What we've been up to!

Well, I promised that I wouldn't get caught up each month in anticipaiting our new number on the waiting list, but I have found myself checking email every 15 minutes for the past few days! We are supposed to receive an email during the first week of this month to update us on our new number and I'm getting a bit obsessive! I have tried to get signed up with a Yahoo group list from our agency that will help me to figure out "unofficial" numbers, but I haven't had any luck. Maybe I haven't been posting on it correctly because I'm not really sure how it works. Anyway, based on what I've read on another group list from our agency, there have been some referrals of baby boys in the last couple of weeks, so I expect that MAYBE we will be in the single digits this time! We are getting excited as we anticipate seeing his little face for the first time!

So, here are some pictures of things that we've been busy with over the last week. Beckett had a scrimmage last Sunday afternoon and Sean put him in the catcher position! Yikes! He is playing machine pitch this season, and there he was, with all of that equipment on, squatted down while 40 mph baseballs came flying at him. He basically just acted like a ball stop, which is what Sean said he is supposed to do. He didn't really enjoy it. He thought it was boring! Saturday is opening day for the baseball season! Stay tuned for pictures of the "River Dogs" in action!
On Wednesday mornings, Beckett goes to Nana and Papa's house so that Helen and I can participate in BSF. (Bible Study Fellowship) I will usually send a book for him to read and a couple of skills pages for him to review and then we do our lessons in the afternoon. He usually gets those things done pretty quickly and gets to do fun stuff with Papa and Nana. This week, he found that he has a new "gift." (Direct quote from Beckett!) The picture below might give you an idea of what this new found gift is, but if you are still confused, check out his blog, The Slam to find out what he did for a good part of Wednesday morning. Then, if you can tell me how I can incorporate this into his first grade curriculum, just let me know! :)

On Monday afternoon, my Aunt Marilyn (aka "Auntie Mame") came to visit. She lives in western NC, so it isn't too far from us. We went over to the lake side trail and did a short hike on Monday afternoon. Sean and Beckett went to BSF that night and the three girls went to dinner at Abuelo's. We had a great time.

On Tuesday morning, we headed downtown to The Tennessee Theater for a school matinee presentation of The Magic Tree House Musical. Beckett has always enjoyed the Magic Tree House books and he and Auntie Mame used to play "Jack and Annie" a few years ago when I first started reading these chapter books to him. We thought she might enjoy going with us to see the musical. It was a great show and we all had a good time. Here is a picture of AM with the kids in front of the theater!

Here is a picture inside the theater of them with a cardboard cut out of "Jack and Annie." Helen must have seen something more interesting!

So, that is the latest news! Hope everyone is doing well! Stay tuned for our waiting list number! I hope to find a message in my "inbox" soon!