Oh my goodness! There's just something about seeing your "baby" decked out in his baseball gear for the first time. I could just sop him up with a biscuit he is so cute. I might be a touch bias though:)
#11 did awesome for his first game as a Tiger. Not only could he hit the ball almost further than anyone else...he played pitcher and caught all the balls hit and threw them to first base. He made every throw and was quite the power house with hurling balls towards innocent littles waiting on first base to run. Duck kids. Owen's on the field.
GO TIGERS!!!
This boy is so sweet and busy and keeps me on my toes DAILY if not HOURLY (that's more like it). He is a lover, a peacemaker, a giver, and an encourager. He has the best laugh of any child I have ever heard and one of the biggest and loudest voices I have ever heard too. He's busy to the 100th degree. He entertains himself and plays well alone. Used to (when he was 1 and 2) I would catch him eating things not to be eaten...ie. Qtips, cotton balls, hair balls, dirt bunnies, deoderant...the list could go on and on. As he's aged he's learned not to do those things but still to find something humorous to do while I take a 10 minute shower. As I exited the shower this morning, this is what I found. A hair clippy extravaganza! I think he pulls off the look nicely!
Then, just a few hours later he goes out in our yard and picks all our gorgeous new spring flowers from the ground. He collects them proudly and lines them up just for me. He walks me to the pile to present his find to me. He says to me with big beautiful eyes, "beautiful flowers for my beautiful momma." I couldn't even be upset about my missing flowers anymore. He is a keeper!
I was thinking back to when Will began playing baseball. He was 3 years old. Man oh man, I thought he was so BIG when he was playing. Now, I 
think he was just a baby. A really skinny, little baby. Look at him running. He was so little his batting helmet fell over his eyes.
I know I will look back to him now at over 7 playing and think, "oh my, he's such a baby." But come on, look how cute he was!!!
Spring baseball has begun! Last night kicked off the first of 24 games in 6 weeks for the Kueny family. Will was so excited all day about his 7:30pm game. I mean, he talked about it before school, during school (as his teacher told me), after school, on the way to the game, and as soon as we got 
there he was still so thrilled that I could hardly contain him in the car any longer. This child loves sports. Period. Almost any sport he tries he loves and has some natural talent. He is just like his daddy.
It had rained off and on all day. He was quite the worrier when it came to the weather. He knew that they would play through rain but if lightening happened the game would be cancelled. So, can you guess what he prayed about while praying for our dinner? Yep, no lightening! Boy got his wish and not only were there no storms, there was no rain the whole time we were out there too!
His awesome teacher, Miss Williamson, came to see Will, Gavin, and Camden play. These boys all were in the same class and on the same last year too. I have a Kindergarten picture with another great teacher, Miss Armstrong, that looks very similar to that one above:)
My little ball player has grown quite a bit since he first stepped on a field at 3 years old. The Bulls started the season with a come from behind win at 7-6. Go Bulls!
Yesterday Steven and I decided to take each boy on a date. Even though we only have two kids it is sometimes hard to just do one on 
one things with them with all the hustle and bustle of life. Cue...Captain America. Cue...any super hero for that matter. Owen and Daddy love them all. Owen knows hardly any letters beyond O-W-E-N and W-I-L-L, but ask that child about a superhero? Get ready to hear it ALL. He knows every one, their power, their colors, their enemies. It's crazy. So, my 4 year old took his Daddy to see Captain America and sat through the whole 2 hour and 20 minute movie and then cried when it was over because he wanted to see it again:)
Will was not interested at all in going to see a superhero movie. Yet, ANOTHER way our boys are different. He could care less about them and doesn't enjoy action movies in any form. He wanted to take me to lunch. He choose Chili's because that's where we went last time on a date almost a year ago. He thinks I love it since we went there last time and wanted to make me happy so he picked there again. Such a sweet boy. I could have cared less where we went but it spoke volumes to me about why he picked that place.
Will and I followed lunch up with 2 hours in Barnes and Noble. This child is after my heart. He loves to read and browse and drink coffee. He's only 7 but the love is there and I couldn't be more happy about it;)
We had a great weekend and hope you all did too!
Like most people whom live full lives complete with children, work, and errands I bet your weekends are pretty jam packed. What? No? That's just us? Can't be!
This weekend our pastor talked about having a "Sixth Day" job. Something that can better improve your life financially so you can freely bless others and live the life God wants for you. I have been so thankful over the last year for house flipping. Is it stressful? Yes! Overall 
though I very much enjoy it and find it a great avenue for us to spend extra time doing something that greatly benefits us financially.
Friday we began our weekend with closing on house #3. Completely finished and SOLD and done with. #4 and 5 are still in the "construction" zone and will not be ready for another 4-8 weeks. This house is done and sold and among a few other things, the sale of ONE HOUSE will allow our boys to go to private school for an entire school year. Baby steps folks, but the first year is paid for and we are beyond blessed.
To celebrate on Friday night we went to Cracker Barrel. Yes, we are "that" wild:) Honestly, I just didn't feel like cooking and we had a little extra dough so off to CB we went. The boys had never been and boy were they in Heaven. They loved that place! What's NOT to love in my book? I left there and verbally told anyone who would listen that "I would eat hash brown casserole every day of my life." I seriously mean that.
Good thing I ran today because I pigged out last night. Speaking of running...it is T-22 days until the OKC Marathon. This training has been way easier on me physically, mentally, and stress wise. It's not easy, but nothing this demanding (time and body wise) is easy. I am again thankful for the girls God
has thrown into my life to aid and help me along this journey. I have met many awesome ladies through running and even though I never thought I would do another long race, I am very much looking forward to April 27th. More specifically, April 27th at about 8:30am when we will be completed:) Doesn't that look like a fun bunch of girls to run 10 miles with on a Saturday afternoon? I think so!
Now...I think I deserve some more hash brown casserole. Anyone? Anyone at all.....?
Long story short...he was born with half a heart. This little boy is Will's age and has gone through (and still does) more than any child or adult should ever have to 
handle. He is happy, tough, strong, and the sweetest little boy ever and his parents and family handle everything with an amazing spirit and attitude. I don't know how they do half the 
things they do and keep up that spirit but they do and I am so thankful to call them our friends.
