[ Flashback Friday : Summer 2002 ]
I swear... we bought him REAL toys too.
His eyes look so much like Sydney's here... I miss him this little
Flashback Friday
September 18, 2009
August 28, 2009
FF.34
( It's been forever since I've done a Flashback Friday )
Five years ago Luke started school... so darn cute.
Last week school started up again.
This year he is in a 5/6 combo class.
He posed for my first day of school picture ~
My girl is still home with me. She cried and cried when she saw the pictures of her cousins starting Kinder this year.
'I wanna go to school toooooooo.'
Next year, I will have the two of them in my first day of school picture.
That'll be weird.
June 05, 2009
FF.33
Flashback - Tiger Baseball '07
In sports, there is generally a winner and a loser. It's a tough lesson to learn sometimes (even more so for the parents). This particular season, the Tigers had HIGHS & LOWS to the extreme.
Looking back, its hard to understand. We had it all together, great talent, a bit of experience, incredible parents and supportive coaches.
This never helped us pull out a 'W'.
We lost EVERY.SINGLE.GAME all season long:
It was only AA, Luke was just 7 at the time. The boys were all learning still. But, coming in 'second place' every game just sucked. It got to the point where another loss was expected - 'we play the Tigers yay, easy win!'.
Once the season wrapped we had all of zero wins. It was time to start the League tournament between the six teams (double elimination).
Something clicked:
We won all 4 games of the tournament.
We got shiny first place tournament medals to go along with our last place trophies.
They looked so cute...
So we entered the District tournament. It is made up of 32 teams from surrounding cities and single elimination. We won those games too.
We played our way, night after night to the Final Championship game for our District.
Then we lost.
After that wild run, coming in second place that night didn't feel so bad then.
But try telling them that...
(they were crushed)
So many people say 'we got lucky' and still talk about 'the Tigers' with a chuckle-grin and an eye-roll. We knew half the people showed up to our tournament games to watch us 'finally loose'.
What a shame to dismiss all the hard work and effort it took to get them there. It really was a roller-coaster of a season that's for sure.
* * * * *
This week we had one of the teams from our league playing in the Final Championship District game. Lots of families and friends were there to root on their team...
Both teams played great defense. It went late and into extra innings. It was bottom of the 8th, 2 outs in a tied 1-1 ball game. With a runner on, the home team takes a big swing...
I clicked away, knowing I would capture the big winning walk-off run or an incredible tag out at home to put them into the 9th.
Runners are going...
And just like that-
the game was over.
Our league lost and it was devastating.
(Maybe more so since they were expected to win.)
But especially when they celebrate in your face....
May 29, 2009
FF.32
[ Flashback Friday Number Thirty-Two ]
Tiny Tots Graduation 2004
Luke had both teachers this year so he graduated in each class.
First with Mrs. K:
And also with Mrs. B
I had a big kindergartener on my hands. My days of Tiny Tots were long gone.
Little did I know...
I was pregnant at this graduation with Sydney.
Tiny Tots Graduation 2009
We went to the ceremony this morning. Sydney was just there as a performer (and goodness was she ever).
Congratulations Lux!!
(now tell Mom and Dad you want a baby brother for a present)
May 08, 2009
May 01, 2009
FF.30
When it all started.... T-ball 2005
This was his first *Angel Day* as a little leaguer. Do you see him?... Do you give up? Luke is the 2nd one on the left.
So many familiar faces. It's pretty much the same kids, same coaches, different uniform, each year.
Excited and ready to hit the field...
~ Go Angels!!
April 24, 2009
FF.29
{ Single A Baseball Season '06 }
'Are they looking for your contact?', you might ask. NO
Still wondering why I would pose them so ridiculous in the driveway.
Whenever I would get low to be on their level to take a photo they would squat down like this and copy me. This time... in unison.
April 17, 2009
FF.28
TWO years ago - this very week...
We were all busy in different rooms when we heard a thump. This was followed by a scream - holding the breath pause - then back to a hurt cry.
Luke beat us both to her.
Her face was covered in blood and we were trying to figure if it was coming from her nose, her mouth or what. Into the bathroom to wash her down in the sink.
'It's deep babe, I think we should take her to the hospital', and we're off.
Good News: UCI Medical Center ER is within a mile
Bad News: It's a Saturday night so they are BUSY
They evaluated her and deteremined she'd probably need stitches so we waited. Grandma came to pick up Luke since he couldn't go back with us. About 30 minutes later we had a bed and her medicine to relax...
It was so weird. They are numbing her and cleaning it and stitching it inside and out. Her eyes are rolled back and she's moaning, feeling nothing.
'Talk to her, she can still hear you', they say.
'Be strong baby, you're doing a good job. We're almost done then we can go home and get cozy in bed.'
They finish up but we have to wait for her to come back around. The medicine wears off about 40 minutes later. She opens her eyes, moaning.
Her first words... "where's Lukie?". We tell her that he's waiting at home for us. Then she announces - 'I need to go potty'.
{ If I would ever totally excuse peed pants - this would be it }
- April 2007 -
The busy Saturday night at the hopital turned out to be a blessing. Their head and neck plastic surgeons are actually on staff. Instead of the usual 3-4 hr wait, they were just down the hall and with her in 10 minutes.
She bounced back fine of course and was back to her crazy fearless-self the next day.
We spent the next few days trying to keep her from re-injuring herself and breaking it open. That Summer was spent under hats and covered in sunscreen.
March 06, 2009
FF.27
I remember getting my first 'REAL' camera, a digital SLR. I couldn't really justify it.
I remember dropping ALL-THAT-CASH and asking 'where's the lens?'... they laughed.
I remember lugging around that 'big thing' thinking - is this worth it?
It was way back in the Summer of '03 that I left Cal's Camera with a big fancy lens for my big fancy camera. I was excited and probably looked stupid not even knowing how to put it on.
This is also a bit of hint { think upgrade }
Yes folks, it's true...
I have the best husband ever.
February 27, 2009
FF.26
5 years ago we were Celebrating
I like to over-extend help out when it's time to throw a party. I take on projects, like baking the cake (which is such a deceptive description because it involves decorating, masterfully transporting and then displaying said cake, etc).
I also made this mobile thing...
{The pictures are of 'the parents' when they were cute and little. We hung them around the party to dress things up.}
My littlest sister was having a baby - a baby girl
The day she came home we were there to visit...
(This is Luke and Jacob - unknowingly practicing to be the most-loving and protective big brothers for their own little sisters someday.)
I don't know what it was about her - she freed me.
I was whole-heartedly and un-selfishly in love with her...
She's all BIG now, turning F-I-V-E this week-end... as in- not the 28th and not the 1st, but somewhere in between.
We teased her last year about turning 1, she didn't think it was funny.
I think it's pretty special.
Congratulations Lux on being the 'whole hand many', as Sydney would say.
~ Flashback (February-ish/March-ish) Leap Day 2004 ~
