It has been almost six months since my last post. And since there has been non-stop clamoring from all of my cyber-fans for an update to this blog, I am now going to give you what you have been waiting for. (Actually, no one has asked for an update at all and I assume that means no one actually reads this blog but I will update it anyway because by doing this I am getting out of helping to clean the house.) So ... what you ask has been happening to us for the past six months? Lots. Here are the major highlights ... we celebrated Christmas, Easter, Memorial Day, birthdays and numerous other holidays I may be forgetting. Our house was struck by lightning and the tax man cameth. I coached my second season of 4 to 6 year old soccer. However, with the dawn of spring/summer comes Davis' favorite pass time .... baseball!
For Memorial Day weekend we took in a Nationals game. The game was on a Sunday and Davis had a very big day. First, it was autograph Sunday and he was able to get an autograph from one of the Nationals pitchers Jason Bergmann. Thanks Jason for the autograph. (I assume he reads this blog and if he doesn't ... well he should be reading it.)
After getting the autograph the three of us were wandering aimlessly around the baseball park and we were stopped by members of the Nat Pack. They wanted Davis to participate in some of the pre-game festivities. Namely, he starred in a game show that was broadcast on the scoreboard and all over the park. The object ... he had to watch Teddy Roosevelt, Screech and the Oriole bird exchange backpacks and then Davis had to point to the mascot that was holding the backpack with the ball. Simple enough.
Ok ... so here is Davis with the previously mentioned backpack wielding mascots. From left to right is Screech, Teddy Roosevelt (who really had a head that large) and the Oriole bird. Screech started off with the ball and placed it in his backpack. The mascots then moved around trading backpacks for a period of time. When they stopped the host asked Davis who had the backpack with the ball. Davis confidently yelled out "the Oriole bird" and .... he was right. As a prize, Davis won a baseball glove and the fame of having his image placed on the Nationals scoreboard. Here is Davis looking over his loot:

After all of that excitement, there was still a game to watch. I am happy to report that the Nationals did beat the Baltimore Orioles. That was very exciting for us because the Nationals had only won 13 games up to that point. So in many ways ... actually seeing the Nationals win is kinda like winning the lottery. (Sorry Jason but it is the truth.)
After the game, Davis along with 3 million other children got to run the bases. This was very exciting for Davis. Here he is heading for home:

The next exciting thing on our agenda was Davis' graduation from pre-school. Davis called it his "gradulation" and although there were no caps and gowns there was plenty of pre-K singing. I thought I would include one of the selections on the blog and amazingly enough I was able to keep it related to our overall theme. Crazy.
I also thought I would include the next photo for a couple of reasons. First, it shows Davis with his two very good pre-K friends Marshall and Jake. Second, it also is very likely an early preview of a police line up photo. Sigh.

We are nearing the end of Davis' second t-ball season. This year, Davis has been mainly playing first base. Davis loves playing ball and takes it very seriously. This past Saturday Davis and his fellow Cubs took on the Nationals. For clarification they didn't play the real Nationals they played the Grottoes Little League Nationals. Had they played the actual Nationals Davis and his team would have scored a lot more runs. (I am kidding Jason.)
Here is Davis receiving some coaching during Saturday's game.

Here is Davis taking a big swing during the game. I am pleased to announce that Davis went 3 for 3 during the game and did not have to use the tee at all.
I am also going to include a video of one of Davis' at bats. Forgive the quality of the video. It was taken on my camera and the game was at 9:30 in the morning so I was loaded up on coffee.
So there you have it. The boys of summer are at again. Hopefully, I'll do another update in the near future (meaning maybe before 2010). Until then hope everyone and is doing well and we are looking forward to seeing many of you soon! May the Force be with you!