Ball Season Has Begun

Last Thursday was the first game of the softball season. This will be Laura’s first year playing in Wee Pee. She is so exciting to be playing real ball this year. Malissa is playing Pee Wee ball. She is hoping that her hitting has improved. This year Megan has decided not to play. She prefers a more laid back and less serious approach to softball. So this year I have a babysitter!

Our first game is at Corning.

Little Laura might possibly be the smallest on the team. Her jersey is “0” and the smaller the number the smaller the jersey. It’s all she can do to haul that bat around.

But that didn’t stop her from getting a hit!

I love watching this age group. Everyone bats around. No scores are kept. We just learn how to hit the ball, which direction to run around the bases and where the different positions are. There is a lot of playing in the dirt. Laura did an entertaining dance in right field. She actually got hit by a ball while running the bases and shook it off like a pro (or at least like a sister used to rough and tumbling.)

Malissa is up to bat in her game following Laura’s game.

And she gets on base. The final score was a win for Baileyville at 18-4. The girls did a great job.

Good Luck girls on a fun and exciting softball season. This was a great start!

A Kindergarten Graduation

Have you ever read the poem “All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten” by Robert Fulghum? As you read it you find yourself nodding your head in agreement with everything it says. Somehow this poem doesn’t mention the massive amount of artwork that the modern kindergartener will drag home from school.

I had no idea that the volume of artwork would cover this entire wall. What you see isn’t even all of it. A few favorite pieces had already made it to Laura’s room are were not hang-up-on-the-wall material. However, I like to think that Jesus was happy for the company.

So on May 20th Laura made the first big step in her school career with Kindergarten graduation.

Many nursery rhymes were sung with great enthusiasm by Laura and her classmates. In this picture I believe it was Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary.

Laura received her Diploma from Dr. Beck with her teacher Mrs. Jones announcing the exciting event.

Mrs. Jones and Laura pose together.

So how does the poem end?

When you go out into the world,
Watch out for traffic,
Hold hands and stick together.
Be aware of wonder.

Congratulations Laura!

Another Year Older

Malissa has celebrated one year older today.

I would like someone to tell me how it could possibly be that she is 11 years old today. Today was even her last day of 5th grade and the first day of the softball season.

Is it even conceivable that she is now officially a 6th grader and will be in middle school next August?

We love you Malissa and wish you a very Happy Birthday!