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T-Ball: Let the madness begin

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Well, we did it. We opened up this can of worms. We have officially started t-ball. After one practice, he seems to love it. He said it was the best part of his day. He stayed engaged with the coach and loved all the exercises. He hustled, met some of the kids on the team, and did exactly what the coaches asked.   Our friend, Ej is in town for work, and he's staying with us. He even stopped by the park to see G's first practice.  Coach Clay talking to the team.  Doing some running exercises.  We couldn't keep Gus off of the field. He wanted to play ball with Rah Rah. We seriously have to figure something out because he is a bit of a distraction, and I feel bad making him just watch when G is playing without him.  I tried playing "etch" with him, but he wanted Rah Rah.  Doing a drill with his partner, Zachary.  taking a water break. He loved water breaks.  The coach in th...

One Last Hurrah

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 After saying good bye to Mt. Jewett  and family, we headed to Buffalo.  Our flight was leaving at 7 am, so we  got a hotel in near the airport. We checked in around 5 pm. We opted to Priceline a room since we would be there for such a short amount of time. It was cheaper, but it was pretty much a bust. The hotel was kind of gross, unless, of course, you like 1970's stained bedding and furniture and finding empty liquor bottles under your bed.  Needless to say, we wanted to spend as  little time as possible there, so we decided to show Gus Niagara Falls (Garrett went during the winter when he was about Gus's age). This was us in February 2010:  Ironically, here we are in almost the same exact spot in August 2012.  Gus's 1st glimpse of the Falls...        Despite how this looks, there was a grassy area on the other side of the fence. They weren't just dangling over the falls. Zane was on g...