Baseball–Game 3

I sat in the bleachers for game 2 and I let the other dads help out because they are more than willing to help out.  At practice the coach asked me to get more involved and help coach on game days.   I have in the background in the Astros jersey telling the kids where to go on defense.  I said I would help but I don’t really want to…and Aya had the camera again…so this is the best we have for the game 3 recap.   Jack was slow at the pitchers spot this week and was slow to get to the ball:

But on offense he went 2 for 3…but he has got to stop watching his ball and run!!

Waiting for a fellow Marlin to knock him in!

So being unorganized the coach lets the parent rep pick the batting order and Jack always bats near last.  He is one of the better hitters and they give him the least at bats.   Jack getting ready to drive in some runs:

Baseball practice…

It is the age old dilemma, do you want to have the worse kid on a good team or the best kid on a bad team?   Jack is on a TERRIBLE baseball team.  Jack is not the best one on the team but considering he is the only one not to have played t-ball he is one of the better players…maybe the second best player on the team.    The other teams are well coached and well organized and our team is far from that!

Jack getting some BP in at practice:

Big swing:

Good contact:

Umm, you should be running but instead he is watching the ball go!!

Baseball–Game 2

Jack scoring a run in his second game:

Jack enjoying some time behind the plate catching:

Jack should pay me money for making him look good…because for the most part the balls are all going past Jack.  If the ball doesn’t go to Jack he doesn’t even attempt to move to catch the ball…but hey he looks good.

Aunty Dawn and Uncle Bryan came to watch:

Grandpa and Grandma are regulars:

And luckily this game I got to sit in the stands and take pictures:

Burger Crawl Part 2…

We tried to go to a few more places but they were either closed or a line out the door.   So we ended up at Hole in the Wall burger:

I think this was our consensuses favorite burger:

We bypassed some places in the hood and went to a the hipster joint Short Order at the Grove:

After the giant potato wedges, burger, beer and milkshake we were done:

Burger Crawl Part 1…

To celebrate Jenny’s birthday we went on a burger crawl.  We had a list of over 20+ burger joints we wanted to go to but we cut it down to 8-10 based on proximity.   The goal was to each eat 1/3 of a burger at every place.  Maybe get fries, maybe get a beer…but not at every place.  Sadly, we only made it to 4 places before we called it a night due to full-ness.

Up first was the original Father’s Office in Santa Monica:

We were actually pretty hungry and realized after we ate that we didn’t take a picture of the burger.   We didn’t make the same mistake ay Burger Lounge on 3rd Street:

Aya using the camera again.  She was so proud to get the sign AND Jenny and I in the picture…only problem is that you can hardly see us.

Josh’s Birthday…

Jack went to Joshua’s 7th birthday at El Dorado bowl:

The kids bowled 2 games but after 1 game Jack was done and ready to EAT.  Just like his mom, Jack was more interested in the food and was first one in the party room getting a head start on the food and drink.  I mean he was in there 5-10 minutes before the others kids:

Goofy picture time:

Aya’s Birthday AGAIN…

I think this ends Aya’s birthday festivities!  

Aya’s brother was out of town in February so we finally got together at 5 Crownes for dinner:

Aya was explaining to the kids that people had to use a phone booth in the ‘old’ days because there were no cell phones:

Basketball practice…

I took Jack to the park for some extra practice:

I am trying to improve Jack’s quickness and foot work:

Aya tries to get in on the action as well:

Stacy thinks she can do everything Jack can do:

Basketball

Jack has been working hard at basketball club practice:

He works out for 2 hours and relishes his water breaks:

He has been going for about one month now and I can see a difference:

Hopefully it all translates to good basketball tournament in April.

Menchies…

Stacy likes going to Menchies for some frozen yogurt:

Stacy doesn’t like it when she has no more Menchies yogurt!

Mammoth Part 4…

This is what happens when Aya has the camera.  You would think she would take a picture with Jack and Wooly, but nope it is Aya and Wooly:

Jack got to see it snow for the first time:

Snowman with Aya:

Thanks to Aunty and Uncle for letting Jack and Aya tag along:

Mammoth Part 3…

Jack in action:

Jack gave skiing a thumb up! 

He didn’t hate it, he didn’t love it…but said he wanted to go again next year:

Mammoth Part 2…

Jack at ski school:

I am not a skier, but Aya said that Jack did okay for his first time.

Mammoth Part 1…

Aya, Jack, Aunty Dawn and Uncle Bryan went to Mammoth. 

It was Jack’s first time to Mammoth:

Getting ready to go skiing for the first time:

First hit…

Jack getting his first hit…