Little Slugger

So couldn't help sharing this video from a few games ago. So proud of our Mets boys. They are playing well and I believe having fun. Tonight we won. Isaac and I talked about the game afterwards and agreed that if both teams tried hard/played well and had fun....then really no one loss. And he said Mommy....I have an idea (which is his standard).......we can win this time and the Cubs can win next time. I thought that was pretty good. I told Isaac he needed to pay attention during the game or i was afraid he was going to get hit by a ball......at one point i looked out in the field and he was facing the fence squatted down on his hands with his rear-end up in the air. he's done many things out there from sitting down to laying down to playing in grass/dirt to wanting Coach Brian (his outfield Buddy) to sing Wheels on the Bus with him (yes...true story).....but this was the first time for this stance. :-)



He was safe.....just hit in the 5th run so inning was over. :-)

Basketball

Isaac had his Shine Time TOT basketball season-ending performance over the weekend. Here are a few pictures.

Not participating.....a LITTLE nervous and not quite sure about being in front of the large crowd.


Here we go.....a little dribbling action.


All smiles afterwards with his trophy!

Picture of Isaac and me after the race. I'm wearing the visor Izy made and gave me after race.

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On one of my first posts on this blog first part of the year I mentioned some things I was hoping to accomplish this year. One of them was jogging in a 5K before i turn 40 later this year. I did it!!!! Last weekend was the Woman Can Run 5K in Conway. I had been going to the clinic this spring when i could...but even when due to scheduling conflicts i couldn't go...i kept up with the training schedule. I wasn't worried about time. And it's a good thing......as i really jog super-slow. :-) As it was even a few minutes slower than i was hoping for. Oh well.....i jogged the whole thing. And maybe next time i can cut a minute or so off. We'll see. Really great feeling of accomplishment since the last time I did the clinic was 5 years ago and at the end i wasn't ready to jog a whole 5K. But that summer kept 'training' and was ready definitely in October for the Race for the Cure. But oh my gosh....why didn't i realize that unless you are really a serious runner there is really no way you can 'jog' in the pack of 50,000. I was very very disappointed....can't even put into words. And was upset with myself for being disappointed too since i knew that's not what the race was all about. Then came 2007 and ISAAC! And now fast-forward to 2011 and knew if i was going to do it....had to be this year. My parents and Izy were all there at the finish line.....which was really nice! Even though i could barely breathe......i grabbed onto Izy and held my sweet bug! That was how I envisioned it! Bless his heart he knew mommy was jogging and he had been a part of the clinics and prep work....having to let someone else watch him at times so i could do it. And when i'd come to pick him up at school and be sweaty or in my 'other' clothes...he'd say...mommy did you jog? :-) Love that boy!

Up next is a 5K that i wanted to do the minute I first heard of it back in 2007. The Dillon 5K race in Tulsa for the children. Very excited to be a part of that! And my dad is planning to do it with me. He will walk and he walks faster than i jog. I know....sad but true. Hopefully we can meet halfway in the middle. :-)

I have a picture of Isaac and me after the race that i can hopefully post later.