Jul 22 2008
Kids Update Spring 2007
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Tag Archive 'Kids'
Jul 18 2008
Watching Baseball with one of “My Boys”
On Thursday I had the special privilege of taking my son T-8 to watch the Forth Worth Minor League team, the Cats for scouts night.
We had general admission tickets and at first, I thought that was a bummer. I was wrong. We
had a blast and because we had general admission, we had freedom to move to several different places in the stadium. At first we watched the game from the first row in front of the opposing team’s (Wichita Wingnuts) bullpen but we moved to some chaise lounges behind the right field foul pole(See video below). I never enjoyed watching a game in such comfort. We also got a couple of BP (Batting Practice) balls and ate some great food. T-8 got one of the balls autographed by 8 people including the team mascot (Dodger the cat… the Cats were a Dodger affiliate when it started and have retired numbers of some of the be best players from my favorite team, the Dodgers, including Maury Wills, Duke Snider, etc. ). He had no idea who the people were (I don’t either) but he ran up to the Cat’s bullpen, ran to the locker room door, etc, just like a long time fan.
He also lit up the radar gun as some pitching display at 35 mph… He thinks he can be a Major league pitcher some day. Finally, we watched the movie “Angels in the Outfield” on the “Jumbotron” while sitting in center field after the game (part of scout night) until around 12 AM. T-8 was actually throwing his “non-autograph” ball around the field most of that time with another kid. To me this felt like one of those movie father-son evenings. I know he will never forget this and I really enjoyed watching him develop an interest in baseball.
This summer has been really good for re-connecting with all my kids… The neat thing too is that this re-connecting is affecting their spiritual life too. Incidentally, the Cats lost the game in 11 innings 0-1.
Mar 20 2008
Kids at Camp
Kids were a part of the Tejas ‘08 retreat. T-7 is the 2nd from the left. His ability to make friends easily is a gift from God.
Dec 11 2007
Christmas 2007 Yabuki Family Update
Thanks to some generous Christmas gifts, we were able to take a brief family trip to Waco, Texas. One of the things we learned on the trip is that Waco was originally spelled Hueco after the Indian tribe that once inhabited the region. While there we visited the Cameron Park Zoo, the Dr. Pepper Museum and the Mayborn Children’s Museum, which had a special exhibit about bones. We are grateful for the chance to enjoy a couple of days away from the computer, phone, chores, etc. Just in case some of you are wondering, here is a little update on each of the kids from this past year.
C-4 is 4 and a half. Yes, that half is really important, and she will be the first to tell you that. |
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| Roy & Lisa at the Zoo in Waco | ||
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| T-7 & C-4 in a TeePee | ||
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| J-11 being eaten by one of his snakes | ||
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| T-7and C-4 with some friends | ||
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| J-11 Pulling a long rope at boy scouts | ||
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T-4 the Star Goalie |
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| C-4 the Kitchen Aid | ||
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| J-11 and his Award winning Troop 615 | ||
J-11 is now 11 and definitely in the “pre-teen†years. He has grown a lot this year through Scouting and participating in service projects at church. For example, he spent several hours unloading heavy boxes of donated canned food at Mission Arlington and helped with a Christmas party at a local children’s home. He continues to love learning new skills on the computer. Besides developing his own website, he is also helping our children’s pastor with a website and started a blog for his Boy Scout troop.
T-7 is 7 and feeling the pain of being the “middleman.†Nevertheless, he is doing really well in school, especially in math. He has also begun to read chapter books and take “AR†tests at school (Accelerated Reader). One thing Timothy especially enjoyed this year was taking a karate class through an after-school program. His mom was amazed when he started responding with “Yes, ma’am†when asked to do something! He plans to continue taking karate in 2008. As a Cub Scout, he got to be in 2 parades this year, one on the 4th of July and again during the Parade of Lights in December.
C-4 is learning how to write and spell. One of her favorite words to spell is one we see a lot this time of year—JOY! And C-4 is a real joy to us. She always wants to help around the house, especially with cooking. She would also like to learn to sew (perhaps she can learn from one of her grandmas?) She also loves to spend time cutting, gluing and taping any sort of paper she can get her hands on.
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