The weather is finally starting to turn around… wait I believe I’ve already said that and then we were hit with rain/snow. Oh well, here’s to wishing for nice weather and summer and sun.
This past week was a bit busy. Ajax started T ball on Tuesday. He will have practice two days a week, usually beginning at 6 pm and ending at 7. Grandpa Gordy came up and met us at our house and then he and I took Ajax to his first practice, while Noomi and Mr. Dave stayed home. Though Ajax was so excited to attend his first practice, by the time we got there he became shy, incredibly shy and clung to my leg and pushed his face into my back. There were about 12-15 kids on the team (boys and girls) and two coaches. It took Ajax almost 20 minutes before he would really participate in practice and allow me to retire to the benches with the other parents. On the up side, I got to practice my throwing.
On Thursday practice was cancelled due to rain and the ice cream social at the elementary school. We decided to check it out, as we figured it would be about 40 parents and kids with sundaes. We were way off, as the ice cream social was really the annual fund raiser for the PTSA and included food, raffles, an auction, and a variety of games. We bought tickets and the kids each got a bag of popcorn and then we played some games. Ajax was again pretty shy and refused to play many games. Noomi was just happy to eat popcorn and hold her balloon. There were hundreds of people present so I can’t really blame the kids for being overwhelmed.
This past weekend we did yard work. As Dave’s leg is still recovering, though he’s no longer in the boot, I offered to cut the grass. I also cut back some of the yard and removed a section of sod (about 5 ‘ x 3’) for Ajax to dig and play in. We also went to Home Depot and picked up lumber for two raised garden beds we’ll be building next weekend. Apparently the residents of this neighborhood are always at war with the critters that eat their garden. The kids spent all of Sunday outside and were in bed early. Noomi’s vocabulary is expanding like crazy and she will finally repeat words back to you. She talks a ton, but as soon as a stranger comes by she buttons up and stares at them. Our neighbor brought us a tray of cookies and Noomi refused to say hi or bye to her, even with a treat! She is getting more coordinated and we’ve been working on riding the tricycle; she’s slowly getting it. Noomi only wants to follow Ajax around and do whatever he’s doing.
