Super Golfer and Proud Momma

Noah started golf lessons last night, which was very exciting for us all, and certainly a test to as how well we've raised our children.

It was the first time Noah's been in any sort of paid, controlled, learning environment where I wasn't in charge and that he had to perform and behave. It was very interesting to me to watch him, watch how he obeyed, listened, followed instructions given by another adult, etc. To my surprise, compared to the other children, he did quite well. Minus the occasional outburst (I think just out of excitement), he made me proud. I was telling Paul, however, who had to miss it as he was at a golf competition 2 hours away, that we need to work on Noah's humility.

When there was a kid struggling or learning, he would randomly burst out "here, I can show you" or "I know how to do that!"...which was less than desirable in my eyes. I want him to be able to say "you can do it!" and "would you like help?" instead of exhibiting that he's a know it all and displaying his show-off personality at every turn. So that was an eye-opener for me and will be something we work on.

But overall, he listened to authority quite well and we will hopefully see some improvement on the rest.

Kennady was another experiment for me. This was the first event that she had to sit out and watch as Noah got to enjoy. I had explained to her a lot earlier that this was Noah lesson and that she would have hers one day as well. She seemed to take that okay enough as she did sit nicely with me for the majority of the time.As one kid ended up having to be taken home for his inability to follow directions and listen, Kenna got to finish off his ball of buckets while the others were being taught how to use their irons. So she wasn't completely left out, which made it a win-win situation for both.

I'm a proud Mama today! There's definitely room for improvement, but it's very comforting to me to know that I am doing a good job ... along with a lot of strength and patience from God! :)

Here are some pictures -


Noah and Kennady, Mommy loves you to DEATH!!!

PS - of all the kids, Noah was BY far the BEST golfer out there, thus my lack of excitement about his actual skill. Paul has worked a lot on teaching him about golf, so I was more interested in the social aspect of his lesson. But he is definitely a GREAT golfer :)

Our Mini Vacation

I just realized I never posted about our trip to Ohio! Sad day!

2 weeks ago Friday, we set off for Dayton, OH so that Paul could participate in a Road Rally that he'd done the year before. I thought it'd be a great time to hang out with some friends while he was off doing his thing, so we called up some friends and they offered their house to us while we were there! We had a blast! Here are some pictures ...

The kids playing in the pool at Amber's house!

Me lovin' on Tyler, Amber's newest baby!

Landon (Karis's son), Kennady, Noah and Nathan (Amber's son) at the Riverscape!

Supporting Bryan (Karis's husband) and his band at Riverscape! Bryan's the one with long hair, looking all hippy-ish! haha

Leyna, Me and Patrick (Leyna's little baby!) at the splash park!

And to finish the mini-vacation off right, Amber and I at The Masque! Can never go wrong there :)

The kids had a lot of fun playing with old friends, and I had a lot of fun remembering what it was like to live in Dayton, which still saddens me sometimes. I'd love to live there again and be with all my friends. We had a life there. But ... I guess the Fritz's are moving on! Now to make some memories in Charlottesville, VA!

New Recipe & Friends Moving

Last night, I tried a new recipe out since I finally had all the ingredients needed at the same time. I have a hard time remembering WHY I bought something, to bring it home and realize what recipe it was for and that I didn't buy the other things needed. So, I finally did, as easy as it was. Here's the recipe - http://www.kitchendaily.com/recipe/chicken-and-asparagus-roulades-82914 - and here are some pictures of it along the way...


It was not meant to be eaten like corn on the cob, but after he had his first one, Noah said to me "Mom, I want a big one, don't cut mine up little!" So he just went after it. Kenna didn't care for them much, but that was only after Daddy threw a fit over it having asparagus in it, which apparently he doesn't like. Thankfully I have one kid who doesn't care WHAT it is, he'll eat it ... love that boy!

A couple days ago, I got an email from a friend here telling me that her husband got a job offer in St. Louis and will be moving and gone by Aug 14th. So we planned to get together for this morning and let the kids play and catch up one last time before they leave. Very sad. They have been nice little playmates and Liz, the mom, has been a great blessing to me. We will miss them very much!

Look at me, blogging during naptime when I should be napping...so off I go!