May The Force be with you

It has been an exciting spring for Wyatt!  Good times all around! 

On the medical side, his blood work in April came back normal.  This was a huge relief as his counts had been a little low in October.  The doctors were not concerned and felt that the low counts were a result of him fighting a virus; and would return to normal when he was well.  I, of course, did worry even though they told me not to.  Turns out, those doctors know a little something.  J 

Wyatt just finished up his second t-ball season.  And he has actually developed a few ball skills.  Unfortunately, his attention span is still non existent.  He spends most of his time in the out field finding ladybugs, spinning in circles, or (my favorite) trying out his Jedi Knight skills.   He actually tried using The Force to get someone out on second base.  We had a talk about how The Force is indeed a strong and valuable skill, so is actually catching the ball and throwing it to base.  But he is a great team player and is very encouraging and supportive of both his own team and the opposing team.  In one game, he actually ran the bases for the other team.  He was supposed to be playing in the outfield but I suppose he got caught up in the thrill and excitement of scoring runs?  He is a bit of a loose cannon out there.  Usually a fan favorite and always a coaching nightmare.

Wyatt recently met a Navy SEAL friend, Mr. Bill.  And when he found out that Wyatt is a big fan of the SEALs (he is often in the backyard "training" with his cousin), he invited Wyatt to a family day on the base.  Wyatt was THRILLED with this adventure!  He rode in a humvee, a zodiac boat and watched a Black Hawk helicopter drop some guys in the water during training...big stuff for a little guy.  Thanks Mr. Bill for making a few dreams come true!

Wyatt graduated from Kindergarten this week!!  I had such mixed emotions.  We are so happy to see him moving on to other things but sad to see him leave his preschool days behind.  He has made such good friends. And we've made some good friends there too.   At the ceremony, the teacher asked each child to talk about one memory they had of the past school year.  One little girl said that she will remember "Wyatt always being so funny."  And I thought to myself, all of my best memories of the past 5 1/2 years involve that very thing!  There is nothing more perfect to me than the sound of Wyatt's laugh.

We are looking forward to a fun and easy summer.  No doctor appointments on the books as of now.  Just lots of fun with family and friends!

Thanks for reading!