4th Grade

Hard to believe yesterday was the first day of school already. Where did the summer go? This year, the Little Prince entered 4th grade. His first words when he got off the bus were, "I LOVE IT!" I was concerned about him going from a private school with 6 students in his class to a public school with 23 students in his class. But, it would seem I was worried for nothing. I am so glad!

Irene

Poor weathervane rooster lost his tail to Irene.

And the honeysuckle didn't fare so well either. The Little Prince was amazed that the wind snapped the metal oblisk holding up the honeysuckle. Friends in nearby towns lost power. We were very fortunate to suffer only very minor damage.

Let the soccer season begin

Meet the Red Devils. I know, where do they come up with these names? They had their first game on Saturday during the rain of Irene. It wasn't pretty; the weather or the score. But they had fun and got plenty of exercise, so it's all good.

Last Summer Lunch

Last Thursday, the Little Prince and I had lunch at Ruby Tuesday. While waiting for our food, a crayon bunny appeared at our table.

With

Juggling with bouncy balls. Next to the food counter is a bouncy ball machine. The Little Prince split his 6 quarters with Aiden and they each got 3 bouncy balls.

Versus

Ice cream versus milkshake. A last visit to Heisler's Dairy Farm for the Little Prince and his best friend. It was a beautiful day all around. It was sunny and breezy. We got a discount on mini golf. There was no line at the lunch counter and the ice cream was delicious.

Unlike

The Little Prince has a beautiful smile, not unlike his sweet grandma. This is one of my favorite photos from her visit last Saturday.

To

Hats off to Steve Carlton, Phillies Hall of Fame Pitcher.

Since

We have been looking forward to this day since June. On Saturday, Mom spent the day with her two babies. Charlie and I both left our kids at home. This is the first time we ever got to do this with Mom and it was wonderful. She bought us lunch and ice cream cones at the New York Sandwich Shoppe. The food was excellent and the company more so.

Regardless

He carries it with pride, regardless of how silly it looks. Read about the infamous Hello Kitty backpack and pink boa by clicking here.

Past

The Little Prince had to putt the ball past the row homes to get it in the hole. We all had a great time at the Franklin Square mini golf course.

On

This was one of our favorite holes on this golf course.

Next to

The Little Prince and his dad got their picture taken next to the new statue of Harry Kalas at Citizen's Bank Park. We had tickets for a 7:05 pm game. It started to lightning and thunder around 8. After a long, long rain delay, the game resumed at 10:20pm and finished with a Phillies' win at midnight. Fun times! Glad it was not a school night.

Minus

All the fun of the baseball game minus the constrictions of seat numbers. There is a big grassy area in left field where you can lay out your blanket and watch the game. Or get up and run around.

Like

These mushrooms look like little UFOs. The Little Prince and I had lunch with his dad today and spied these cool looking mushrooms outside his office building. We did not add them to the menu, however.

In

8.

Last night, my sweet husband and I celebrated our 14th wedding anniversary with dinner in this restaurant. We had not eaten there in over 10 years. It was just as good as I remembered, although this time we did not save room for fried ice cream. Maybe next visit.

Given

7.

Brainy is often hard to find, given his coloring.

From

6.

The Little Prince stares at me from behind his mask. After learning about Africa at Library, everyone got to design their own mask.

Except

5.

All of my sisters together in one place, except for one.

During

4.

The Little Prince stretches during a shower in Baseballtown and tries to catch some rain drops.

Considering

3.

Considering the size of her camera lens, I'm sure she got some good pictures.

Beyond

2.

The Eagle landed beyond the fence.

We saw this on one of our trips to the Little Prince's tournament. Dad thinks it brought Philadelphia Eagles' new cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha to training camp. Really, that's his name. I thot maybe Dad just sneezed and typed some random letters. It's pronounced "Nadmi Awesome-Wa". Awesome like the Eagles, he says. That remains to be seen.

Atop

1.

He wears his food atop his head.

The adjectives were so much fun, I've decided to try prepositions.

Another 2nd place win

Last weekend, the Little Prince's travel team participated in a 2 day tournament. Saturday, they had a 10am game and a 2pm game. They lost the first (I think they were all still asleep) and won the second (lunch in an air conditioned restaurant did the trick). On Sunday, they won their 9am game and their 11am game. This took them to the Championship Game at 4pm.

The Little Prince steps up to bat for the first time in a real stadium. The players had real dugouts instead of just benches. It was so very exciting! They all did their best and had fun. That was the most important thing.

Medals for everyone that read, "11th Annual National Championship Series 9U Runner-Up".

And a cool team trophy with a baseball that they can all sign.

They were all tired and very dirty but they had a great time.

Great job, Coal Crackers! You made that team from Brooklyn, NY, work hard for their win. After our second 2nd place win, someone said, "Always the bridesmaid, never the bride." That may be true, but at least we were in the wedding!