JD Pitched this weekend!

JD had the opportunity to pitch this weekend.  He had fun and looked like a pro.  He even threw a few strikes!  Please excuse the poor quality of my "phone through the fence" video.    It looks like I started out OK and then got a little excited because the batter hit the ball and ended up recording the ground.  OH WELL - I tried to capture the moment.

The Muckdog Strikes (out) Again

JD is still playing muckdog baseball.

The vision he has of himself as a great hitter isn't quite reality. 

 I guess it doesn't matter as long as he is having fun.

 Here he is outstanding in his field (ha ha ha ha).

waiting for his pitch

Aquarium Weekend

We spent the weekend with JD's cub scout pack at the Texas State Aquarium

Our first stop was a meal along the beach.  I took JD's picture mostly to get a picture of the well dressed gentleman behind him.  I don't know if his shirt came with the sleeves cut off or if he made that modification himself.  At one point the waitress was going around trying to find the owner of a white Nissan ---- this fine gentleman's response -- "do we look like we drive a Nissan?"  NO sir you do not!

 We went into the aquarium after if closed to the public and got to watch a diver feed the fish.

 JD pet a baby shark.

 Fine dining with a group of boys means pizza on the floor.

 After a not very restful night sleeping by the jellyfish we found this shark that we had to take a picture of.

Corpus Christi is the home of What-a-burger.  There is one on every corner so we had no choice but to stop and eat.

Oak Hill Mustng Muckdogs

JD wanted to play baseball!  We have signed him up and he is now an official Muckdog.

 He played his first game this weekend.

 After the game the coach talked to the boys about how they did.  JD is number 5 in the black shirt.  There was a red shirt shortage and so JD gets to be different for now.

It's Football Time Again

 This puppy was very sad to see school start.  We decided to take her to training a couple days during the week while we are in school.  She is just too BUSY to sit around all day while we are gone. 

 It is the beginning of High School football season again.  JD and I waited out a lightning delay on Friday night before the game finally got underway.

I think JD has decided he wants to be the bulldog when he grows up.  He could do it - he is certainly silly enough.

Boys of Summer

 We had one last visit to Round Rock.  The boys of summer will be hanging up their bats this weekend so this is it until next spring.

 JD waited in line to get Spike's autograph.  He is old enough to understand that spike is just a guy in a dog suit but for some reason wanted his autograph anyway.

 The Spurs Cheerleaders were there along with their NBA championship trophy. 

JD was a star on the jumbotron.  Trust me - that's him.  It is just hard to take a picture of it.  He was excited to see himself on "TV."

A Last Tribute to Summer

I have a few more pictures of our summer adventures to post.

JD went to camp at Mu Sool Won several times this summer.  They always end the day with dodge ball or nerf guns.  All those balls were aimed at JD.

 Uncle Keith had a job in Houston and so he was able to come for a visit.  He and JD made dinosaur fossils and painted them.

 Our neighborhood pool was where we spent LOTS of afternoons.  We were SO SAD to drive by this weekend and see that it was empty.

 JD fed the goats at the zoo.  Our Austin zoo is a rescue and so they have an odd assortment of animals.  They operate on a tight budget and so the trails are extremely rough and uneven.  If you go there beware - I fell and left a pretty good sized blood stain by the bear enclosure.  Since we had just talked about first aid in cub scouts JD was very helpful but was worried dad would be mad at him for not having his first aid kit with him.

JD read the part of the Hairy Man at the readers theater at reading camp. 

Here is our selfie from today.  We took this just outside JD's school.  This big boy is going into the 4th grade.  I'll be in the 12th grade yet again!