The Home Run

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This morning, as I was backing out of the driveway, I looked up and saw Evan waving to me. He hadn't gotten up with me, so I didn't realize he was up. I guess he must have heard the garage door open and went into the game room to wave to me.

Noah slept until just before they had to go to school. They had to be on time today, because Evan's class had a field trip to the elementary school next door. It's not the elementary school that Evan will be going to though. They went to visit a Kindergarten class there.

Rachel picked me up around 11:40 because we were meeting a nutritionist at noon at a coffee shop. This was actually Rachel's Valentine's Day present as Rachel has really been trying to eat healthy. One of Rachel's obstacles in trying to eat healthy is me, so she and I met with an nutritionist and talked about what our likes and (many) dislikes are. She's going to put together a plan for us after meeting with us for a bit more than an hour.

When we finished up, Rachel didn't have enough time to drop me off at work and go pick up the boys, so I went with Rachel to pick up the boys. I went and got Evan while Rachel picked Noah up. Evan was really excited to see me as he hadn't expected me to come and pick him up. He told me he liked when I picked him up from school. Everyone drove me back to work.

I left work early today because Evan had his next tee ball playoff game. Evan has been listening well and running well. Noah told him that he needed to hit a home run. Evan told Noah that he would. While not as dramatic as Babe Ruth calling his shot, Evan made good on his promise by hitting a home run. The ball traveled about 10 feet. So really it a four-base error, but Evan ran fast around all the bases forcing the poor throws to the bases. I was really proud of Evan for his hustle and listening on the play. That's what made it so good. The ironic thing is it was probably one of Evan's worst hits all year. But it was so exciting. I ran out on the field to congratulate him. Then Evan ran into the dugout and grabbed an older kid by each shoulder and shook him and yelled "I hit a home run!" Earlier Evan had gotten up to bat and smashed the ball past second base and into the outfield, past the outfielder. Again, he hustled well and got a really solid triple. The team came from behind and won the game. Evan got the game ball for hitting and running so well. I was really proud of him. When the coach gave him the game ball, Evan screamed "Yes!" and got up to show it to me. The parents were all laughing.

We came home and made dinner. Then Rachel gave the kids baths while I cleaned up from dinner.

Now the kids are up but in their rooms. Evan is still excited about his big day.

Until next time...