cupcake friday, twice

hello. 

happy friday.
 

i have said this a few times over the last year or so, but i'm not sure that my heart is into keeping up with this space anymore. my fears of leaving it are missing some of the precious friends that i have made along the way, and forgetting so many things that we do on those good/bad/fun/stressful beautiful and ordinary days. 

so i might not be here often, but i will just kind of wait and see what feels right. 

last friday boyd and i had easter cupcakes.

on saturday, kevin hooked boyd up with some sunflower seeds before his game.

boyd had a hard time cracking the shell, and decided that all he wanted to do was suck the salt off the shell, then spit the entire thing out. i guess that will work. he thought he was really cool when he took his bag of seeds into the dugout with him. 

the kids played their hearts out, and won in a california tie breaker.

the most exciting game yet.

we've also lost a couple more. 

but they are learning so much, and it's amazing to see their growth in what is a first season for many of them.

and, thank you lala and papa for coming to watch last night.

we had a pretty quiet easter sunday, and that was just fine with us. 

i think we ate too many jelly beans, and we had chips and dip. 

nothing too traditional around here.

but it was a good, lazy day, for the most part.

i was telling boyd about easter and how it's much more than just eggs and the easter bunny. 

i don't always know how much he will understand, but i was telling him about jesus and the grave and how he rose. he did it for us so that we can go to heaven one day. i stopped after a minute or so, and boyd said, mom tell me more.

and i was happy to tell him more.

my childhood friend shelley and i have been meeting once a month, and although i had to put it off a week this time, we finally met up this week. i sat outside the restaurant for a few minutes, and had my favorite decaf americano. the weather was perfect, i was people watching, i was in heaven.

shelley and i decided that these are our monthly business meetings, since we are in the same line of work, although we work in different locations....

SAHM, grocery getter, housekeeper, errand runner, cook, play time supervisor, school helper, 

and so much more. 

there are no sick days, and we don't have the option to quit.
{although i have used the words running away a few times}.

it's a pretty good job, but it's far from perfect.  

life is far from perfect. but it's good. we are lucky.

cupcakes to share with friends today.

i hope it's a good day for you.

love,

nicolle