We are now three months from RAGBRAI and Race 4 Grace 2010. More details to come as we get them in place.
Not too much else is new in Grace's world these days. She has made her dad proud by taking a liking to baseball. She's actually good at making contact with the ball, and she has a good grasp of running (or driving in her case) the bases. She will cheat to suit her purposes, but who doesn't do that? Our front yard is perfect for baseball, and lately we've been doing that just about every night. We also got a little basketball hoop for the driveway, but at this point she hasn't played with that as much. Maybe Claire will be the one who takes to hoops. Given Grace's penchant for dolls, dress-up, princesses, and all other things girl, I'm just happy she's willing to play any kind of sport.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Sunday, April 11, 2010
April 11, 2011
Good weekend at the Nelson house. Grace had a playdate on Saturday at her friend Madalyn's house. They are best friends at preschool, and Madalyn wanted to have Grace over for her birthday. We didn't bring in Grace's wheelchair or Dani because the house wasn't made for it (split-level), but both Madalyn's parents were around to help haul Grace around the house as need be. Grace has made some really good friends at preschool this year, which given her social nature, isn't too surprising.
Today Grace and I played baseball outside. We just got her a new bomb bat with some big whiffle balls. She's actually really good at making contact with the ball when I pitch to her. We've just started working on some of the other basic concepts, such as tagging the baserunner and running the bases in correct order. Grace has the order down, she just does't always feel the need to run over the bases in her wheelchair.
We're now less than two months away from Grace's Make-a-Wish trip to Disney World, and we're getting excited about that. It'll be the first time we fly with Grace's equipment, so that part of it could be an adventure. Plus it'll be Claire's first time flying. Man I feel sorry for the other people on that flight!
Today Grace and I played baseball outside. We just got her a new bomb bat with some big whiffle balls. She's actually really good at making contact with the ball when I pitch to her. We've just started working on some of the other basic concepts, such as tagging the baserunner and running the bases in correct order. Grace has the order down, she just does't always feel the need to run over the bases in her wheelchair.
We're now less than two months away from Grace's Make-a-Wish trip to Disney World, and we're getting excited about that. It'll be the first time we fly with Grace's equipment, so that part of it could be an adventure. Plus it'll be Claire's first time flying. Man I feel sorry for the other people on that flight!
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