Glenn, is a serious player. If you looked at his team picture, every one of the kids are smiling and having a good time, and Glenn... has his baseball face on. Glenn's coach... the best of all coaches... is fun, hilarious, and has such a good time with the kids! But he's also trained the kids to give them their baseball face... the serious one. Now, most of the kids give it, and then they all laugh and giggle. Not Glenn. He gives his face, and keeps it :-) Good ol' Glenn!
Then there is our happy go-lucky James. He's always smiling, especially when he's pitching, just got a base hit, or just got someone out! Then he's grinning from ear to ear! And he's definitely the first to congratulate someone else when they've just done something spectacular, or even mediocre! And if they mess up, he still has a smile on his face, and tells them they'll get it next time. He's the kid that doesn't get upset. He's smiling and happy whether they are winning or losing. He just loves the game!
This is James on second base, getting ready to steal! Ok... so they don't steal yet... but the kids sure are ready to try!
The tricky thing about baseball, is that it is exactly at dinner time. So, we have to get creative! Lots of sandwiches, and cut up fruit and veggies. The first game, I brought strawberries, and they were gone by the next time I turned around! They were a roaring success!
The first game for each of the boys was beautiful weather. It was getting cold when the sun was starting to go down, but really, it was nice to have the sun shining without any rain! And even though the boys are playing, Alex and Ellie play right next to the field! They'll be pros by the time they start!
Alex is going to be a serious ball player, too. He's adamant that everything he does is right. If he's not catching the ball, he's upset that he's not doing it right. If he can't hit the ball, he's upset that he's not doing it right. Or he'll complain that the bat doesn't like hitting the ball! But, he is a perfectionist at the game, and already takes it quite seriously. But, he sure is happy when he catches the ball!
The other exciting thing that happened this week, is the Glenn lost his tooth! This will be number 4. Only one of his four teeth have come out easily, and that one came out so easily, that we never found it! The others have all been unique stories! And this wasn't any different!
James and Glenn were SUPPOSED to be upstairs matching up a large pile of mismatched socks. That was their assignment, while I was doing something downstairs on the computer. Well, about 20 minutes later, Glenn comes downstairs... crying... This is what he says, "I had a sock in my mouth, and James pulled it out, and my tooth hurts really bad!" This was said all through tears. So, as I'm thinking to myself, why on earth did he have a sock in his mouth (thankfully they were clean), I ask him to open up. His top front tooth, was completely twisted backwards!!! I'd never seen anything like it! Trying not to look completely shocked, which would have scared Glenn, I calmly (with my heart racing) walked briskly to the kitchen, grabbed a Kleenex, and walked back. Then asked him to open up, and just grabbed his tooth with the Kleenex and yanked it out. He SCREAMED! Ok. Let's all take a deep breath! James is on the couch with ears plugged in the fetal position... he does NOT handle blood at all! And Glenn is crying, and I'm so relieved to actually see the tooth in the Kleenex... Whew... it worked! What an ordeal. Needless to say, the tooth ferry felt bad for him, again, and he got 2 quarters, instead of the usual 1 :-)
Turns out that James was pouring some socks onto Glenn's head, who was laying on the bed, and Glenn was pretending to be a sock monster, and eat the socks. Boys!!!! Hopefully they will be more diligent in matching socks next time!
The picture above, is of Glenn trying to eat a pear with NO FRONT TEETH!
Our last greatest adventure last week, was going to see King Tut at the Elsinore Theater in Salem. It was very well done. I still think Robin Hood at the Children's Theater was our absolute favorite! But, King Tut was one of their favorite lessons in history, so they had so much fun seeing a rendition of the story in a play right in front of them! And as you can see, Ellie loved it, too! She was as gold as gold, thankfully, and we were all able to have a wonderful time!
Well, that's it from the Dye family. I hope everyone is enjoying springtime, and all the beautiful flowers and colors it brings! Take care everyone!
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