The Hays Family: Back in the swing of things

Monday, August 31, 2015

Back in the swing of things

Lots of big changes this week. The kids rode the bus home on the second day of school and Lila absolutely loved it.

She feels like such a big girl and I'm totally cool with it since big brother is on there with her. They may fight like cats and dogs at times, but he really does watch out for her. He even asked the bus driver if they could sit together because she was his sister. I think he likes her more than he lets on.

Jackson tried his hand at select soccer this summer. His last game with Roma was on Tuesday night. He enjoyed being on the team and is definitely a more skilled soccer player now, but his heart is with baseball and flag football.

On Wednesday, I volunteered at school to help out with Kindergarten lunch time. The kids were much more self-sufficient than I remember them being when J was that age. I got to visit with my favorite girly much more than I thought and she loved seeing me there. She hugged me goodbye, walked off to recess, then ran back and gave me a kiss. Melted my heart.

By Friday I had two bus-riding pros.
Little sister was even awake and got to walk down to the bus stop with me. She showed them how to get back home with the biggest grin on her face.

"Finally! My peeps are back home!"

Friday night we had dinner at the ball field. Jackson had practice, so the girls ate their chicken nuggets while they watched the boys. After they were done, Lila went to watch. Her sister followed suit, but wasn't content with being on the sidelines. She kept running and was almost to the pitchers' mound before I could scoop her up!

As if the day weren't long enough, we still weren't done! J missed the paintball part of Tucker's party, but I got him there in time for swimming and snow cones. Not too shabby:)

He was up bright and early the next day and in Greenville for the first baseball tourney of the season. Game #1 was at 9am. The girls and I made it just in time to watch #7 bat.

We went to lunch after that game and were back at the fields for the next game. By then it had warmed up. A LOT! Photographer Cameron was in full effect. She knows it's important to try and get a good shot.

"Pretty sure I got some good ones."

"Oh man, how did I miss that?!"

The Fury played better and won the second game.

Cami and the boys celebrated with some Rice Krispy treats. They love her!

Goofball boys

We were so thrilled that our friends could come over that night for an impromptu swim party. Summer nights really are the best. Especially with good friends.

By 9am Sunday morning we were back at the fields. The boys played so much better and were ready to win it all. Play ball!

Jackson started it off with a bang, hitting the ball to far left field for a double! Way to go, Jackson! It scored a run, so we were on the board. Then he took the mound as the starting pitcher. He threw an outstanding game, pitching the entire 6 innings. We were up 4-2 at the end of the 6th inning and he just couldn't get that last out. His teammates made a few errors, then he walked a batter. The third baseman over threw first base and two runs scored, tying the game. His coach brought in another pitcher to try and close it out and get the win. He threw a wild pitch and the kid stole home. We lost 5-4. It was a tough loss for sure, but the boys played the best I have seen them play. And I couldn't be prouder of Jackson. He kept his cool, gave it his all and pitched one heckuva game.