The Kassel Family Project Life 365

John’s fielding is really improving.  Tonight, he caught a high pop fly in centerfield and then threw the ball to second base to complete the double play (the runner had started running to third base and didn’t get back in time to tag up).  When I asked John about it, he said that no one told him to throw the ball to second base.  He just knew to do it.  He made several other good fielding plays as well and caught every ball that was thrown to him while he played first.  I think that all the playing catch with Daddy and his friends is really starting to pay off!

John will have his Unit A teacher for Summer School for two weeks.  He is very excited to see Mrs. Hanney again!

The garden is planted!

• Six Tomato Plants – Big Beef, Red Heirloom, Cherry Tomato, and Yellow Tomato
• Six Pepper Plants – Green Bell, Red Bell, Yellow Bell, and Jalapeno
• One Zucchini Plant
• One Eggplant Plant

We went to the Open House for D & D Animal Sanctuary & Rescue this afternoon.  The farm is roughly three miles from our house and it is a sanctuary/rescue for all different kinds of animals, including big cats.

On our way in, we ran into Rachel and Alia.

The place is very impressive.  They do great work with so many different types of animals on limited funds.  They have two open houses a year to raise money.  I was happy to see that there were a lot of people there.  It seems that the word has gotten out.

As we wandered through looking at the different animals and talking to some of the volunteers, we came across a White Peacock.  What a beautiful bird!

We stayed for about 90 minutes and Laura finished two steps for her “Animal Habitats” Junior Girl Scout Badge.  It was a great way to spend a little bit of time on a Sunday afternoon.

John finally got his wish.  Caleb is here for a sleepover.  Let the fun begin!

All he has to do is turn those feet just a little bit more and swing a tiny bit earlier.  When he gets that, it will be “Outfield City” when he bats…

John went to the St. Louis Zoo today for his school field trip.  Just like Laura on Tuesday, he was so excited that he woke up at 5:15 am.  John had a great time!  He got to run around the zoo with Caleb, one of John’s best friends.  John’s favorites of the day were Big Cat Country where he got to see a snow leopard with a “really, really long tail” sleeping in a tree, the Mammal house, and the Herpetarium.  Thanks to Becca, Caleb’s mom, for hanging with the boys today and for snapping this picture for me!