We went out to eat at one of our favorite Indian restaurants and then stopped by my absolute favorite coffee shop for some dessert and a coffee. Colm and I started to put this puzzle together, but then realized it was missing pieces. We switched to chess where Colm beat me fair and square. (Note: Beating me at chess is not a difficult thing to do.)
So now that it is the last half of baseball season, Liam’s league has umps. The umpire in this picture was awesome! If you called casting in Hollywood and asked them to send you an umpire…this is who they would send. Not only did he look the part, but when he said “strike” you heard it…I think it made the kids jump the first few times until they got used to him standing behind them. He was also great with the kids and gave the coaches a hard time when they pitched dud balls.
The staff at the boys’ school hosted a very nice luncheon for all of the parent volunteers today. The theme was “Volunteers Rock”. We had some yummy food and great entertainment…the kids sang to us.
Colm getting six stitches in his head after having a run-in with a tree.
Colm won these for getting 2nd place in his Tae Kwon Do school’s board breaking contest that benefited our local schools. (Thank you to the grandparents who were his biggest contributors.)
We started off the day with a brunch and present opening since Sean’s parents were going to have to head to the airport right after Mass.
Lego rosary beads
Time for some family pics…
Time to head to church…
(Project 365-5/15/11)
We had a great day and we are all so proud of Liam.
Since we had family in town, we had to do at least one touristy thing, so we headed to Pittock Mansion. We hadn’t been there before, but it had been on my to do list and I thought the grandparents might like it, too. We went on a nice walk around the grounds and admired all of the beautiful flowers and such. Then we went inside and were lucky enough to be able to go on a tour led by a volunteer. It was so interesting to hear about how the family had lived and I was so impressed with all of the modern amenities they had for that time period.
My mom used to drag me to the fabric store ALL THE TIME when I was little. I would run my fingers through the fabrics and feel how soft they felt against my cheeks and then we would sit down and look at all the pattern catalogs. This trip to the fabric store felt a lot less painful than they did 30 years ago. 😉
These little beauties have taken up residence in the field across from our house. I think I might name them. Any suggestions?