I'm So Excited

Jonas was so excited for Mother's Day that he woke up at 4:30 and refused to go back to sleep. As much as she loves him, Tricia didn't exactly consider this the ideal Mother's Day present. So my gift to her was to get up with Jonas while she slept in a little longer. Eventually, though, the euphoria wore off. So much so that halfway through breakfast, pretty much mid-bite, Jonas fell asleep. If you look closely you can see egg on the tip of his nose. He didn't even get to his favorite part of the meal, the frozen berries. After he ate his egg and cheese, I left the room to fetch the berries (he'll eat those and only those if he has access to them first thing), and when I got back, he was snoozing away.




Part of the reason for Jonas' early rising is the ungodly time the sun comes up here, currently, just after 4 a.m. This often wakes me up, too, although I have the good sense to go back to sleep.

Once Jonas woke back up, we went to watch the Spring baseball tournament. I watched my main school play the day before. The main difference I noticed (aside from the Japanese obsession with bunting) was that these kids didn't make any mistakes. There was one error all game, and even that was a tough one. The ball took a bad bounced, and the second baseman still knocked it down and made a play on the runner. I guess that's what practicing year- round will do for you.



In the fifth inning play is stopped so members of each team can rake the field.


Tricia, Jonas and two players from one of her schools. Again, if you look closely you can see a pen and pencil clutched in Jonas' left hand. He's obsessed lately with drawing and wants to do it wherever he goes. Also, notice the kids' shoes. Didn't know velcro was still in here.