Week 18 of 52 in 2018

Jackson:  celebrating May the 4th be with you day.

Connor: Connor has baseball games on Mondays and Thursdays and practices on Saturday mornings.  So, they get to spend a lot of time together.  On Saturdays, the baseball boys get their chance to show their favorite lax player some support. 

Week 17 of 52 in 2018

Jackson:   It was a very hectic Thursday for me (lots of time in the car at multiple fields) but giving Jackson and opportunity to see his cousin, Michael, play one of his last games for Fallston was TOTALLY worth it. He was cheering Michael and the cougars on.

Connor:  I had volunteered to help with the book fair on Friday night and the boys had no choice but to hang out. They spent a good bit of time on their kindles but Connor was super happy to find his pals, Chase and Jackson Lee. Seeing his friendships grow puts a smile on my face too!

Week 16 of 52 in 2018

Jackson: Jackson's new lax bag arrived and he packed it up and was ready to go for his 1st lax game.  He was so happy to get a bag that would carry everything.  Having it hang on the stick had to have been heavy. 

Connor:  It was opening day for baseball and our #6 finally got his chance to play catcher. He was super excited for the opportunity and did a good job.  We are looking forward to a great year for our Giant.

Week 15 of 52 in 2018

Jackson: Neither of the boys ever want to go to stroke clinic.  We get it. It's cold outside, there's been snow on the ground and it's been raining BUT both of them have a huge smile on their face when it's done.

Connor:  On Tuesday's, Connor gets to be the supportive brother and join us at Meadowwood Park for Jackson's lacrosse practice.  He's not happy about having to attend especially when it's cold but once it's over, he's happy to help carry the boys' (Aidon too) lax equipment.  He gets a break on Thursday and I get to watch Connor practice as we are sharing days with the Vuolo's.

Week 14 of 52 in 2018

Jackson and Connor: We have reached the time of the year where we will be spending multiple nights a week at a field.  Thankfully, the sun is shining this week.

Connor:

Week 13 of 52 in 2018

Jackson and Connor: It was a shortened school week and we took advantage of the day off and headed to the zoo.  It's not the same as when they were little but their observations and questions are so much better.  We still spend a lot of time observing the penguins and ALWAYS send pics of the flamingos to Michael.  This time, the boys were in the shot.

Week 12 of 52 in 2018

Jackson and Connor:  It was a busy weekend for us.  We are still not ready for the boys to be done with the Easter Bunny and the were very happy to catch up with him at Tark's the food was good (Jackson was very happy with his burger and it's perfect seasoning) and there was a magic show that captured their attention. 

After brunch and pics with the bunny, we were off to see Shrek at Mercy.  Another great production from Charm City Players for our boys that love to see plays at the theater.

Connor:  It was the last week that Connor's art was going to be at the public library so we used it as leverage to get both boys into bathing suits and over to Goucher for their stroke clinic.  They were most definitely not impressed with getting in the pool when it was cold outside but super happy to find Connor's Mr. Rainbow:

Week 11 of 52 in 2018

Jackson: We had the option of getting tickets to see the Blast in their last game before heading to the championship game in Mexico.  Jackson was the only boy in my house that wanted to go so it was a date for Jackson and mommy.  We really enjoyed ourselves cheering on the Blast and chatting about all the things.  So good to have individual time with the boys.

Connor:  We were up in Carroll County for Aunt Laura's funeral and the boys and I skipped the church service opting to find lunch.  On our drive, we found the base of a mountain full of snow and ended up getting close enough to figure out it was Ski Liberty.  After getting lunch, we checked out the slopes.  Connor was very interested and we discussed that maybe it was time to try it out. It was definitely lunch with a view.

Week 10 of 52 in 2018

Jackson:  This boy has become super obsessed with lacrosse.  We are so lucky to live in an area with so many good lacrosse programs  I was able to secure tickets to see Loyola play Duke.  This smile says it all.

Connor:  It was too hard to pick just one this week.  Connor tried oysters years ago and has been asking to have them again ever since.  After the lax game, we went to Ryleighs and he took the plate over. 

In stark comparison to the loss of power last week, it was nice enough to go out and practice baseball. The season will be starting soon and getting in some extra practice is always a good thing.

DUKE v. LOYOLA (1st Lacrosse Game)

During one of the boys' most recent haircuts, they met a player from the Loyola lacrosse team.  He was telling the boys that they should come out and see a game.  Since the weather was a bit chilly, we opted for the match up against Duke.  It's so awesome that we have access to 3 nationally ranked college lacrosse teams within an hour's drive.

Their first of hopefully many times walking in to Ridley.

We got there super early because it was general admission.  Next time, we need to make sure to bring more blankets. It was a little cold and windy and the way that the seats are positioned offered no real protection from the wind.

Regardless of the weather, the boys were all smiles.

It was a great game and went back and forth for awhile before Duke asserted it's offensive power. 

While we were there, we got to meet the mom of the Duke defender, T, who ended up being an All American.  Besides T who wears #2, the boys now know who to be paying attention to - Montgomery and Gutdering for Duke and Spencer and Drapeau for Loyola.