Could I Love Summer Any More?????

NOPE!!!!!

We had such a nice day today! We went to the park, and Ryan and I played tennis. I won the first set 6-3, he won the second set 8-6, and he won the third set 6-1. I was pooped! 30 games of tennis!!!! He was determined to beat me. I have never given him a run for his money like I did today. hee hee I WILL beat him next time!!!! The kids all got racquets this week (Sadie's cost a whopping $1.69!), so they "played" beside us on another court and every once in awhile played on the playground. We came home, had a yummy lunch- the first fresh corn on the cob of the season- then all rested for awhile. We headed back out around 5:00 and biked to Grandma Hains' to say hi, then on to Captain Sundae's for ice cream. It was Brooks' first long bike ride, and he did great! Sadie rode on the tag-a-long bike on the way there, and in the burley on the way home. I think I'll have 3 kids who will sleep well tonight!

The boys got to play Rock Band last night at the Boeve's, so they are WAY into our Guitar Hero now. The whole time we were "resting," they were in the basement jamming to Slow Ride, Mississippi Queen, and the likes. :) They are down there again now rockin it out!

This week brings more fun activities. Tomorrow morning Sadie got invited to go paint t-shirts with Presley. Kristen got the girls plain t-shirts at Children's Place, and they are going to paint them at the library. Then they are going back to their house to play. Cobe has baseball practice tomorrow night to get ready for their first tournament game Tuesday night- against the Pirates. I am pretty ready for baseball to be over. I do hope they win against the Pirates, but I assume they'll play the Padres after that, and I am sure that will be it for the season! They ended up in 2nd place in their league for the regular season, so that is quite an accomplishment (Padres were first by a L-O-N-G shot!). Cobe impressed me more and more as the season progressed. He really became a great hitter which he lacked last year. Ryan and Steve had those boys swinging at everything all season, so those kids didn't do as well at first. They did NOT want those boys to win with walks. Unfortunately, that meant they lost a lot because the other teams walked a ton. But it paid off by the end of the season, every kid on the team has been hitting and hitting big! I guess they knew what they were doing! He has also started catching the last few games and LOVES it- he is going to be a catcher next year, so they wanted to get him started this year.

Brooks is done with his t-ball season- he was quite the little ball player as well! He loved every minute of it. I always ask him how my little t-ball player is doing, and he said last time, "Now you have to ask me how your little coach pitch player is doing!" He is so stinkin' cute to me! His last game was Thursday night in the rain, but now I'm glad they got it done and over with so we don't have a make-up game this week! :)

I digressed away from the week's plans for a minute, didn't I? :) Tuesday we have a playdate/tennis date with the Gulkers planned- our kids played last week- the boys at our house and the girls at their house after we met at the park and played for awhile. Their kids are our kids exact same ages, and all 6 kids get along really well. They are church friends and won't ever be in school together, but enjoy being with each other. The boys had a HUGE game of baseball going at Helder Park- the Kuiper boys and Vredeveld boys joined in so they had quite a game going while Kelli and I played tennis. Lindy and Sadie took turns being ball girls for us and playing on the playground. They then went back with Kelli to play with a neighbor's dog, jump on the tramp, and do what girls do, while the boys came here and fished, played b-ball and more baseball. They also got a game of indoor hockey going too. I am assuming more of the same will be happening this week. Tuesday night is Cobe's baseball game.

Wednesday we will probably hit the beach with some friends during the morning and early afternoon- we haven't had a beach day yet, so I look forward to that. Wed. late afternoon, we'll go to the boys' school for JR Library- their books from 2 weeks ago are due. I guess Cobe may have a game that night as well if they win Tuesday night????? But I'm not sure.

Thursday is another scheduled park day, Friday is open during the day right now, so will most likely be a pool day if the weather cooperates, and Friday night is Cobe's Mets pool party at the DeWitts. Saturday evening is Matt and Kathie's wedding and Sunday is the PWT that we are meeting Brent and Abby at in Wisconsin. Whew! All this makes me tired just writing it! Sunday is Father's Day too, so Ryan is excited to be making a road trip in celebration of his day! I got him a few goodies already too. The kids are super excited to get to see Brent, and Sadie is thrilled to see Abby!!!!!

So, like I started with, I love summer! I love all of the busyness it brings- because it isn't work...it's ALL fun!