Reese being Reese

1.  Since Reese has been playing ball, I have noticed that he likes to move around a lot in the outfield.  I am not surprised.  Last night he made me laugh though.  I looked out there and one of his coaches had yelled at him to get ready.  He stands with his legs a little apart and crouches down a little and puts his hands on his knees.  I am thinking, "Well good, now he is ready."  Then I look out there and he is looking over his shoulder at his rear end, and viewing it as he shakes it. 

2.  Melany called me Monday and said that Reese had thrown up at lunch at school.  I immediately thought to myself, "he seemed fine this morning."  I started to ask her if he was not feeling well and she said not to worry about it.  The story she got when questioning him on what happened was this:  "I was eating and watching (child) across from me.  He was playing with his banana and making stuff come out of it and it made me throw up." 

3.  This morning when I went and woke him up for school, with his eyes still closed from sleep he said, "Mom, do you know what happened in my dream?"  I said, "no Reese, I don't know."  He said, "Well, you were in it." (as if I should know because of that)

Love him!

Why don't I blog as much as I used to?

We went to the Lads to Leaders Convention the first part of this month.  I was so mad at myself because I forgot my camera.  Oh well! 
The boys had a great time.  It was Reese's first time in that big hotel, and to watch him look up for the first time was priceless.  Brooks placed 2nd in Speech, and was a finalist in Song Leading.  His puppet group was first place!  I was so proud of him!! Reese led a song, and read a scripture as well. 
The unhappy highlight of the trip was when Brent and I came up on a situation where we saw a mother scolding her child above and beyond what was called for.  We didn't know what had happened.  We saw the mother yelling at the child, and then looking over the side of their 38th floor balcony, down to the lobby.  We were curious!!  Brent told a kid in our youth group what we had seen, and this kid decided to go ask what happened.  The child had apparently dropped his Ipod touch over the side of the railing.  The only thing I could figure out is that the mom was so upset because that could have killed someone had it hit them on the lobby level.  Crazy scene!
Baseball is in full swing.  Reese's team is doing real well and has won most of their games.  Reese has a hard time paying attention, probably due to his hyperactivity, and you know, he is 5.  After almost every pitch, one of us will yell, "Reese, Pay Attention!"  It is a lot of fun! 
Brooks team is struggling, but having a great time being together.  (Which is what he will remember.)
Brent gave us all a scare this past weekend.  He was taken from work to the hospital with stroke like symptoms.  We still don't know what happened, and after an overnight stay, we are no closer to answers.  They have done almost every test that can be done, and all have come back normal, which is a blessing.  We may never know.  I told a couple of friends, that after all this happened, it makes you thankful for your family, and your church family as well.  The love and support was amazing!
We are drawing near the end of school which means Kindergarten Graduation!!!  Now if I could only explain to my child why he has to wear a cap and gown....

Preparing for your first baseball game!

Before you play your first baseball game, you must first prepare for the game.

First exercise your fingers. This will allow them to be nimble, and possibly pick up the ball quicker.
Practice your batting stance, including the fake "woosh" sound.
Practice running in slow motion, pretending the crowd is cheering for you as you run.
Stretch your ankles for all of the potential dancing around in the outfield. It is common knowledge that 5 year olds are free to dance around in the outfield during the game.
Stretch your cheek muscles by flashing that cute smile at your mother.
Practice making a crazy face while stretching your legs into the air. This is complicated because it requires two tasks at once.
Contemplate the meaning of life.
Sneeze.
Get together with your fellow teammates and do some stretching on the field.
Show off your flexibility.
Pick your wedgie.
Listen to your coach!
Remember everything that you have been learning for the past few months, and try to hit the ball.

You did it!! Hit the ball hard and run to first. Listen to your base coach and get ready to run to second.

Make it to second. Get a little bummed when you are stranded there.

Even though your team lost, you have to remember that you had a great time, got to see a lot of your family members. It will be a fun year!

Happiness is....

What makes you happy?

I hate making my children’s school lunches every morning. If I would just make them the night before, I would be much happier. I don’t know why I don’t like making them in the mornings. Maybe it is because I don’t want to drag everything out to make sandwiches at 6:00 in the morning. I don’t want to pull out sandwich bags and put chips in them etc.

I have finally figured out that if I just buy pre-packaged chips, and things like Lunchables (which they LOVE,) all I will have to do in the morning is pull things out, and put them in lunch boxes. It makes me so happy!!!

Here is the thing; those items cost more money. So for me, it is a fine line between spending more money on these items, which doesn’t make me happy, versus spending less money but having to do more in the morning.

This is all trivial, but it made me stop and think about what brings happiness to one person, may not bring happiness to someone else. I have made a conscious effort the last few months to not “put down” someone else’s happiness….whatever the form. If someone enjoys something, however trivial, I should delight in the fact that they are seeking out their own happiness.

Happiness:
Not making a sandwich at 6 AM.
My 2003 Xterra. (I will drive it until the wheels fall off.)
Listening to my children try and sing at church.
Watching movies with Brent.
Finding $2.37 ties for Brooks to wear to church. He loved them!
Dogwoods in bloom.
All clothes in the house washed, and put away.
Cinnabon coffee creamer.
Reese getting all 5 stickers at school.

What makes you happy?

Wow it has been awhile!

We have been super busy in the Hatcher household with BASEBALL!!! It has taken over our house, and I have to say, I can't complain. This year Brent is coaching Brooks' team. The draft went really well, and he was able to pick up almost all of the players he was going after. Brooks has many friends on the team. (Which makes it fun!) We will be the DQ Blizzards! They had an awesome practice today! Brooks even is going to play catcher this year. I think he wants to play that position, because he knows that is what Brent used to play.

Let's not leave out Reese!! He is playing this year too!! He will be playing on the Mark's Service Center team. I really like his coach!! He loves it! The only thing he was sad about was that his best friend Cooper isn't on his team. But I think that this has been a good lesson for him, that things are not always going to work out like he wants them too.

Games start the first week in April, and last until the end of May. So that is what our life will revolve around until then.

Pinterest

I first saw a forward helix piercing on Pinterest. I was immediately in love! So, Christina and I went last Friday and got our ears pierced. Pinterest has a picture of three piercings, but I didn't know how much pain would be involved.

I love it so far!

I showed the boys what I had done and they were both had lots of questions. I ended the conversation with, "Only girls do this." =)

Happy Valentine's Day