13th Birthday Fun with Friends

Will had his final 13th birthday celebration tonight with some friends from school. We picked them up and went to Airway for dinner, bowling, and the arcade. Then they came back to our house forna sleepover. There was a lot of ping pong, dome hockey, knee hockey and general fun.

 

Birthday Traditions

Will is going to be celebrating his birthday with some friends this weekend so today was fairly low-key. While he was at baseball last night, Sign Gypsies came and set up his birthday sign. That was a fun surprise when he got home. He woke up to birthday streamers, balloons, and hanging lotto tickets (all traditions). He had a birthday donut and opened a few gifts before heading to school. His baseball practice was cancelled tonight so he was able to enjoy a concession stand dinner while we watched Alex's first Little League game. Will's birthday festivities have been spread out all month: watch shopping with Grann, Red Wings game and jersey, cake and gifts on Easter, his actual birthday, and a party with friends this weekend.  We can't believe we have a 10 year old and a 13 year old in the house!

 

Happy 13th Birthday, Will!

Happy 13th Birthday to our first born! We are so proud of you!

 

13U BPA West Michigan Warm-up Tournament Champs

It was a great opening weekend for the 13U West Michigan Wild - they are tournament champs!  On Saturday, they played against the Broncos and won 7-1.  Their next game was against the Muskies and they won 13-1.  They ended up the #2 seed heading into Sunday.  Will played really well.  He went 5 for 5 at the plate and made a great catch in the outfield.  On Sunday, they had to play the Muskies again at noon.  They won again 13-2. The winning run came from a walk off grand slam by one of the new players on the team.  It was so exciting!  Then came the championship game against a very good (also undefeated at the tournament) Maroons team.  We were actually down in that game for a while but managed to come back to win 15-5 (great 6th and 7th innings).  We were also racing against storms that were coming through.  Instead of medals or a trophy, we get to customize jerseys for the team.  As we were walking back to the car, the sky opened up - we finished just in time.

Hit by Pitch

 

Happy Easter & Happy Early 13th Birthday

We had a very nice (although chilly) Easter. The boys dyed eggs on Friday and actually slept in on Sunday morning. They started the day with an indoor egg hunt and then we got things ready for brunch. Grandma, Aunt Mara, Uncle Ken, and Frankie came down and we enjoyed brunch followed by another outdoor egg hunt. Then the boys played pickle ball in the driveway with Phil and Uncle Ken. Finally, we had an early birthday celebration for Will with ice cream cake and presents. After everyone left, we took Winger for a long walk and then went to the park to hit baseballs.