Evan's Indoor Baseball Tournament in Toledo

Evan had his first tournament with his new team, Ice Baseball.  His coach made a last minute decision to put them in an indoor tournament in Toledo.  There were 4 other teams in his age division and all of his games were on a Sunday during our spring break.  So, it made for a very long day considering we had to be there at 9am to warm-up and didn't get home until after 7pm.  

Their first game was great!  They beat the other team, a team from Oakland County in Michigan, 7-2.  Evan hit a double and came in to pitch at the end, only needing one pitch to end the inning and the game.  

They had an hour break in between games and then faced another team called the Midwest Monsters.  They did not play as well during this game.  They lost officially 2-0.  It was really higher than that, but we didn't get the bottom of the inning so those extra runs they scored on us didn't count.  Either way, we lost.  

The kids got a break and they all decided to go out to Raising Canes right down the road for a late lunch/early dinner.  Most of the boys opted to come so it was fun!  Evan, Scott, and I also stopped at a fun pizza place for beer and to play free arcade games.  

Our next game was against the Trash Pandas National Team, which just seems so unfair.  They are a good team and have no business playing in a AA tournament, but oh well.  We lost 5-1.  Evan didn't pitch as well in this game and was pulled rather quickly, but he still did well batting and walked both times up to bat.  

It was fun to see the boys get their season started and I feel confident they'll have a better season than our last two!  They'll be in another tournament this weekend, outdoors!  Let's go Ice!

Spring Break Staycation 2025

This year our calendars did not align for the first time in a long time for spring break week.  The boys and I were off the last week in March and Scott was off the first week of April.  And with us taking two big trips to Puerto Rico and Hawaii within the last year, we decided to just lay low.  It didn't help that the weather was not that great here either.  It was chilly and cloudy most of the days.  

We started our break off with a trip to Bearded Lamb!  Evan had a baseball tournament the next morning in Toledo so we watched The Sandlot, which has become a tradition each year.    

Scott took Monday off and we had talked about going to do a fun activity together as a family, but everyone was tired from the tournament in Ohio the day before and no one wanted to go anywhere.  We enjoyed a lazy day at home together.  

Tuesday, the boys and I went to see the live action Snow White movie with the Miller's.  It was not that great of a movie.  Sean and I popped into Sams Club afterwards and Evan went over to Ethan's house to hang out for a while.  

Wednesday, the boys and I went to Buffalo Wild Wings for lunch and on to a really fun place called The Hub, where we played fowling and met up with the Miller's again.  It was actually pretty cool!  We did some shopping at Nordstrom Rack too.  I built a new shelf for the corner and started a new puzzle.  

Thursday, Evan got contacts!  It took most of the morning at his appointment and in the afternoon the kids just wanted to hang out at home and play Minecraft and baseball outside.  It was nice enough for us to do a bike ride around Newburgh Lake.  We grilled hot dogs for Tiger's opening game against the Dodgers and watched the game.

Friday, we went to Zach's for lunch and ran a bunch of errands including the card store, Zap Zone with free vouchers, and Kroger.  Evan and I made homemade pasta for dinner and the kids and I watched Mufasa after dinner.  

The rest of the weekend felt like a regular weekend to us; not spring break.  Scott and I had a date night on Saturday with dinner in Northville and drinks at Northville Winery.  Sunday, Evan had his Hit Trax league and we did some prep for back to work and school.  We ended the weekend with a quick trip to Bearded Lamb and a severe thunderstorm warning/siren going off at home that made us go in the basement.  

It was definitely not my favorite spring break, but it was also nice to have time with the boys and to let them have time to play Minecraft together, sleep in, and do some things around town.  We will have other trips that will fill my "travel bucket".