2024 :: week 23

June 2

Elliott is still our #1 snuggler, and there is no where he'd rather snuggle and read than on Mom and Dad's bed. In the background you can see our newly painted accent wall.

June 3

It's the first official full week of summer! Elliott started basketball camp and Will had to work. We went to the pool, but it was a little overcast and almost chilly when the sun was behind the clouds. The pool is more fun with friends, and hardly anyone was there because it wasn't that hot. Lauren and Miles had fun being silly together.

June 4

JAW Lawncare is keeping busy! On Tuesday I drove the boys to KCK to mow Sarah's lawn. I always enjoy chatting with Sarah while the boys work.

June 5

A big project we've been working on the past few week is getting Miles' and Elliott's room deep cleaned and bunk-bed ready. For the past few years Elliott has slept on a twin bed on one side of the room and Miles has slept on the other side first in a crib, then a twin mattress on the floor. The boys have a lot of stuff and really struggled to keep the room clean and it was driving me crazy. Talking to Charlotte, I found out she was preparing to have her girls move into separate room and would be getting rid of their relatively new bunk bed. She offered to sell it to us at a deep discount and so Wednesday after piano we picked up the bed and Rob and Tony reassembled it within an hour. Yay! Miles is now the top bunk buddy and Elliott will be sleeping on the bottom full-sized bed. We have an extra twin mattress that we will keep under the boys bed (a "trundle") that we can pull out when we have company. The boys have been a big help getting the room ready. This weekend Anthony will put together their new IKEA dresser, we will move the Lego storage over from Will's room, and we are passing our old bedroom set on to friends from church.

June 6

Elliott had a fun week at the SMS Sunflower Basketball Camp. He made a few new friends, and had a great time with Townes and the Wilson boys. 

June 7

Friday was a very Royals day. A few weeks ago I got an email from Elliott's baseball league letting us know about an event the Royals were hosting for young baseball players in the community. Teams in the MLB host "PLAY Clinics," to promote a lifetime of healthy activity for youth. In the email it said there were limited spots, but all kids that came would receive complimentary tickets and parking passes for their families to the game that night. It sounded like it would be something Elliott would like, plus free tickets to the game was something the entire family would enjoy. Friday morning after stopping at Lamar's and Krispy Kreme for free "donut day" donuts, we headed to the K. I asked the event coordinator if Will and Lauren could participate in the activity too and she said they could. After the entire group--including parents and younger siblings--listened to a lecture about the dangers of fentanyl, the kids split into three groups and went on the field to learn about nutrition, strength & conditioning, and injury prevention. A Royals player was at each station--Michael Wacha, Michael Massey & Kyle Wright. The kids were excited to get their shirts and hats signed and Will took pictures with each player. Miles and I waited in the bleachers. That evening we went back to the game. We arrived early enough to get the free t-shirts and hung out for a bit in the Kid Zone. The game got off to a rough start. The Royals' starting pitcher pitched through the entire Mariners lineup (10 total at bats) in the first inning and the score was 0-7. The next few innings were pretty slow, though the Royals made a bit of a comeback in the 4th and brought the score to 4-8. After the 6th inning it was 7-9. When it started to rain and there was no runs scored by either team in the 7th or 8th I all but assumed the game was over. However, in the bottom of the 9th the Royals came back and won after a clutch triple from Bobby Witt Jr., tied the game, followed by 2 intentional walks and a walk-off fielder's choice from Nelson Velazquez. It was the most exciting baseball game I've ever been to in person! The crowd was electric and people went crazy (especially Will). After the game was a fireworks show.

June 8

We had a "lazy" day Saturday after our late night. TJ worked on the dresser for the boys room. Lauren went to Cat & Sally's house. I took the boys to the pool. Will mowed some lawns.