It's official. The boys are back to school! Woo-Hoo! We are happy to report that both boys are doing well. Trevor is starting at a new school this year, and he is adjusting beautifully. He seems very content and is making new friends. The first couple of days when I asked him who he was playing with at school his list contained a lot of girls. So I asked him about it...he laughed and said "that"s just my style". OH, well excuse me. It actually is his style. Trevor is very smart, he knows that the girls will initially be very nice and "take care of him" which gives him time to assess the boys and find his "in". So I knew the day we were walking home and he told me that he got a warning in class that he had started working his way "in". He admitted to being a silly goofball in class. Darren is at the same school he finished up at last year and we are thrilled. This school has embraced him and we are very fortunate. This doesn't mean that Darren is a perfect angel everyday...it means that the staff work very hard to provide a safe, fun, and challenging environment for him. They applaud his successes and collaboratively work through his struggles. For these reasons, we feel blessed.
This is Trevor meeting his new coach. Go Rattlers!This season Trevor has moved up a step and is playing on a machine pitch team. I think he is the youngest kid, but he is holding his own. The coach is a total baseball loving guy and Trevor is soaking it all up. Heck, we all are. It is a breath of fresh air to see good baseball. They say the pledge of allegiance before the game and then recite another little league pledge of sorts... yes, i tear up every time. It's these moments that instill pride in the hearts of our children. I can't say it enough...sports allow the opportunity for so many life lessons. These years are the building blocks that create our future men and women. It's not just baseball to me at least. Mark is doing a great job coaching third base...and Darren and I usually watching from the cheap seats way out there by the playground:) And yes, I still yell from there. Would you expect anything different????
