I Want to Move to Hawaii

Tonight, Connor told me that he wanted to move to the hotel that we stayed at in Hawaii last year. "Waikoloa Village?" I asked.

" Yes. I want to live there all the time. Can we move there?" said Connor.

I explained that if we moved to Hawaii, he would still have to go to school and do all of the things that he does here. It would not be like it was when we were on vacation - lounging, eating out 3 times a day, relaxing, sleeping late, enjoying the weather, miniature golf, swimming, etc.

Connor's reply ... "I know, Mom. But, after school, instead of just going home, we could go visit the volcano or something. Or, if the volcano is closed, we can just go swimming. So, can we move to Hawaii?"

I told him that I didn't think so, and the conversation ended there. It is so funny - the things that just pop into their heads at the most random times. Glad he's thinking, though!

Tiny Titan's Baseball 2009

Connor is playing AA Baseball this year. He has been playing baseball since he was 4, sitting out only one fall ball season, I think, but this is his first round of AA Baseball. Our season began this evening with Round 1 of a Pre-Season Tournament. Our 10U Tiny Titan's team faced the 10U Red Sox team, and I am happy to say that we came out ahead! Go Tiny Titans!

We were the "Guests" tonight, so we were up to bat first. Connor batted 8th tonight. He had a huge hit that went under the glove of the outfielder between 2nd and 3rd base and earned him a double! Each inning, the batting team is held to a 5 point run limit. I am happy to announce that we scored 5 runs in Inning #1, and our opponents scored only 1 run (their one run was due to 3 errors on our team's part). Although the boys made 3 quick errors, they redeemed themselves by fielding a ball at 3rd base, quickly sending it to 1st base, and getting batter #4 out! Whew Hoo!!!

On to the 2nd inning ... Connor made another great hit and earned himself a double - after an overthrow to firstbase. Connor and three of his teammates rounded the bases and made it home - earning us 4 runs in the 2nd inning. The Red Sox came back and scored 5 runs in the 2nd inning, and the inning ended 9-6. Our Tiny Titans came back fighting in the top of the 3rd and scored 4 runs!

With only a few minutes of game time remaining (each game is 80 min. long), the Red Sox were back up to bat. When the time ran out, the umpire called the inning and ended the game since the Red Sox had no chance of winning. Our Tiny Titans won their Pre-Season opener 13-6!

We were so proud of Connor and his team! They played hard, stayed focused, made some big hits, and some great plays. Our next game is Thursday evening!