My family gathered at our home for an extended weekend to celebrate my Mom's 66th Birthday and my parent's 45th Anniversary. My sister and her family missed out since they are currently in the Pacific North West for work, but my brother and on my aunts and her husband were able to join us for the festivities.
Each year we seem to get busier and busier. While we try our best to make family time a top priority, Jack’s Cub Scout troop had a very
belated Pinewood Derby (they normally do this in February or March) on the Saturday that our extended family was here. The
delay of PWD meant less kids were available to participate, but it also meant
that all the kids who were there got to push the release button for the track and
that little brothers, like Isaac, got to participate. As a bonus, my parents and aunt and uncle were able to come watch the derby.
The boys don't play formal baseball, but they really enjoy the game and having a baseball diamond across the street from us is one of the perks of our neighborhood. Pick-up practice games with neighboring kids is becoming more of a thing. And the kids loved having their Great Uncle come out and pitch balls to them while he was here.
My family loves to play games and the boys are getting big enough to enjoy some of our favorites. Getting to play real Monopoly with my mom (their Grammy) was a big hit for them. There were many Monopoly games to be played over the course of the weekend. My brother may have added some creative rules that kept everyone laughing. We also introduced the boys to Scrabble and Isaac ruled the roost with Rummikub.
Besides Cub Scouts activities, the boys also had swim practices and Sandlot Baseball games – an informal league in our town. It was super hot for their Sandlot games, but both boys enjoyed being on the baseball fields. This was actually a first for Isaac and he was very proud of himself.
I am so thankful that our family was able to get together. It has been a crazy year with co^id and I will be forever grateful that our family has chosen to continue to meet throughout the last 18 months when possible. As Isaac is currently a fan of saying, "We shall meet again..."
