Broken Bones/Broken Hearts

So, once again I am behind on my blog.  I don't know that many people read this, but Rick did send me an email last week telling me it was time to update.  So, for those of you that might be paying attention, or if nothing else, for posterity sake, here goes.....

After 14 years of crazy rambunctious kids, we have our first broken bone :(  

Due to an unusual late Spring downpour the first weekend in June, baseball tournaments were canceled for the day.  During a momentary break in the weather, the boys and Poppy headed out to catch some fly balls to get some pent up energy out.  Well, one thing led to another, and a broken left radius and 6-7 weeks in a cast was the result.

There really isn't a good time of year for a broken arm, especially when you play baseball all year!  But, no time could be worse than the weekend before school gets out for the Summer!  

Last week he was able to upgrade to a short arm cast.  He was hoping no one would notice..... (!!)

I feel lucky as a mom that up until this point I have never had to witness one of my children in such pain.  My heart broke for him.  I have never seen his face so pale.  It is a little disconcerting to watch your 9 year old slowly loose consciousness while going under with the help of anesthesia.  I guess that was better than the alternative of him screaming bloody murder while the Orthopedic Surgeon tried to realign the bone.

Selfishly I was also sad to think that he was out for the rest of his season and I wouldn't get to watch the little guy on the mound.  He also has to miss baseball camp.

Like in most situations, there is always a silver lining, and in this one, we have to be grateful that it is his left arm and not his right!  And the doctor assures us he will be able to swing a bat in time for Fall Ball!

A Room With A View

We decided a few months ago that it has been WAY too long since we have gotten away together, just us, no kids.  We have done a fair amount of traveling, but either with our kids or friends.  It was time!

Due to Rick's school schedule and lack of much vacation time, we decided we didn't need to go far or for long.  So we booked a room at Half Moon Bay and headed to the coast for 2 nights.  It was wonderful to reconnect and just be together!

This was the view from our room!

Not too shabby!

Thanks to those that gave us the hotel suggestion!  It was amazing!  If anyone needs a weekend getaway, I highly recommend the Ritz at Half Moon Bay!

http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/HalfMoonBay/Default.htm

Girls' Staycation

My boys went to Seattle for Spring Break to go to Basketball Camp at PRO and get some skiing in with Poppy.  I decided that it was a perfect opportunity to get my Seattle Girls to Cali to enjoy some sun and relaxation.  All it took was one quick text and they organized and made it happen!  (Thanks Bec!)

We had a fantastic time and the weather totally cooperated!  Of course I wish I had
more pics, but once again, I am a slacker!  

We shopped, slept, laid out, hung out, worked out, caught up, and ate good food!

We got a hike in, followed by some lunges and arm dips!

I was there but was behind the camera!

Some of my D'ville friends joined us!!

It was a perfect 3 days, besides the fact that it went way too fast!!

Lastest and Greatest

So I have been getting some flack for my lack of blogging.  So here goes.....

What have we been up to?  BASEBALL, of course!  What else?  

In March we even went all the way to Arizona so G could play with his team in a tournament (via Newport Beach and Palm Springs, where we got to spend some much needed catch up time with the Ingersolls!)

The weather was fantastic and we enjoyed getting to spend time with the team, friends, and family!  We got to spend lots of time with the Dressers (no pics though!)  Rick's parents came too and we enjoyed lots of family time with them!

Had to document the love!!!

I wish that we had taken some pictures of the awesome water park that was

 part of the hotel we stayed at.  

We were able to hit a few Spring Training Games but, of course, not pics of that either!

At the end of a great week, Rick took the kids and headed home.  I stayed and spend some more time with Hilary and her cute kids and then a couple of days with my college roomie, Rachel!

And that is what we have been up to!

CHRISTMAS 2010

I was planning on being so good and taking lots of great photos so that I could write an awesome Christmas Blog!  Unfortunately, life was just too busy and the Season past too fast!  I will work with what I have!

I love Christmas time!  The lights, decorations, presents, magic in the air, and the opportunity we have to reflect on the "Reason for the Season," the birth of the Savior.

I tend to start decorating much earlier than most!  Due to my one week a year job that occurs the first week of December, if I don't get things up before Thanksgiving, it would not get done.  I wish I had some photos of the lights on the outside of my house!  They looked great this year, thanks to my neighbor who was willing to get on my very highest roof for me!  Next year I will make sure to get a picture, although that would mean I either have to convince Rick or him to do it again!

Here are just a few pics of the inside of the house.

The Christmas Village I inherited from my sweet Grandma Ruth!

My mom made each of those stockings by hand!

With Rick back in DC until the 19th of December, the festivities this Season were much more minimal than years past.  I couldn't handle the thought of not having a Christmas Party at our house.  So we threw together a fun Christmas Eve with friends!

  

The kids had been swimming so some were topless!

We did fondue, played games, hot tubed/swam, and decorated Ginger Bread Houses!  It was a fun night!

The kids all slept in the boys room on Christmas Eve!  I love this!  I remember doing the same thing with my brothers every Christmas Eve!

Christmas Eve is always a late night for me!  Rick was not too happy that I was taking a picture of what he was doing while I was putting the finishing touches on things for Christmas Morning!

This year was the first time that we weren't up before 7am!  It was great!  The kids opened their stockings and then we had breakfast before digging into the rest of the gifts!  I am not sure how thrilled they were as they waited for breakfast to be made!

    Everyone was excited about their gifts!  

Knight Family Christmas Card

The Giants Win the World Series!!!!

In my last post I mentioned that one of my favorite things about Fall is all the baseball frenzy!  Well, for once the final team standing was OUR TEAM!  THE GIANTS WON THE WORLD SERIES!   I am happy to say, we are not bandwagon fans!  We have rooted for them since we moved to the Bay area.  My husband trades off taking the kids to games, or we watch them together at home!  It was so fun to watch and cheer!  I almost don't know what to do with myself now that it is over.

Yesterday the city held a parade in celebration of the win.  Since my husband is currently working/schooling in DC, he called and asked that I take the kids to the parade.  It killed him to not be here.  I had a few things planned that couldn't be changed, so I hired a good friend to take the kids.  She was a real sport!

We decided that taking BART was the best option.  This picture was taken on the way home.  Apparently, on the way there, the train was packed and no one could move.  Poor ID got claustrophobic and somewhat upset.

It was quite crowded on the streets of the city and they had a

difficult time at first finding a place to see the parade.  The papers 

say that over a million people attended and 30,000 more people

 than a normal work day road BART.  JC (my awesome friend/babysitter for the day!) got creative and saved the day!  

They were able to see all the players 

and all was well!

I am so happy they got to experience this little piece of history!  They will remember it the rest of their lives!  But just in case the memory fades, here are a few pieces of it!

I am sure KJ has her eyes out for "Timmy!"  Maybe he will wave at her again!

Getting a good view!

GR didn't even complain about having to ride "disgusting, gross BART," 

or having to go into the "dirty city!"

Feeling the love!  Baseball always brings our family together!!