We've made it halfway through summer! Woot! So far, our summer can be summed up in one word: BALL. So much ball.
Recapping May... both kids finished up their school years with fantastic report cards. We're so proud! Iris had some issues with attention toward the end (she has ADHD, but no medication), but hopefully new challenges and new reading glasses for 2nd grade will help.
Iris played soccer this spring with Nick coaching. It was a challenge coordinating all the practices that the kids had. Iris has some good skills, but we'll see if she wants to continue playing.
Both kids played through their respective baseball/softball league seasons from mid-May through the end of June.
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| Iris at the plate |
8U softball games were particularly challenging to endure (for both players and parents...). They are geared mainly toward pitching and hitting, so it's no surprise Iris's coach had the goal of "no sandcastles" every game. Iris definitely held her own, despite being moved up a league and being one of the tiniest on the field. She liked pitching (will have some natural skill once she's got the muscle to get it to the plate), catching (with gear that fits), and rarely struck out.
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| @ Waupaca, Felix pitching |
Felix has been busy with league ball, tournament ball, and golf. We've been enjoying the tournament experience again this year - the boys have had moderate success (playing in a lot of hard-fought, close games), and we're getting to know the other families better. Felix has shown an affinity for catching, so we bought his a new set of catcher's gear and bag as part of his birthday present. The only downside has been how wet of a summer it's been - it's impacted our tournament games more than our league games. But it's been very rainy this summer so far.
Felix got a cool opportunity to go down to Madison with the First Tee program in June. He went down with a few other kids from the WR area, got to compete in a skills competition, meet Senior PGA golfers like Steve Stricker, take a tour and eat lunch in the VIP boxes on 18. It was a long day for him (had to leave WR by 6 am), but he liked it overall.
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| Steve Stricker (gray) watches Felix |
And last but not least, Felix is now 10! Oh my goodness, we've been parents for a decade. What a smart, creative, artistic, athletic, challenging, clever human we've raised thus far. We are so proud. :,o) He got to throw out a first pitch at a Rapids Rafters game on the 11th, as did Gorman Thomas. Quite a cool experience! (https://youtu.be/fqzQHOuKVWs)
Awesome things - Good Omens mini-series, Killing Eve (finally getting around to this), Fleabag (Phoebe Waller-Bridge, you are amazing).
Felix: 10 yrs & Iris: 6.5 yrs
