It's been a busy couple of weeks since I last wrote. Last weekend we were in Bend for a Memorial Day baseball tournament and there was little time for blogging. The trip was a good one. We got knocked out of the running for the championship with a loss in our second game but went 3 and 1 over the weekend. Merrick's bat was on fire and he had one game with two triples, both hit on a bum leg after getting hit while standing on third base by a ball coming off a teammates bat at about 75 mph. Once the adrenaline wore off, he was barely able to walk. He somehow also pitched the next day on his bum leg and looked the most like himself from the mound that he has in months.
Given that our 4 games were spread over 3 days with the long weekend, we also had some down time for visiting the local waterpark, playing ping pong, hanging with friends, and riding bikes. The girls were glad to have some non-baseball time and Elsie discovered a love for a tandem bicycle. She asked everyone she could to take her for a ride.
This week has been crammed with things to get ready for the end of the school year. This coming week will be Elsie and my last week of preschool and then the big kids have one week left. I have been running around preparing graduation hats, certificates and gifts and talking to the new owners about the transition. I have to get docs drawn up and then we will sign the agreement on June 15th.
This weekend we didn't have a tournament, but we still managed to make it about baseball. On Friday night we had a scrimmage with our coach's team from last year. We played them about half a dozen times last season and, while we haven't faced them this season, we have attended several of the same tournaments, we watch each other and cheer each other on. On Friday we mixed up the teams and had a friendly scrimmage. It was a lot of fun and Merrick had another great pitching outing. I don't want to jinx it, but we may be getting back on track.
Yesterday, Jeremy and Merrick went down to Salem to watch our high school team win the state championship. I decided to spare the girls more baseball and we had a girls day instead. We did a little shopping, went to the theater to see the new Little Mermaid, and went to lunch. Elsie declared it the best day ever.
Just a quick note on Elsie before I wrap up. I can't believe this is my last week of preschool with her before she moves on. I have seen so much growth in her in the last several weeks. This week she and I tackled a 100 piece puzzle and, while I helped, she definitely pulled her weight. She also gave her first talk in Primary (our church children's group) today. She is growing in leaps and bounds and is going to kill it in kindergarten and I'll be in the corner bawling my eyes out.
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