BEGGERS!!

I mean…..them little beggers…….I wish I could remember what Emily was eating.

Surgery Day

 Mike and Jack left BRIGHT and EARLY for his surgery.  All went well, and they were home by 10:00.  Jack has two pins, which the ends are sticking out of his hand so that they can be easily removed in a few weeks, once the bone has healed.  Kind of gross if you ask me....

Trip to Iowa to Watch the Nats

The Naturals went to Iowa for the weekend.  Jack could not play because of his broken hand.  But Mike and Jack went up to watch the boys play.  The Naturals had a new first base coach.  

The girls and I stayed home, as we had plenty to do around the house, especially since Jack couldn’t play….and it was COLD!  The championship game started LATE…..so Jack and Mike left before the championship game, as Jack had to be at the surgery center the next morning by 5:00am for his surgery.  Jack watched them on the phone on the way home, to watch them win the championship game!!  

Saying Goodbye to Father Jack

Our beloved Father Jack passed away.  The only priest my children have known (well not the ONLY one, but one that has been in their lives from the beginning).  And what a gem he was!!!  A priest that loved children and put the children and the parish school high on the priority list. A priest that knew almost every single day school child by name (and there was about 550 of them).  Present in the classroom, before school, after school, on the playground, in the cafeteria, etc.  He was amazing!  And we will miss him!!!!

Father Daughter Homework Time

Mike and Peyton trying to work on math homework at BWW together……not always a pleasant duo……but I think they got it done…..

SJA Father Daughter Dance

St Joe’s Father Daughter dance……Freshman year milestones……

The dance had a dinner included and they sat at a table with her soccer friends.  

Broken Thumb for Jack

Pretty crappy weekend for Jack.  Third tournament of the season……a season he has worked so hard for.  He has put in the work in the off season and ready to crush it this spring/summer.  While he was catching a Saturday game there was a play at the plate.  A very routine play, nothing looked crazy about it.  Jack tagged the guy, got him out and hustled off the field.  The next inning when he came out to catch, the first ball he caught in the warm up, he shook his hand and threw off his mitt.  He walked off the field and didn’t return……

His thumb hurt him really bad.  When the runner had slid into him it had kind off hyper extended his thumb and hurt him pretty badly.

 

Later that week it was still bothering him a lot.  Mike scanned him that Thursday, to find out it was broken and probably needing surgery as well.  After speaking to a few of the ortho surgeons he knows, they all agreed he should probably have the surgery and get it fixed correctly.  WHAT.A.BUMMER!!!

 

So this picture was me watching the end of the tournament from my car.  It was super cold outside and Jack couldn’t play, so I watched from my car, with the heater on……