Our Spring was full of baseball. Hank had fun playing on his team (Tyler had fun assistant coaching) and we had fun going to games for our local team while the weather was lovely. Spring in Texas is very short and it can get hot quite quickly but we were blessed with some great weather this year. Hank enjoyed a field trip to a farm with his class and Sarah had fun chaperoning the trip. A not so fun moment during the trip was when the guide tapped two ostrich eggs together and they exploded in all their rotten egg glory all over him and half of the people on the hayride. Thankfully, Sarah and Hank didn’t get hit by the foul liquid, but everyone had to smell it for the rest of the hayride – not very pleasant. Still, Hank and his classmates had a blast at the farm and it was a rather relaxing day. And, Hank got to ride a school bus, something he only gets to do on field trips as his school is so close to our house. He enjoyed that very much! He also enjoyed his very first concert experience that wasn’t a kids performer or one of Sarah’s shows. He got to see Ellie Goulding in concert and he loved every minute of it!
In late April, Tyler and Sarah took a trip to Ireland. Tyler had a conference to attend in Dublin so they opted to make the trip a bit longer and be tourists and have fun in Ireland around his schedule. It was a fabulous trip with highlights like visiting Newgrange (which is a Megalithic Passage Tomb and was absolutely incredible), being pelted by hail on the Hill of Tara, a gloriously sunny (but super cold) day in Glendalough (where we visited the ruins of a monastic settlement that was founded in the 6th century), visiting the Cliffs of Moher (also known as “The Cliffs of Insanity!” from the Princess Bride), seeing flowers blooming on the Burren, seeing some gorgeous cathedrals, a grim prison with deep historical ties, so much beauty from Yeats, the Book of Kells, so many great conversations and lots of fabulous food. We really loved it there!
After our trip, it was back to life as usual, baseball practice and games, violin lessons (Hank is enjoying his violin), playdates for Hank, work for Tyler and Sarah, Sarah earned her Zumba Kids certification and is looking forward to adding that into the mix and Tyler played softball on a church team for a bit. Sadly, he injured his knee during a game and had to sit out the rest of the season. Maybe next year! Another, very sad, thing that happened in May – our beloved Granny, died. Granny was Tyler’s maternal Grandmother and Hank’s paternal Great-Grandmother. She had a long life full of lots of family and fun and she will be greatly missed. Each family member has fond memories and great Granny stories to share and that is a blessing.
In May, our neighborhood pool opened, which made Hank very happy! Hank also enjoyed wrapping up his year in Cub Scouts. He earned his Wolf badge and graduated from Tiger to Wolf in May. He also wrapped up his baseball season at the end of May and said goodbye to First Grade at the end of May, first part of June. It was a fabulous school year and he had a great time! Here are some photos from our various adventures in no particular order. Enjoy!
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