Baseball Lessons

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This morning, Noah was the first one up.  Rarely is he the first one up. Evan got up a bit later.  Rachel took Noah to school while Evan stayed here.

Back in April, there was a group coupon deal for a private baseball lesson at some baseball facility here in Austin.  It was $29 for an hour private lesson so I bought it.  I tried to get in before the end of April but it ended up being tough to schedule because Evan was still in school.  I finally got around to scheduling it for today.  It was very interesting.  The instructor started off by showing Evan pictures of pro baseball players from as far back as Babe Ruth.  The pictures were all of the players mid-swing.  He pointed out that their swings, the basics of there arms, legs and upper body were the same.  He then showed us video of four players and broke it down frame by frame.  From there, he had Evan looking at himself in a mirror trying to mimic these swings.  He then hit off a tee for a bit and finally he went in the cage and the instructor threw to him.  I was worried that Evan was bored because it was slow and there was a lot of talking.  But at the end of the hour, Evan said it wasn't enough time and he wanted more.  He said it didn't feel like an hour.

When we got home, Rachel and Noah were coming home.  Rachel had gone to Target and then picked Noah up.

I quickly ate lunch as I had a meeting at a client's location.

As part of the make up for Noah missing several sports classes on our vacation, we signed Evan up for a gymnastics class at the Little Gym.  It was all older kids - Evan seemed to be the youngest and smallest.  Because of that it was fast paced and very active.  Evan seemed to absolutely love it.  They had them running around the gym at one point and Evan tried to run fast.  It was fun to watch.  Noah told us he didn't want to do sports class in the fall, he wants to do gymnastics now.

We stopped at HEB on the way home and got some fruit and veggies for the week while also picking up some prepared food for dinner.

For dinner for the boys I made a pizza bagel for Evan and fish sticks for Noah.  Noah insisted on getting fish sticks at HEB.

The boys are in bed now but not sleeping.

Until next time...

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...