s CRAZY to see how stuff just seems to click with her. I was almost ready to pull her from swim lessons because she’d seem to hit a wall and wasn’t able to get over the “roll-over breath” and then voila! She figured it out. She is working …
Fireworks
Another summer, another Fourth of July (guess it happens every summer, eh?). This year, Mallory’s friend invited us to a fireworks show at a local farm in Dexter. We showed up with a cooler and blankets and Laci’s mom was prepared with festive headbands for all four kids.
If I wasn’t writing about this two months late, I’d have a lot more to say. But instead I’ll let you enjoy these pictures.