Okay I have to go back 2 weekends ago and brag in writing about Bryson. While his hitting was great till he bragged on himself in the dugout to the team (yes he was 5-5, no errors until he jinxed himself) he threw out a runner at home from 8u-deep left center field. Bounced one time to catcher and I hope he appreciates O Riley (the catcher that game) .
What is this cutoff guy business?
Tonight we all sat down for a late dinner. This daddy was dying to know how his baby girl did in her first kid pitch game. Actually a double header. I didn't get to go due to Bryson's practice out of town.
She's playing up her first time / season primarily for 2 reasons; one being her friends on the team and sticking with the 3rd grader friends that had to move up. Addison could have stayed 'down' and played 8u.
Any way, I have noticed how tough she is with plate presence and discipline for a girlie girl. She doesn't move her feet out when I throw her tight inside. She just stays in the box without flinching. If you saw all the boys I've pitched to get happy feet, you'd quickly understand.
Did she crush the ball tonight? Maybe once. The word crush is relevant and irrelevant tonight. She managed to get on base all 4 AB's tonight. 2 walks. 1 HBP. 1 hit.
This girl has come a LONG way and I can't wait for her to read this blog some day because she and I went through some hard times practicing a year ago. She learned practice pays... last year... in the 2nd half of the previous Spring.
We've worked alot on individual performance and I can't wait to go into the phase of how to be a team player because the OBP is 1.000 and is a great segway. For someone that was diagnosed with extremely low depth perception last fall, I can't say enough. Don't ever use this as an excuse!
I wish I could have been there, Addison. Love you!
Wow, I skipped the entire year of 2015 without a blog post. Definitely not intentional but that is a different conversation for another day.
Addison finished out her 1st season of basketball last Saturday. She really enjoyed this team and the game. After watching brother for two seasons, she showed plenty of interest for me to sign her up and the first season was a great one relative to just starting. She loved her practices and game time through the Crossings church league.
I was looking for a pic on my phone and ran across this one I wanted to share.
Something she used to do 1 - 1.5 yrs ago. She grabbed my hat tonight as I laid beside her and recollected those days.
Tonight the 27th, 4 days after Chuy passed Mr. B still thinks about "ol' Chuy-dog". So does his Daddy, aka author; for years to come. He picked out his stuffed animals to sleep with tonight and of course Amicus and the new Chuy which he won at the Great Wolf Lodge arcade via 1,000 tickets were in the top 4. Bryson started eyeing his goal in the arcade the night before. His name was "puppy" per Bryson. Elated again and again we went up to the room with this new "puppy". However, within 24 hours, Bryson, after the bad news and before bedtime, had decided "puppy" will have a name.
It made me realize again what I always thought of Chuy. A puppy. He was always sweet and onery.
Sorry to drift away from the intent of this blog but Bryson, as he laid down tonight, said "I'm worried about my dog". He broke down again in tears. His mind has definitely been occupied by the loss.
The real purpose of this blog is that Bryson cared so much about Chuy. He also experienced others like his cousin Evin, neighbors David and Ian love Chuy. For a 6 yr old today that doesn't care to talk about the daily routine of life, he definitely cared for our version of Marley.
There were jealous moments where Addison got a Chuy kiss and he didn't and the great moments which Bryson worked hard enough to get one that brought a giant smile. He loved so much to give Chuy a treat or to feed him.
There will never be another Chuy but I know I have a big dog lover I am raising and some day he and I will be ready for a new dog. I certainly will not be picking out the next dog without Bryson. Great minds think alike!
Someone is stoked about his new Halloween costume. Last year was Mario's brother, Luigi. This year he is simply Toad.
Maybe Nike advertising gurus pick this pic up and we get a call. Can anyone refer an agent to us?
Two years in a row ... opportunity of lifetime ... to milk the fake cow at the Texas State Fair. I will never forget the meltdown Addison had last year on the way out bc she didn't get to milk the cow a second time. Turned around near the gate. Daddy is soft.
We attended the UT vs UT girls softball world series semi finals yesterday. I pointed out to Bryson... Did you see that girl steal second base? He replied "but daddy, why is it still there?"
Now how does he know the literal meaning meaning of stealing at 5 years old!?
We will always have a place to remind us of our beloved dog along with Texas things. His best pic is in the bar and is one of the first pics at this location.
Big day with our friends Wyatt and Clara. Big night too with the timely movie, EB. We took mall pics with his big fluffy sister today. OKC finally became politically correct with a female bunny.
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