Pretty quiet week around here. It’s the calm before the storm. School starts in another week, which means back to the routine. Part of me dreads that routine…but the other part knows how fast those routines go and are suddenly gone. So I chose to embrace it. I had a long conversation with Zachary …
We celebrated Zachary’s Gotcha Day over the weekend. He had the choice of beach or amusement park…and he wanted the surf and sun. So off we went First on the agenda was a trip to Manco’s, best pizza ever! The new thing this time was throwing a football. And of course we ended our day …
Last week, Zachary participated in his first camp. It was a 4 day baseball camp. And it was cool, watching him learn fundamentals. We’re going to try a fall season with that team. More fundamentals all fall…exactly what he needs. Batter up ladies, he also gets a team uniform Last weekend, Zachary was off at …
A couple of weekends ago, the boys took another golf lesson. After the lesson, there was a little putting competition. And the conversation became, feel versus measured mechanics. Daddy strongly argued for Zachary to take the measured approach, count steps to the hole. Pop Pop, meanwhile, is a feel guy. So off, they went to …
We finally made our way to the local rodeo. Something about watching Cowboys (and girls) bucking bulls that makes you want to see Hee Haw. We went with awesome friends who also have a seven year old. Tyler and Zachary have been fast friends since tee ball. Fun night lots of horse riding, cattle and …
This coming week we celebrate our sixth Gotcha Day. Crazy to think of a world without him. It seems so much longer than 6 years, in a good way. And this week with Zachary at his grandparents, we just reaffirmed what a blessing he has been. It’s strange to miss the sounds of the …
We also managed to squeeze in our annual trip to Cedar Point. Perfect weather brought out big crowds. So my dad and brother did fast passes. They rode almost everything but the Dragster. The rest of us stayed on our carnival level rides, fine by me. I suspect the boy will be past this level …
On the same day, we celebrated my parent’s 70th birthday with a surprise party. Getting anything past my mom is hard, but I think we did it. My Aunt Margie led the charge with 70 balloons. We’re extremely lucky to have great family and friends in Ohio. They helped make the day special. And my …
Last weekend, we drove to Ohio to dedicate the Larry Heid Basketball courts. When my uncle died, my brother and I knew we had to do something to honor his legacy….and what better way than a through basketball court at the local park. The city and local high school were wonderful in working with us …