Celebrating 39

Get ready for lots of baseball pictures over the next two months! The season officially kicked off with Opening Day for Walkertown Little League on Saturday, April 5th. There were introductions of all the players and coaches, and then the ceremonial first pitch was thrown. Emmy's team played a game at 10AM, and then Eli had his game at 11AM. I made my way back and forth between the two fields, trying to catch all the action in both games. Emmy and Eli continue to show good effort and focus on the field. We are so proud of them! I can tell it is going to be a fun spring season. 

Besides watching the kids play baseball, we have watched a lot of other baseball, on TV and in person. On Wednesday, April 2nd (a school night!), we went to the Future Sox Exhibition game at the Dash. We met up with the Houstons, and the kids loved being with their cousins. After a trip to the concourse with Uncle Zack, both Emmy and Eli got to go home with souvenirs - a Dash bat for Eli and a small stuffed dog for Emmy. (Thank you, Uncle Zack!) Emmy named her new stuffed animal Nash and even made him a special bed at home. I imagine there will be many more Dash games in our future. Boomer once again renewed our 30-ticket Flow Club package, so it won't be too long until we are back at the ballpark. 

The kids have had lots of fun spring activities at school. Eli's class went for a scavenger hunt on one of the sunny days. Then they had an indoor Easter egg hunt on a rainy day. Last Sunday afternoon, we went to Emmy's friend Casey's house for an Easter egg hunt. There were other yard games and even a bounce house. The kids had lots of fun and came home with a haul of candy. Here are a few other pictures from the first half of April, including a lost tooth and the Forbush Prom. Before Prom, we had a nice dinner at 1703 in Winston-Salem. There was a short period of time when we thought a rescheduled softball game was going to force us to cancel our reservations. Luckily we were able to follow through with our plans, and we sure enjoyed our meal. We both ordered salads, plus crab dip for an appetizer; then we ordered separate entrees to share: the filet mignon and the scallops. We had some extra time before my prom shift, so we ordered dessert: the blueberry lemon goat cheese tart for me and crème brulee for Boomer. Yum! We are looking forward to another date night soon for the Starmount Prom on the 26th. 

Today I celebrated turning 39 by....going to work! It was a little different than a normal work day though; I took a field trip with a group of seniors to the community college to register for next year's classes. After the school day was over, we met up at East Coast Wings for dinner with the rest of the Bakewell-Houston-Kennedy crew. Megan and Zack have returned from their trip to Hawaii, so it was all ten of us again. After dinner, we rushed home for baths and laundry. As I type this, we are preparing to go out of town for the long Easter weekend. Hopefully the Easter Bunny will find us at our hotel. Stay tuned for the next edition of the Kennedy Ballpark Tour!

One more photo...Boomer's dad sent a few pictures in our family text thread. Do you see any resemblance to another little blond boy?