Right on the heels of Graduation was Mother's Day! Could we fit anything else into the month of May?! On Friday, I took Eli to preschool for Muffins for Mom. Usually Boomer does drop-off in the mornings, so we switched up our routine so that I could have breakfast with my little guy. I received several special homemade gifts in the afternoon that the kids had made at school. On Saturday, the kids and I headed up to the neighborhood park to play while Daddy mowed the grass. When we came back home, Boomer had gotten creative with the lawn mower and made a baseball diamond in our backyard! It wasn't quite the diamond I had in mind for Mother's Day (haha!) but the kids were thrilled. It was fun to watch the three of them play while I relaxed on the patio.
On Mother's Day Sunday, we planned to go the lake to see Granny and the rest of the Kennedy crew. Before that, Emmy and I went to the early service at church. For a couple of weeks, the children had been practicing a special song for mothers, and Emmy wanted to be sure I heard it. The song and slideshow were so sweet, and I'm glad we made the effort to go. Even though it was brief, we got to see Grammy and take a few pictures with her too.
After the children performed the song, Emmy and I swung by the house to pick up the boys, and then we hit the road to Lake Tillery. Paw Paw grilled hotdogs and chicken for lunch. There were boat rides, fishing off the dock, and a little bit of swimming, for the brave ones that didn't mind the cold. There were also haircuts for the boys. With their hair buzzed, my two boys look even more like twins. We left the lake around 5:30PM and stopped for pizza at Zeno's in Troy. We got a delicious, cheesy pizza, to which Eli said "That pizza is sweating!" Kids say the funniest things. The weekend was a glimpse of summer, and I can't wait!
Baseball has continued on. We knew that it was going to happen eventually when Emmy's team the Plumbers would face-off with Maddox's team, the Fireballs. It was a pretty decisive 14-6 victory for the Fireballs, with Maddox getting a homerun at his first at-bat. I was so proud of the cousins; both played very well and got hits each time they stepped up to the plate. Assistant Coach / Uncle Zack snapped some great photos from the dugout, and they really show off Emmy's hitting and fielding. Eli, Megan, and I stayed neutral and cheered for both teams. Eli especially liked watching the Game Changer app on Aunt Megan's phone which showed each play and pitch. We have about three more weeks of baseball. The play-offs coincide with the week of Memorial Day. I'm not sure how far the Plumbers will go, but I think Maddox's team has a pretty good chance of winning it all. We have enjoyed this first season of baseball for the Kennedy kids.
In the spare moments in the evenings, we still try to fit in walks around the neighborhood...
...or trips to the library. I love the quiet car ride home after a book haul.
Here are a few other photos from the first half of May.
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