Saturday Fun

This Saturday was a good one. Big A had a T-ball game at 9:00 am. I had to keep the scoreboard this game--I didn't muck it up too much, thankfully. In past games, Big A has been very apathetic about T- ball. She refused to run around the bases-- instead she sort of pranced or skipped around them very slowly-- the more people yell for her to run faster, the slower she seemed to go. She would half-heartedly swing at the ball, and she would pay absolutely no attention to the game while in the outfield.

Well, today was different. Last week she asked me if she could get her ears pierced. At first I wasn't sure about that-- she is only 4 years old after all. Then I got an idea. I told her that if I saw her really trying during her games, ie. actually running fast, trying to swing properly at the ball, paying attention while in the field, then at the end of the season she could get her ears pierced. She was every excited and said she would. So, before this game, I reminded her of our deal. And it worked, so far. She really paid attention out there and ran very fast around the bases, she even hit the ball while the coach was pitching to her! I was very proud! There was one slight incident-- once she struck out and started crying because she thought that she wouldn't be able to get her ears pierced because of that-- I had to explain it is okay to strike out, I just want to see that she is really trying. After that every thing was okay. Her team ended up losing unfortunately , but the coach praised Her improvement in front of the whole team. I think that made her very proud.

Later, the girls played out in the backyard. It was a beautiful day! They played on the swing set, then soccer, then practiced T-ball some more (Little A really likes T-ball more than her big sister, but is too young for the team). Then they played in the sand box for a while, while I sat by and read. Little A kept getting into the water bowl and drinking the water! She will not take no for an answer, so stubborn. All that eating sand and drinking dog water will soon result in a parasite, I'm sure.

Saturday night we camped in the back yard. I set up the tent and we made a fire in the outdoor fireplace. The girls have never camped before, so they were very excited. We tried to roast marshmallows, but neither girl liked them "with black stuff" so they just ate them unroasted on sticks. I never made the s'mores I had planned. Maybe another time. Big A told us "ghost stories" while Little A clung to sat on my lap and pointed out shadows. I think she may have been a bit scared. Both girls slept great in the tent though. We stayed out all night. It was very chilly last night, but we were nice and cozy in our sleeping bags. Bobbit (one of our cats) slept in the tent with us, too. I must say that I was reluctant about camping out, but it actually turned out to be fun!