It was a beautiful day for a ride to The Station House to celebrate my 47th birthday with a few great friends.
Happy Birthday to Me!
Pitching Practice
He decided he wanted to stay for pitching practice.
Homemade Ice Cream
It is one of my favorite days at The Kassel Castle, because it is homemade ice cream day!
On the menu are three different types. First is Vanilla Ice Cream.
Second is Blueberry Ice Cream.
And, the new addition this year is Red Wine Ice Cream.
It is a lot easier to make homemade ice cream than most people think and it tastes so yummy!
Shout Advanced Gel
You know you’re a baseball mom when you buy 12 bottles of Shout Advanced Gel from Amazon Pantry to prepare for the season, but you also realize that you will be lucky if this is enough to get to the end of June!
Kitchen Bar Stool?
Who finds it comfortable to sit on a kitchen bar stool to read?
Laura does. Every. Single. Day. I chase her away because I am working in the kitchen, and she always leaves her book sitting on the counter. I have to do this repeatedly and, yet, she always returns. We have many comfortable chairs in this house, but she always picks one of the kitchen bar stools. I am so confused.
Clematis
Andy and Laura built a trellis in between two of our deck stair supports for a Clematis plant. It is tiny right now and only has one flower, but that one flower is beautiful. I cannot wait for a few years down the road!
Big Feet
And, the time appears to have arrived. We bought these turf shoes the beginning of March for the upcoming baseball season.
John had *plenty* of space in them. He even commented that they felt big, so we thought that he would make it to fall ball before he needed new ones. That was wasted optimism. I actually had to help John squeeze his feet into these men’s size 7 shoes today and they are incredibly tight. I ended up ordering two new pairs. I wonder how long it will be before he sprouts up. As the doctor said, the feet get bigger first. If this keeps up, he will need new baseball shoes and regular tennis shoes by July. Lord, help me. Maybe if I stick him in a box, the growth will slow down a little? Please? Maybe?!?