Hum Baby! Go Giants!

If you grew up listening to SF Giants games on KNBR 680 in the 80s, then you are singing the "Hum Baby" song in your head right now after reading my post title... Another thing Grandpa and Scott we were able to squeeze in before school was a Giants game!  This was his first MLB game, and he was just slightly excited about it.  His full Giants uniform from t-ball was laid out on the floor the night before.  At 6:25am the day of the game, Scott was at my bedside asking if it was ok for him to get ready.

The game was sweet...  The Giants won 4-0 and there were 2 home runs.  So between getting a ball, taking a picture with Zito, the win, the food (pizza), and the perfect weather, it was a pretty awesome day! 

Waiting for Grandpa...

Ya think Trevor will be excited when it is his turn?

Scott with my mom's childhood hero...  When asked in her primary class as a kid to name a hero, others chose a parent or person from the scriptures.  My mom said, "Willie Mays!"

They were there early to watch batting practice and Scott got a ball!

Barry Zito!

Play ball!

Our house is split NorCal and SoCal... Last year I was THRILLED Scott's team for T-ball was the Giants! And being the good dad that he is, Drew reluctantly went out and bought himself a Giants hat, which was a little painful. So I guess it was inevitable that this year would be different. Scott now plays for the Dodgers. Sad. However, he is so excited to be able to hit real pitches (sort of - they use a machine) and play with several of his good friends: Tyler, Connor, Caden and Parker. And I'm excited because I know I will get to hang out with a bunch of awesome ladies while we watch our boys play!

The first 3 games of the season were cancelled because of rain, and Scott could HARDLY wait to play! Finally, they were able to play last Saturday, versus the Giants, of course. It wasn't bad for the first game! He did get a couple of hits which was very pleased with.




But sadly, his last at bat he was called out on a strike 3 (by the opposing coach), when clearly he tipped the ball. He was crushed. Tough to learn your first lesson about bad calls... It took a trip to The Habit after the game with Daddy to recover from that trauma. But we have a long season ahead of us, and I'm sure we will see lots of improvement!


BTW, the Cat in the Hat was his class pet he was supposed to take care of this weekend...

To ski or not to ski?

Skiing is not my thing. That became obvious when I was in the 6th grade and I did a night ski trip with my jr. high to Boreal. It was freezing. And not my idea of fun. But Drew does love to ski, so since I won't go, he decided to take Scott for his first lesson. I think Scott had a good time, although when I asked him what his favorite part was, he said, "The hot chocolate." That's my boy!

Inspired by the Globetrotters

Scott just completed week #4 of basketball. His team has a 45-minute practice each Saturday, followed by a game. The first 2 weeks, Scott didn't touch the ball in either game. The third week he made his first basket! And here is the report from Scott about his last game:

Dear everyone,
At my basketball I shot 2 baskets ! How I did my first basket was… One of my teammates was trying to shoot but missed, then I caught the ball and shot. How I did my second basket was… One person from the other team was trying to shoot and then, I caught the ball and ran the whole court and shot.

From Scott
P.S. That was my fourth game.

As a witness, I have to say that second basket was impressive... He dribbled the entire length of the court and made the shot! Coach Bell and Ganskie would have been impressed.

Whistle Sweet Georgia Brown while you read this...

Scott and Drew had a little boy bonding time on Monday. They were able to go see the Harlem Globetrotters at Arco! I was a little jealous, but happy they had the chance to go. Of course, Scott thought the funniest part was when one of the Globetrotters pulled down the shorts of one of the Generals. Hilarious! And it never gets old...

Scott's Goal

It was amazing. Scott scored his first soccer goal EVER last Saturday! You have no idea how long he has talked about this and how much he wanted to do it... And here is the proof:

Yes, I realize you can't actually see the goal in the video, but trust me, it was awesome! Scott has been asking for Just Dance, a Wii game, for about 6 months. So as an incentive (bribe) I told him that we would get the game if he made a goal. And after the game, Daddy took the kids to In-n-Out and ToysRUs to celebrate and get the game. And here are Scott and Daddy dancing to Can't Touch This:



This was so great for Scott. He was really ready to quit soccer because he thought it was too hard. So with this little accomplishment, I hope he is learning that with practice, he can do hard things.

Go Giants!

Scott is playing T-Ball this year and he LOVES it! To be honest, I think Scott and I are both enjoying this more than soccer. Drew is having a bit of a hard time with the fact that his first son is playing for the Giants, but he did cheer for the Black and Orange, even when we played the Dodgers. Scott has had a few games so far, and has done really well! In his first inning on the field, he played the pitcher position and picked up lots of balls and did a good job throwing to first base. And it has been really fun to see how much these little boys are improving in just a few weeks! Although my favorite thing is to watch a ground ball and see about 5 tiny boys sprinting to the ball...

GO GIANTS!

Golf camp

Early in June Scott participated in golf camp. He has been excited about this class for at least a year since last year he was too young to sign up... He did a great job, and of course Grandpa was thrilled to come and be Scott's coach. For those of you who don't know my dad, he has a tough life where he works during tax season (January to April 15th), then he spends the rest of the year traveling and golfing. I know - sounds rough.

Charlotte also loved playing golf! I think it will be her turn next year...

Watch out, Tiger!

Scott has been SO anxious for his first golf class! It was a huge tragedy last week when the rain forced the cancellation of the first scheduled class, so we counted down the days until Monday. He was pretty quiet during the class, but really did try hard to listen to the teacher and his other coaches, Grandpa and Daddy. But the real evidence that he enjoyed golfing was in his prayer tonight. He probably said he was thankful for about 10 things, 8 of which involved golf class. The other 2 he mentioned were dinner afterwards at Costa Vida and Mario Kart (a standard an any Scott prayer).

729 Baskets!

A few months ago, the City of Roseville Recreation department came out with their fall/winter catalog... I was SO excited because Scott is now old enough to try some of the little sports camps for tots. In September he did t-ball. It was once a week for 4 weeks. I'm pretty sure I was more excited about it than he was. He was clearly NOT interested in listening to Coach Sarah or following her instructions. The playground and slides at the other end of the park and kicking dirt were way more exciting. But I will say that the highlight for Scott was running the bases, because each of the bases had a number. As a matter of fact, he threw a minor tantrum when we had to stop running bases and move onto hitting our first week.

Then in October, we are doing basketball. I think he is a little more into it this time. Still, listening to Coach Sarah and following instructions are not his strong points, but by week 4, he did make noticeable progress. I guess that's all I can hope for at 3! And he has been keeping track of all the baskets he has made at home and at practice. I think when this video was taken during week 3, he was up to seven hundred and something. Silly kid...

I Met Lavell! Oh, and Allison & Ted's wedding luncheon was lovely...

Besides all the graduation festivities, we were able to enjoy a really nice lunch at Magelby's in Provo to celebrate Allison and Ted's wedding. The event was mainly for Ted's family and friends, but even with just the immediate Syphi Family invited, we filled up at least half the room. Of course there was more singing and roasting of both Allison and Ted, but the highlight of the event for me was meeting Lavell Edwards! And he was smiling! Probably because he is not coaching anymore...Here is the proof: