These past couple months have been fairly eventful for the Duncan family, May in particular. As you know Jacob played soccer for the first time this year. He seemed to like it. He wasn't ecstatic about it like he is about playing the drums, but he had a good time. He typically played harder during soccer practice than he did during the actual games. I think the 8:30 AM game times had a little something to do with that. On more than one occasion, Jacob walked out onto the game field complaining that he needed more sleep. Sometimes, it just takes him a little while to get going in the morning.
He was happy to receive his trophy at the end of the season. Before Jacob's first game, Heath showed him a trophy he had received for playing some sport when he was younger. Jacob kept it on his dresser in his room. When he finally had his own trophy, Jacob proudly handed Heath's trophy back to him and said, "Here Daddy. I don't need this anymore. I have my own trophy now." Yes, you do, Jacob, and we are so proud of you!
Jacob was also introduced to another sport in May: tennis. He went to a tennis themed birthday party and absolutely loved it! His enthusiasm on the tennis court was much higher than it ever was on the soccer field.
At the end of the month, we took our annual trip to Washington, DC, where Jacob was introduced to baseball. Heath, David, and David's dad took him to his first major league baseball game. After he saw the Nationals play, Jacob played baseball the rest of the evening. All he wanted to do was swing the bat and hit. that. ball. Despite the fact that they lost the game that day, the Nationals had a major impact on Jacob. As far as I can tell, baseball is now his favorite sport.
After the game, the guys rode the metro. Now, for most people, the metro may not sound like a thrilling experience, but it was for Jacob. He still talks about it today. In fact, it came up just a couple days ago. Jacob and Annabelle were pretending to ride a train in the hallway. They had set up four chairs in a row. "You know what, Annabelle?" Jacob said, smiling. "I rode on a real train one time. It was called the metro."
Of course, we did some DC sightseeing. Since Jacob had learned a little about Abraham Lincoln in school, we thought he would enjoy seeing the Lincoln Memorial. He did.He had read the Gettysburg address a few days before, so he was excited to see those same words engraved on the monument wall. Annabelle enjoyed herself too. She likes to tell people, "We saw the pwesident!" And sometimes she adds, "It was beh-wy cool!"
At the Jefferson Memorial, Annabelle escaped and thought it was great fun to step inside the chains and sit on the statue. Oh boy. How I wished she would just sit contently in her stroller. Yeah. That's definitely wishful thinking. Her energy level is way too high for her ever to be content in a stroller. HOWEVER, DC wore her out. On two separate occasions, she actually fell asleep in the stroller while we walked around. I can't remember her EVER falling asleep in the stroller!
My sister has the pleasure of working for Congressman Allen West, so we had the opportunity to meet him one afternoon.
Proud parent moment: The congressman held up an American Flag and asked Annabelle what it was. Without missing a beat, she answered, "flag of The United States of America." During the school year, Jacob, Annabelle and I said the pledge each morning. I was happy to discover that she actually remembered it!
We all had a great time in DC. There is so much to do and so much to see. I only wish we had a few more days to do and see everything. There's always next time!!
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