We have had a very busy summer. We were trying to get a lot of fun in before Tony left for Qatar. I have managed to take pictures of some of it, though not a lot.
Anthony couldn't wait to have his grandparents join him to shoot his guns. Papaw enjoyed it, Anthony did fine, but Tony is the one who rocked it that day. He didn't miss a target. I, personally, still think you shouldn't shoot at something you can't see. Anthony has also been to a gun show with some friends, played air soft, camped out at the creek, played in his church softball league, and has been to Indian Boundary for a week with a friend.
Anthony also will continue to do Civil War reenactments, which hopefully will start back up in September.
One night, we went to a friends house to pick blueberries. We picked four gallons and ate nearly that many, I think. We have eaten blueberry muffins, ice cream with blueberries, blueberries in our cereal, and just plain blueberries. As well as shared some of them.
Of course, Alex has been playing ball. She has tried out for a new team for next summer, which she made. She is very excited about playing with this new team - it's somewhat of a step up from the team she was on last year.
Before she can get started in tournaments with her new team, though, she has to finish her middle school season. They can't play travel ball and middle school ball at the same time. Softball really is a year round sport now for her. She will not have games in December, January, and February but they will condition and work out during those months. It's tiring but I figure she won't want to do it forever, then we'll probably miss it.
We also had Tony's class reunion this summer, which was a lot of fun. After the picnic we drove by the place where Alex used to take pitching lessons. She would meet her coach at this school and pitch off the sidewalk to Tony or I. We sat on a bucket in this same spot that mom's and dad's had been sitting for years. And years. Many years, like 30 or 40 probably. The spot had been without grass and packed down from many years of use. The very sweet and kind man that she took lessons from died this past spring and this spot hadn't been used in several months. I thought it would take FOREVER for the grass to start growing back. But it didn't take long.
Life goes on and the grass always grows back.
Of course, Alex has been playing ball. She has tried out for a new team for next summer, which she made. She is very excited about playing with this new team - it's somewhat of a step up from the team she was on last year.Before she can get started in tournaments with her new team, though, she has to finish her middle school season. They can't play travel ball and middle school ball at the same time. Softball really is a year round sport now for her. She will not have games in December, January, and February but they will condition and work out during those months. It's tiring but I figure she won't want to do it forever, then we'll probably miss it.
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