Joshua vs. the Baseball update

Josh got a good check up today.
It's been a LONG week!

His eye is not bleeding anymore! Thank goodness!
And the pressure is down.

Bad news ... his pupil is still dialated and still not working properly. He will have to be careful in the sun and on the lake and wear dark glasses whenever he is outdoors. There really is nothing to do for that issue except learn to deal with it.

We are thankful that his vision has not been an issue and we are thankful that he did not have a head injury!

Back to school on Monday for which he is happy (he was VERY bored at home!) and back to baseball on May 9th. I hope he has the courage. I hope I have the courage too!

Joshua vs. the Baseball

Joshua had his first big accident playing baseball! He was playing short stop and a line drive took a bad hop straight into his eye.

He instantly got a huge goose egg right above his eye! We went to the Emergency Room followed by a visit to a specialist the same night.

He has a hyphema in his eye (bleeding internally) and his pupil is not working.

He is on bedrest for the next seven days! Oy! Which includes no baseball and no school! He is thrilled!

Keep your fingers crossed that the bleeding stops and that the pupil works again!

The most amazing thing happened though... the other team signed their game ball and gave it to him! What a tremendous show of sportsmanship!

Soap Box Derby

Daniel had the time of his life in the Soap Box Derby! The Tribe built the car and he got to ride down a hill, trying to control the car and not wreck! Unfortunately at the bottom of the hill he crashed into a hay bale and the steering wheel crashed into his face!

Thankfully in this picture he has no idea what is ahead! He said he had the best time but refused to take his second race. The best part of the race... he won!

Reily's Farm

The 5th Grade went to Riley's Farm!

They got to pretend like they were in the Revolutionary War and ate the corn bread and beef jerky to go along with it!

It was a long day; Allen went as a Chaperone and said he is looking forward to doing it two more time!

It's a right of passage of sorts for the Fifth Graders ... they *love* riding on the fancy bus and going far from home.

More of that to come; much to soon for this mom!

Our New Fence

We got a new fence put in! The fence company made a mistake and ripped out the wrong side ... so we got 1/2 of our fence - the left side as you look at our house for nearly free! We had to pay for the picket on the top but that was it.
It really makes a world of difference in our backyard!
Now the fun comes when I get to go buy new flowers and shrubs!
I can't wait!
The side yard with our double gates to keep the dogs away from the meter readers!

This is looking west. This was the side that was ripped out by mistake. You can't see it but they also ripped out forty feet of wroght iron going up the slope. They had to replace that as well!

Another view - looking west. We are hoping to train our lab this summer to not get in the pool so we can actually take down the child proof gate that goes around the pool.

On the east side of our yard.
The front of our house. What a dreary day! Our neighbors on the right side (east side) were the ones we were spliting the fence with. The ones on the left are selling their house.... the new owners will be so lucky to have a brand new fence! And, that side cost those neighbors nothing!

Disneyland

We went to Disneyland for two days! Got a free hotel room at the Ramada and spend 1 1/2 days at Disney and 1/2 day at California Adventure. Boys had a good time! We ran into several different friends that we knew; which was nice!

Easter Discussion

The Boys were having a discussion about Easter...

Josh: "Did you know that Christmas was the day Christ was born?"
Daniel: No
Josh: "Did you know that Easter is the day Christ rose from the dead?"
Daniel: No.
Josh: "Well it is..."
Daniel: "Then how does the bunny come into the story?"

LOL
He is such a funny boy!