Silas Games 1, 2, & 3

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 ~ Eric Hendrickson ~ 

Game #1 - Monday, May 7th

Silas got to play pitcher position two times tonight.  It is his favorite position to play right now.  He gets a lot of action there and does a great job being ready for the ball.

He also played 1st base.

Good game!

I went to a funeral that day and was able to make it back for the last couple innings.  I really looked like a coach for our first game.  Uncle Bret got to see Silas play too.

TEAM PICTURE NIGHT

Team pictures and every one showed up.  Nice.
Top row, left to right, Coach DJ, Isaac, Sofia, Evan, Coach Eric. Middle row, left to right, Abigail, Silas, Knova, Josh.  Front row, left to right, Dane, Sutton, Ethan.

Game #2 - Thursday, May 10th

Silas is one of the harder hitters on the team.  He had a good hit to the outfield.  Normally kids just get to go to first base.  But, if you hit it past the outfielder you get to go to second, which Silas did. 

Don't know why Silas insists on wearing this oversized hat.

I guess he is striding out.

He played outfield, 1st base, and pitcher.

Popee and Nanee got to come to this game and cheer Silas on with Stacee and the girls.

Game #3 - Thursday, May 17th
Unfortunately Silas couldn't be at this game due to a schedule conflict.  He had his end of the year preschool program and graduation.  I was able to coach for about 25 minutes before going over to coach Phoebe's game that night.

Practice Practice Practice

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 ~ Eric Hendrickson ~ 

Now that our boys are old enough, Coach DJ and I are coaching TBall together this year. 

We have a good group of kids and a few familiar faces, like our friend, Abigail.

The kids for the most part listen well and try hard.

Silas is very energetic and goes 100mph all the time.  He is hitting and fielding well.

GO THUNDER!

Coach Kris, Coach BJ, and I are coaching 8U machine pitch softball together again this year.

For the most part, we have the same girls from last year's team.  Our new faces include Abigail, Shawna, Sophia, and Shae.

Push ups make the girls stronger so we have them do some each practice.  The coaches also lead by example and do them too.

I am excited for this year's team.

GO LIGHTNING!

This will be the first year that I am not coaching Sarah.  I do miss coaching her but coaching 3 teams is just not possible.

Sarah has taken a liking to pitching.  I can't help much with instruction on this but Coach Kris has helped some.

I hope she can become consistent with her location because she definitely has the arm talent to pitch.  Keep practicing Sarah.

GO DIAMONDS!

Apple Blueberry Crisp

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 ~ Sarah Hendrickson ~ 

Over Spring Break I got to cook a dessert with Popee.  I got a new American Girl cookbook for my birthday.  We decided to make Apple-Blueberry Crisp.

The ingredients are old-fashioned rolled oats, brown sugar, all-purpose flour, salt, unsalted butter, Granny Smith apples, blueberries, granulated sugar, cinnamon, vegetable-oil spray, and vanilla ice cream (optional).

First we mixed up the crusty crisp part.  This mixture is used for the bottom crust and on the top.

Next, we prepared the fruit.  We peeled the apples and cut them up into tiny little pieces.

We washed the blueberries.

Popee is a good cook when it comes to desserts.  We love to make desserts and eat them!

Then we mixed the fruit together and added in the cinnamon.

Then we layered the crust, fruit, and then more crust into a glass baking dish.

Last we baked it.  This is the hardest part because you have to wait for it to come out so you can eat it.

We all tried it that night for dessert.  It was delicious.  If we make it again I might try using different fruits in it.  I can't wait to bake with Popee again.  He is a fun chef to bake with.