So The Season Ends
July 17, 2009
Last night my oldest son played his final games of the season. Bringing to a close the long, long season that we have been in the throes of since we arrived in Texas way back in February. Has it really been that long? It both seems like a lifetime ago and like yesterday.
“What are we going to do with ourselves now?” my oldest son asked.
I think that we will find something to do. You know for this couple of weeks we have until football season starts
Some of you might be under the mistaken impression that the above photos accurately depict what baseball season is like. It is not.
This is more accurate:
And this:
Because God knows their hands will not instantly dry as soon as they walk out into the fiery inferno also known as the outdoors.
And this:
Because running on the bleachers is way more fun than running on the ground. It also ranks up there with jumping from bench to bench, hanging upside down from the railing, and standing in front of people blocking their view.
“You make a better door than a window!”
“I knoooooow!”
Also fun, the empty threat of NEVER BRINGING YOU TO A BASEBALL GAME EVER EVER AGAIN if you don’t stop acting up and whining for snack bar food. because I am NOT buying you anything from the snackbar. Got it?
Oh, fine just go buy candy. I don’t care anymore. In fact go buy some crack too while you are at it. My will to live is even fading fast.
Make it last. I’m not buying you anything else. I might even mean it this time. That’s the thing about inconsistent parenting, you never know when I am serious. So don’t take anymore chances with your luck.
That doesn’t look like making it last to me, Mister.
We have a little while to eat some fiber and get some vegetables back into our diet before we begin eating our body weight in sugar and processed meats once again.
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i can not believe that you have been playing baseball since feb where does the time go. Bring on FOOTBALL
I can not wait to hear about Texas Football
we start on july 27th and with 31 boys we are looking forward to a great season
Good Luck boys
July 17th, 2009 at 12:23 pmHas nothing to do with your post, but, the highlights in his hair? Are amazing.
July 17th, 2009 at 1:02 pmI am fairly new to reading your blog and find your commentary on parenting so very funny. It also seems to be a great reflection on my life as a parent except I have fewer children.
Love the pictures! They are beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
July 17th, 2009 at 1:04 pmThis is our life…well actually we ended our season last week so we are a little bit ahead on our fiber and real meat! nanny boo boo
July 17th, 2009 at 1:11 pm“That’s the thing about inconsistent parenting, you never know when I am serious.” Oh how I live and die by this double edged sword! Love the shot of them running on the bleachers. Fabulous! Enjoy your “quiet” couple of weeks doing nothing. As if…
July 17th, 2009 at 1:11 pmGlad you are the same type of parent I am. I am sure we can take over the world some day.
Great pictures!
Karen
Chris says: With 14 kids between us I’d say that we are well on our way
July 17th, 2009 at 1:23 pmChris, I so know what you mean! My husband is a self employed contractor & I’m a stay at home mom raising 4 kids. He works crazy long hours in the spring/summer because of the good weather & therefor I end up taking the kids to their all games & I miss most of the games because I am so busy watching my 6 & 2 yr old daughters.
July 17th, 2009 at 1:36 pmSo tell us, now that you have been in Texas for a while, is life really different in Texas? And how much truth was there to all those dire heat warnings?
Chris says: Well, it is hot. But I don’t feel like I am going to explode into flames. The kids don’t really seem to notice the heat, even the ones that play sports don’t mind. They drink more water than I thought was humanly possible, but no complaints.
July 17th, 2009 at 2:02 pmChris, your photos are gorgeous. A while back you did a post with some photography tips—I’d love if you could do another one to share some more of the camera settings and techniques you use. I can’t imagine taking such beautiful pictures of active kids, in full sun no less, without getting big, colorful blurs!
July 17th, 2009 at 2:08 pmRing pops are awesome. Thanks for asking.
July 17th, 2009 at 2:30 pmSounds like gymnastics to me.
July 17th, 2009 at 2:50 pmAhh baseball…Some of my fondest memories are running on the bleachers and begging for money. To this day, when I have to go to a game all I want to do is roam around and eat nachos.Oooo have they discovered spread eagel yet?
