Has become the kick-off to the really busy season. Over the past few weeks, we have been able to get out and do a few things as a family. Primarily because baseball has been having to be pushed off because of the snow and cold weather in the area. They have been practicing in the gym, but there really isn't a whole lot you can do in a gym to simulate outdoor baseball games. Their first game is on Wednesday, and Gwen's first practice is on Tuesday. So it starts.....
But before this week, we have had a few fun activities for the family:
We decided to hit the theaters. Somewhat of a last minute decision. I might have decided to have the kids watch the original Wizard of Oz movie before going to see Oz, the Great and Powerful, but as it was, they knew a little about it and knew that it was a Disney movie, so it was going to be a good show regardless. Now I have not seen Wicked. So I'm not familiar with that story line, but I had thought that the movie said that it was based on the book series. It must have followed some track to be aligned with the Wizard of Oz movie. I don't know if Wicked then was not a part of the original story or not. It was a very good show, and Gwen did well enough with the "intense spots" of the movie. She asked me to cover her eyes. The next week, we rented the Wizard of Oz movie from Amazon and now the kids have the whole story. I would bet we'll be buying the latest Disney movie when it comes out. Maybe Gwen will enjoy it enough to not have to cover her eyes for so much of it next time.
The next adventure was going to a local hotel in order for Russ to get a points bonus for the hotel chain he usually stays at during work trips. For staying one more night in April, he was able to get the equivalent points for staying 3 weeks for business. The place had a pool, hot tub, and sauna as well as a concierge lounge and nice restaurant. We did stay during a school night, so it was a little tricky to try to have a good morning routine and know how long it was going to take us to get to school in the morning instead of our usual 2.5 minutes.
Our most recent adventure involved going to the lake for our summer kick-off opening weekend: the Kentucky Derby. We were missing a few key players due to other activities, but they were all with us in spirit. Usually, we find some lucky hats to wear for the running of the derby, but we decided to swap that idea out for bandannas in a show of solidarity for my aunt Barb. She is on her second treatment plan for cancer and halfway through. It was wonderful to see her cheering on her horses as usual and to get the annual picture of the winners. The youngest kids played very well together and it was nice enough to have them playing outside, just not nice enough for a boat ride yet. Sadly, we won't be able to enjoy a boat ride until baseball season is done, sometime in July. Having not played a baseball game yet, we aren't really sure how well the team is going to do, so it will depend on where they finish as to how long the season ends up being.
I refuse to bring myself or the family down in the depressing state of the weather this year. I have tried my best to simply ignore any temperature below 50 degrees. When it was even colder than that, I was constantly looking ahead in the weather forecast for the time when the temperature was warmer in order to count down until those days. Even Trevor was fed up with it. He is the most optimistic kid I have known and when he wasn't finding the positive in it, you knew that it wasn't a good day.
So there we are. We kicked off the season and it is now in full swing. I hope the weather cooperates! Whatever that means. Really though, I just hope all the kids have a good time and enjoy whatever activity they are doing. Bring.it.on!
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