The home stretch

I can't believe how fast this summer is going! I'm not ready for it to end, but we are looking forward to a couple of quick trips coming up.

Last week, we went to the annual Cardiac Kids Day at Water World. For the 5th year in a row, we went with our good friends and had a ball. We always manage to squeeze in more rides than the previous year (thanks, in large part, to the fact that Elena worked there in her teenage years and knows that park like the back of her hand!). It's such a fun day and pretty funny to see all these kids with matching zipper scars down the front of their chest. Lots of the kids there this year were former patients I took care of, so it's fun to see them outside the hospital setting doing so well.

Enjoying the catered lunch

The slide that gives you a wedgy!

Just chillin'

Cooling off

Cooper's summer baseball season is winding down. This week, they had 4 games in 4 days and got 4 wins. For a team that started the season 1-3, they sure turned things around by winning 7 straight. They are all playing so well and earned themselves a spot in the tournament next weekend with a final record of 8-3. Cooper caught 23 innings in the last 4 days and he's not moving far from the couch today. He got out of his hitting slump (thanks, Uncle Brandon) and had a couple of rocket shots this week. Behind the plate, he had an unassisted double play and very few balls get by him anymore. His amazing coaches have made some comments to him and to us about his improvement as a catcher and I think that means more to him than anything. I know lots of the parents are ready for the season to be over, but I am quite content with my sunflower seeds and my lawn chair cheering these boys on. :) Way to go, Mudcats!!

Base hit to right center field!