Just Doin Stuff

Cole, with all the characters he likes to play, always wants to look the part from head to toe. Well, he came home from Disneyland with a Prince Sword that Rachelle & Connie bought for him. After a number of times telling him “No, you can not take a pillow outside to use as your shield” I finally cut and painted a shield for him. He is very happy with this look and I feel very lucky that he has not asked for a full-blown outfit. Though maybe I should show him the tights they would have worn…and then pull out a pair from Jo’s dresser drawer.

We finally made it to an Em’s game and had a good time. Jo was telling some friends (Lori and Sheila) that she will get to toss a ball through a hole and win an ice-cream. Yes, Jo did this last year (once!) and I guess she thinks it will be a regular occurrence when we attend an Em’s game. Well who’s names were drawn this game? BOTH kids.
(Are we teaching them that they don’t always get what they want?)

Here is a little video of their tosses.
The recap for those who do not want to click play.
Cole threw his hard and it bounced off the side of the sign and when it came back to him he caught it with his glove. A bunch of the fans cheered for him and the announcer said that was worth a sundae. Jo’s turn then and she hit almost the same spot on the sign but did not catch the ball when it bounced back. An ice-cream cone for her. All is right in the world. MMMMmmmmm….Ice-Cream…..

We stayed for the whole game though Jo got very tired and fell asleep. We made a bed for her with some of our seat pads and a blanket. She slept a couple innings and woke happy from her nap.

After the game Cole ran the bases and got a free mini-pizza certificate. (Will the giving never end?) And then on the way out of the stadium Cole informed us that he was a little sad that he did not catch a fly ball. Oh, how we once again explained to the young man that he does not get every thing he wants and look at the fun he had? Ice-cream, pizza, running the bases and watching the game! As soon as we finished this reminder up walked a young woman asking Cole “Would you like a foul ball?” as she handed him one. I go back to paragraph two…What are we teaching our kids?
I think I will take them to Vegas next…or maybe let them pick some lotto numbers for us.

Jo was playing at a friend’s house the other day and stepped on a darn bee. Oh how it hurt her and how the day after she had a cankle and could hardly get her flip-flops on. The Princess is happy, however, being carried here and there and oh…asking for this or that. (I feel for whomever she decides to spend her life with after we have broken her plate for the last time.) She stayed in good humor about it the days following and after seeing her almost run to the poolside for her swim lessons the Princess servants stopped serving the highness. More to learn if she wants to be a true Princess I guess.
Darn her luck.

Oma finally started on the rest of the kitchen over the weekend. Though Mom wasn’t getting to the next phase of this project we are both happy with getting it done. Not done yet but much closer. Added more color to the house and that is fun. Maybe next will be the kids room or our own. Next summer maybe…maybe