Weekend visit

We had a great time with Mary and John this weekend!  They got to see tons of baseball. Quinn had a game on Friday night, they lost.  Then he had a game on Saturday morning, they won.  Quinn also got to play up a league in AAA for the Cardinals, they won. 3 games for Quinn!  Zero games for Walker since the Flames had the weekend off. Don't worry, she will be back at it this weekend!

Victory!

It was a victorious weekend for the Wicklund children and an exhausting one for their parents!  Let's start it off...

Walker played in the "Step up your Game" tournament in Hoschton, GA.  Walker and Jay left at 6:15 for a 7:15 warm up and an 8am game. Quinn and I headed up there to watch her play at 7:15.  The Flames lost the first game, it wasn't pretty.  Quinn and I watched them win their second game before we headed to Murphey Candler for his game.  Quinn played the undefeated Philles and won, 9-5.  He pitched great and made a great relay in from center field. While his game was going on Walker played 2 games and won them both.  We arrived back in Hoschton for the end of their 3rd game, another victory.  They were now in the championship game at 8:30 at night.  If they won, they won it all. If they lost they had to play another game against the same team since it was a double elimination tournament.  Over the course of the tournament, Walker through out 2 girls at second and was very close many times.  In the championship game she threw a girl out at first on a dropped third strike.  After regulation the game was tied 2-2.  In softball they play ITB, international tie breaker.  In ITB a girl is placed on second, a base runner.  From there you play the way a normal inning would play out.  We went ahead 3-2 after the first half of the inning.  The other team was up...bases loaded, 1 out and one of their players popped up to 2nd base, she caught it and threw to first, double play!  And a championship for the Flames!!
Sunday, its Quinn's turn to play again and another victory 11-9!  He pitched great!  He also spent an inning like his sister, playing catcher.  The best was him playing right field not paying a lick of attention.

Sunday night, its date night with Bruce Springsteen!

cupcakes

Walker is all into baking!  For Christmas, she received a cupcake decorating book (Thanks Aunt Laine, Uncle Mitch, and Eli).  Last week we went to a friends for dinner so Walker made dessert.  She found these "cupcake pies" in the cupcake book.  It was quite fun to watch her make a giant mess!  As much of a mess she made, she really enjoyed it and is always looking for a chance to make dessert.

Sleep Walker

Last Friday around 4 am (I remember the time because I thought I should stay up for the royal wedding) Walker came into our room and told me that her blanket was missing. Someone took it.  I thought she might  have been sleepwalking but she was adamant that someone took it. So I got up, and looked in her room thinking that it would be on the other side of her bed.  Nope. So I looked in Quinn's room. No blanket there. Where could it be?  I looked in the bathroom and there it was, hanging up nicely on one of the towel hooks where the towels are supposed to be,  but never are. I took it back to her and she told me "I must have been sleepwalking and thought it was my towel"


Saturday night she did sleepwalk into our room. She headbutted me, farted 3 times and walked out.

Walker's door

This sign is currently hanging on Walker's door. Her doorbell is the plastic circle to the right of the door on the bottom. In case you were wondering what the doorbell is, it is the squeaker from the dogs toy.

Quotes of the day

Both from the same 10 year old.

On when there is snow on the ground.  "We are not supposed to have school if it snows"

On doing her Math homework  "That was easy.  All I had to do was think about it"

Teeth

She lost another one. This time it was while eating popcorn.