Preschool Graduation

I'm still surprised that preschools have graduations. The only graduations I had were high school and college. But none the less, Micah's school had a graduation ceremony to recognize the end of a season and look ahead with excitement toward the next step. The kids sang a sweet little song about growing up. It was a fun night and Micah felt celebrated.

Sack Race

In celebration of finishing preschool Micah's school held a picnic in the park. One of the highlights was watching the kids do a potato sack race. It was especially fun watching Micah do the sack race. In classic Micah form he brought his own approach to the race and literally "ran" inside his sack. So, as all the other kids "hopped" their way to the finish line, Micah quickly took the lead. He didn't realize he was doing it the "wrong" way until the very end, at which point he snuck about 3 actual "hops" in before crossing the finish line! The expressions on his face told the whole story.What a great start! I'm in the lead!

This is easy!

Almost there!

Oh! I'm supposed to hop? No problem. I've got this thing in the bag!

End Of The Season

The team -The Sportorazzi Skywalkers.

Number 7.

When they were short on players Micah got to be the catcher.

Love how his face is distorted with the force of his throw! Ha!

Josh just finished his first season of coach pitch little league baseball with Jim as his head coach. After months of practicing in our front yard Josh was super pumped to try out baseball. Unfortunately, he took 2 balls in the face during the beginning of the season and seemed to enter into some kind of a "slump." Frustration set in. Josh questioned if he even wanted to play. We questioned starting kids this young in sports. We longed for it to be fun and relaxed. In time, with practice, courage and endurance Josh found his game again. His smile returned and so did the fun. Practicing in the yard continues to be a highlight in both Jim and Josh's day. The season certainly had moments of frustration as well as moments of triumph. Mostly, I just think Jim and Josh were glad to share in those moments together.