Weekend Wrap-Up

We had a fun, busy weekend!

After being cooped up all last week with strep, Kase was ready to spend all weekend with friends! Friday afternoon these boys went to a pool party at Weston's then all came back here for a sleepover.

They had so much fun together and were so easy to have here.  We grilled out, they played backyard football and just had a great time. Kael even played football with them for awhile and Kylee was at a friend's sand volleyball birthday party.

The next morning we got the boys up early so they could have breakfast before heading to the ball fields.

Whew- making sure four boys had on all the correct pieces of their uniforms, baseball bags packed and water bottles filled was a bit of a whirlwind but we made it! How cute are they?!

We played some great baseball this weekend! It's amazing how far these boys have come in just a few weeks.

It was a HOT one on Saturday and I'm laughing realizing how very many pictures I have with the boys' shirts off!

Kase had still been a little nervous to play after getting hit last weekend but I was SO proud of him for getting back out there.  He hit awesome this weekend! So great to see him gain back his confidence.

Baseball buddies.

Kylee had a fun day going to Dunkin' with a friend, then later spending the day with another friend at her aunt's pool.  Kael spent the day tubing with friends and I'm always so thankful for our village who can help out and hang out with my big kids while we are at tournaments all day!

After our second game Saturday, the assistant coach invited the whole team to his pool.  It was the perfect way to cool down after a hot day and the boys just swarmed Kent in the pool. 

It was a great night.  Later Kase went home with a buddy for another sleepover and Kent and I took Kael out for dinner.  So fun spending one on one time with him!

Sounds like Kase didn't get much sleep at the friend's house so I was worried how he would be feeling on Sunday but he looked happy to me!

Love this "Crew"!

We ended up second place in the silver bracket which was awesome.  We came out Sunday morning to just have fun and the boys all crushed the ball. Really fun watching everyone get a hit and coming away with a win.

Both sets of grandparents were allowed and able to come watch this weekend so that was awesome! Really appreciated my parents taking Kylee for lunch between games and Kent's parents for hanging back in Ankeny for a bit to get Kael to Urban Air to jump with friends.

Kent is having as much fun with all of this as Kase is! We've got a great group of kids, parents and coaches and it's been fun seeing what these boys can do. Love that Kent has the desire, time and patience to work with these kids.

Kase was pretty wiped out by the time we left the fields!

Sunday night Kylee was babysitting one of Kase's teammates so Kase went along to swim in their pool and hang out for awhile.  The rest of us had a low key night here.  Ready for another fun summer week!

Thankful Thursday

I'm thankful this buddy is feeling better.  Finally.  Strep was miserable for him the last couple days, not only the sore throat and rash, but he had to miss out on a couple days of playing with friends which is brutal for an 8 year old!

I'm thankful for our family doctor who is the one who finally got him something to help with that rash.  She's just the very, very best.

I'm thankful for trampoline time and ice cream sandwiches on the deck.

I'm thankful for Kase's yearbook! Every year the kids love looking through these and I am so happy the yearbook editor captured a shot of Kase and one of his best buddies!

I'm thankful that Kael's buddies stayed over the other night.  We had a house FULL of boys, more pizza and snacks than anyone needed (but it somehow all got eaten?) and so much fun, even during a huge storm.  The kids went out and slid around for a little bit in the giant puddle behind our house then settled in for garage ping pong and a night full of video games. 

Happy Thursday!

Weekend Wrap-Up

Our weekend flew by! Kase was thrilled to be home from vacation to play with his buddies. These three played alllll day Thursday and Friday!

Friday night Kael went tubing with friends, Kent, Kase and I went to hang out at Keith and Cindy's.

Kylee was at volleyball camp then out for ice cream with friends!

Later she joined us at Keith and Cindy's.

Saturday was our much anticipated first tournament for the Ankeny Crew! Love those uniforms!

Kase and one of his best buddies checking things out.

The coaches.

What a fun group!

Kase played really well and had a lot of fun.  We tied the first game. Had a super fun rally moment where our entire crowd just went wild.  The boys were so excited.

The tournament made this awesome poster of the boys!

Coach Kent analyzing between games.

Kaser on base!

We lost the second game then headed home for Huston's birthday party! The cousins are always happy to see each other.

We had pizza, the kids all played around then we finished the evening by watching the Ankeny fireworks! We had such a great view from there! Kael ended up going to a friend's house who lives nearby to watch fireworks with him.

Kase slept over there and Kylee slept over with Brooklyn. He was all smiles when I picked him up the next morning!

We headed right back to the ball fields and Kase started the day off pitching.

He was doing so well but then took a very hard hit right to his privates.  It was so, so sad to watch happen.  Poor buddy was miserable.

I was so proud of him for getting back out there.  He was a little skittish in the batters box and was worried about getting hit again but he got out there and I couldn't have been prouder.  Between games he refueled with some coffee cake.

He hung in there for the rest of the day, but we played 3 games back to back to back which honestly was a lot, especially for our first tournament.  We did get a win, which was awesome and the boys learned and grew SO much over the course of the weekend.

Meanwhile, Kase was tanking.  He had a rash for the last couple days which I assumed was from all the hot tubbing in South Dakota.  But he was acting super tired which I attributed to being out in the sun all two days playing ball, plus a sleepover in between.  Then when he got hit with the baseball he just seemed off so I had Kent run him to Urgent Care when we got home.  Poor buddy turned out to have a fever and strep! He spent the rest of the afternoon and evening on the couch. So thankful that Keith and Cindy were able to come over and hang out with him and help get him dinner and stuff.

Kael was off tubing with friends again!

And we had purchased Home Show tickets a long time ago for this night so Kent, Kylee and I still went.  It is so rare that Kent and I have a night alone with Kylee and she was just so excited and happy to be going through the houses it turned out to be a really fun night.