July 17th, 2009 at 3:11 pmI love your pictures of the kids.
July 17th, 2009 at 3:13 pmI agree with Sunshine– I want your son’s highlights. I pay good money every month or so and yet mother nature is way better at it.
July 17th, 2009 at 5:06 pmWe’ll be joining you on the football field. My 14 year old is suiting up.
I can see me trying to follow Parker up and down the bleachers while trying to keep him hooked up to his oxygen tank.
And really, the inconsistent parenting thing done well, is a true art form. One that isn’t perfected until around the 4th kid or so.
Tammy and Parker
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“…the empty threat of NEVER BRINGING YOU TO A BASEBALL GAME EVER EVER AGAIN if you don’t stop acting up and whining for snack bar food. because I am NOT buying you anything from the snackbar. Got it?”
“Oh, fine just go buy candy.”
Ha! A kindred mom. The conversation was the same at the end-of-year preschool party this morning when I caved in and let them eat cupcakes before lunch. The will, it’s only so strong.
July 17th, 2009 at 5:27 pmYou daughter is just precious, I bet I could tell you her personality from just looking at her pictures and reading your blog. What the Cajuns call a little Maman. And that is a compliment.
July 17th, 2009 at 5:33 pmLike Meg, I’d love to know what kind of lens and what camera settings you are using for those action shots. Either you have a hella zoom, or …. or …. or …. well, shoot. I don’t know how to get pictures like that!
July 17th, 2009 at 5:34 pmThe first two photos are great (all of your photos are); was the runner out?
July 17th, 2009 at 9:22 pmChris says: Nope, the runner was safe. He had just caught the ball and had to tag the kid.
Oog, much as Texas loves Football, I can’t imagine those helmets in the blazing TX heat!
My kid lives on Cheetos and icecream. I used to feel so bad, because you were such a paragon of virtuous mommyhood, feeding your kids healthy stuff and homeschooling them and all. Whatever has happened to you, girl? ;-D
July 18th, 2009 at 7:43 amRing pops, baseball, gorgeous children. I love your summer.
July 18th, 2009 at 8:30 amGREAT pics. And I LOVE the one of them running.
July 18th, 2009 at 9:26 amYour oldest seems to be a chip off the ol’ block! My, he’s handsome . . . even from behind. Your children are growing up so fast. You don’t get much of a break, do you, between sports, but you seem to roll with the punches. And the kids seem to love life! Way to go!
July 18th, 2009 at 6:23 pmI am trying to figure out what base your son is on and where you are standing in relation to the diamond? Is he on 2nd and you are way in the outfield? This is bothering me that I can’t figure it out!
Chris says: He is on first base. I was standing behind the fence near home plate.
July 18th, 2009 at 10:48 pm19 Commenters before anyone wanted to know if the runner was safe or out! I love your post, I’ve lived it to a lesser degree, but the very first thing I wanted to know was if he made the out. Thanks for filling us in, the pictures were great stop action photography.
Here’s hoping you get a blueberry or two into those kids before it’s time to spend dinner at the concession stand again. Maybe you’ll be lucky enough to get a week or two of dinner at a “normal” hour and not at 4:00 (before you have to leave for the game) or 10:00 (when you get home from the game). Kids involved in sports give a whole new meaning to the term “dinner hour”, no?
July 19th, 2009 at 8:37 amInconsistent parenting is my mode of opperation, too.
July 19th, 2009 at 9:52 pmOh how I sooo feel your pain. Those empty threats of never taking them to another baseball game Again! And, no you may not get another thing from the snack bar. Yikes. We leave on Wednesday for Vegas which could potentially put us in a hotel for 7 nights if our team keeps winning, but that would also mean we walk away with the state title! Snack bar here we come.
July 20th, 2009 at 2:53 pmYou could start calling the concession stand the OBSESSION STAND. ?
July 21st, 2009 at 8:17 pm