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Our summer started off with hot days, a trip to the hospital (Holyn had the stomach flu and needed labs, an X-ray and an IV) and a visit from Boppa and Papa Jim in Indiana. Unfortunately, due to her illness, Holyn even missed her dance recital. Poor kid. Lant and I found our way out to Las Vegas for some much needed relaxation while the kids ate junk food, went fishing and stayed up late (and spent quality time together) with Boppa and Papa Jim! 
Baseball was fun this summer, but a real scorcher if you had to stand and watch. Holyn's team finished first for the season, but lost out in the tournament early. As you may already know, Max's team won every game (I did mention they didn't keep score right?) and thus were season champs too. 
Other milestones we celebrated were Lant's birthday, Holyn's new glasses, Max's 6th birthday, the kid's new love for fishing, a month long trip to Iowa, the Doran reunion, the George reunion, swimming with our cousins, Happy Hour at the Hoyers and Holyn getting her tonsils and adenoid removed in Iowa. That pretty much sums up June and July for us. Oh yeah, and lots of Taco Tico and a few thousand water gun fights with Max.
We also got a visit from Joe and Grandma Ellen after our trip to Iowa. Along with Tom and Jess, we all braved Holiday World in Santa Clause, IN for I swear the hottest day on the planet. All the kids (I'm including Tom, Jess and Lant) had roller coaster fever and we practically had to drag them from the park. They also had the pleasure of witnessing Watermelon Fest here in Vincennes.
Good bye summer, let's do this again some time, like next year.
Holyn finished her 2nd grade year with a bang. On the last day of school the principal held an awards assembly honoring grades K-5 (and Max and I came to see Holyn accept her 3 awards). Holyn received the Presidential Academic Award (signed or stamped by Barack Obama, Holyn said), the ABBIT Award (which stands for "A's and B's Because I Try") and the Presidential Pin (for getting all A's for the entire year of school). Way to go Miss Holyn!! We couldn't be more proud of your hard work. Not bad for a kid that skipped 1st grade this year!
Max graduated from Pre-Kindergarten this evening at Little Scholars. He walked across the stage so proudly and picked up this diploma like a pro (well he did graduate from Pre-School last year in Fort Wayne too). He really has mixed feelings about leaving school this year. He is pretty sad that he will not be with his friends this summer. And most of his classmates will be attending different schools this fall, including Trinity and Dylan (pictured above). At least we can have playdates with them. We are so proud of you Max, now onto Kindergarten!!
There may not be crying in baseball, but there was a lot of whining today in our dugout. At 90 degrees, not many of the boys felt like sweatin' out a game (including Holyn, but she looked the part). Yet they managed to dominate with a 14-1 win. This puts our team in a tie for first place in the league. Holyn went hitless today, we think our major leaguer is in a batting slump. She did however, sample a couple beverages in our cooler while sitting in a cool spot. I think she was most interested in attending a birthday party with Max following the game (they advertised a water slide on the invite).
Max's third game, (well I use the word "game" loosely) was a scorcher. We showed up a half hour early to practice with him and by the time it was game time, he was red. And I don't just mean his jersey. He got hits each time up to bat, and ran for the ball each time it was hit his way. He even had to fight for the ball a couple times. All part of baseball, right? He did leave the game early, we think he got a little overheated. He came back to the dugout and melted into my lap. We poured water on his head, got him a cold drink and a comfy seat in the air conditioning and he came back to life (just in time for a friend's birthday party). One exciting development, Max's ability to spit is coming along nicely. He loves to do it, and has no trouble finding time to master his talent (during the game).
Another game, another rain storm, but no thunder this time. It down poured for about 45 minutes before Max and I even left the car. Holyn donned her rain jacket again (at least for the first few innings) and played anyways. She had a little trouble getting a great pitch off the machine. When her ball came, she hit a nice pop fly to third base. Too bad for Holyn, the third baseman caught it. Boy, was she bummed. Good thing they pulled out another win 8-2. Hopefully summer will start soon, 'cause its almost June.
The Knights are back. Today's makeup game proved to be a mood changer, they walked all over their opponents with a 13-0 win. Never mind it rained the entire game, and we had 2 rain delays before they called the game in the top of the 5th inning. My favorite part was when I looked out into left field to see Holyn's assistant coach trying to keep her from getting rained on by standing over her and giving her a hug. Man, where was my camera!! (And yes, I ran her rain jacket out to her in the field).
Holyn didn't get a hit today, but it wasn't because she didn't try, the harder it rained the more erratic the pitching machine acted. Her coach finally said, "Holyn, its my fault, I can't get it to work right". And they called a delay as she left the plate. We'll get one next time. (P.S. Don't ya just love the fact she tucked her hood into her batting helmet. She was not going to get soaked. Max was a different story! What can I say, blue Laffy Taffy is only $0.25).
