Emma and Dad Night Out

Emma and I went out the other night to get her a new soccer ball and get some grub.  We went to BW3 in East Lansing.  I think I have a fellow wing lover to eat with. :)

Izzy's first soccer practice

Izzy's first soccer practice was tonight.  I have been waiting for this ever since she asked to play, and it was so much fun watching her out there running around and practicing.  She was so excited.  Proud of her for not being shy, trying hard and going out there!

Tiger Fun!

So today I took Emma and Alex and a couple friends to Comerica Park for a tour.  It was stormy the whole way there but we got the tour in between rain showers.  Worked out pretty well.  Got to see the clubhouse, dugout, the 1984 World Series trophy, the pressbox, and more!

I also took the kids to Ernie Harwell Park, which is the old Tiger Stadium field, which the neighborhood keeps up.  They even paint the foul lines, have markers where the playing field was, and paint the D in the outfield.  Kids loved being able to play a quick pickup game where the Tigers used to play.

View from home plate today

Tiger Stadium in its heyday

How the field looks now

Emma's Last day of elementary school

All the kids have their last day of school today, but for Emma it's her final day at Steele Elementary.  Kind of emotional.  Been a very fast ride, with no signs of slowing down.

Fun with Alex baseball photos

Stitched together a couple action shots of Alex.  I think it's fun! :)

Alex gets his first home run!!!

Alex hit a home run this afternoon against Waverly.  To be fair, the infield did help him a tad by misplaying a couple throws, but Alex kept on chugging and got all the way home before they could tag him.  His team was going nuts!!

Alex has a streak going!

Alex has a hitting streak going, he has 7 hits in his last 7 at bats, including two doubles!  He is getting better at following the ball, even with the sometimes crazy kid pitches.  He has 5 games in the next 6 days, so we'll see how long he can keep the streak going!