January 24

McClain has found his soccer ball and football out in the garage, and keeps telling me he has to 'practice' for school. He also keeps getting out all his baseball gear; ball, bat, glove and mitt. I can only figure that he gets the 'practice' for school idea from Ivy, because she has been playing softball and going to practice for as long as McClain can remember. So I guess he figures its his time to start 'practicing' for school. Its supper funny that he wants me to help him, because we all know that I have no idea how to play any sport. But so far we are all good because all I can/have to do is kick the soccer ball with him, toss a soft football and aim the baseball at a bat. But he knows that he needs his Dad to 'practice' so he is ready for school. How funny is this kid, and boy-o-boy does he have a surprise for him when he finds out school is not about playing soccer, football and baseball, but more about the ABC's and 123's. So here in this picture Clint had just got home from work, Mimi was here and we were all sitting in the living room when McClain came in with his soft football. Clint was playing toss with him (yes in the living room) and McClain actually caught the ball, we all did a big W-H-O-A-H, because we didn't expect that at all. It was not like he held his arms out and Clint just tossed the ball right into them, he actually put his arms out there and caught it. They continued to play toss for a little while more and he caught in a few times and droped it a few times and totally missed a few times. But each time he did catch the ball we all did a collective cheer and clapped. The last toss he caught we all forgot to cheer and clap, he stood there holding the ball and said "hey you didn't clap". O-man guess we better bring a big cheer squad to any game that he plays...