Skip to main content

Badminton.


What have we here, a new [first] Kemp family sport??

 On vacation, the house my parents rented had a badminton set (part of which we promptly broke about an hour upon arrival).  Zach discovered that unlike almost every other sport (exceptions: running and climbing), I actually showed some kind of interest in playing.  I believe I've discovered the reason: it requires little coordination and arm strength.  Two things which seem to be necessary in most sports.  I really think it's quite fun.  I can actually hit the birdie!  This is greatly different from my one-year tennis career when I volleyed for 26th place on the team (that's not a joke) and rarely made contact with the ball.  If you couldn't tell, they didn't have tryouts.

Anyways, we picked up a cheap set today and had fun playing this afternoon.  I can't wait to play more!  Not gonna lie, Eloise cramped my style a little bit by sitting in the middle of my side of the net, but that's alright.  :)  She had fun sitting with a racquet and talking about it.

Also, below -  just a picture of the view from the house where we stayed.  We all went to Holiday World (I'm not much into theme parks, but this was really fun) and took a mini-vacay together for a few days.  It was so nice to be together, all the kids had a blast, and it was a great way to get out of my school funk (I didn't end up telling you guys that after finals we had this awful week that I never thought would be awful.  So glad it's over.).  So here they are, the pretty cows.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Another Chewbeads Giveaway - Open until 6/11.

YAY!   Another Chewbeads Necklace Giveaway – the Turquoise Hudson !   Giveaway will close on Monday, 6/11 at 10pm – winner will be announced by Wednesday evening. So, this go around, the necklace is a gift from me as a thank you for reading or visiting this tiny little blog.  Also, because it’s really fun to give stuff away.   So, I’ll be giving away one specific necklace, the Turquoise Hudson , since it seemed to be the overall favorite last time!   Chewbeads have actually even improved since the last giveaway - they're now lighter weight and don't snag on long hair! You all know I’m a little obsessed with them , and I still wear them, even with E at 16 months.   Actually, she was just chewing on them the other day (same day as the pic above– I swear she chews on them, I just never catch it).   And – she cries for the Charles bangles when I wear them.   She’s convinced they are hers, I assume.   So...Who c...
43 comments
Keep Reading >>

Stocking time!

So, I know not everyone is ready for the holidays, but if we’ve been friends for any amount of time, you’re probably aware of my Christmas obsession.  Plus, the addition of kid number three right before the holidays/feeling essentially miserable being this pregnant have given me motivation to get things done early. Our stockings are hung by the chimney with care (yay for having a mantle!) already, and we'll be putting up our tree tonight (first artificial tree ever for me - still not quite sure how I feel about it...).  I’m working some kind of combo fall/Christmas tablescape in the dining room since we’ll be hosting Thanksgiving here, but otherwise it's all Christmas, all the time.  Anyways, the point is that I’ve had a lot of people ask about our stockings over the past few years, and I thought I’d  take the opportunity to provide the information, as well as some other adorable options.  Maybe it will cut down on shopping time for even just a few of you? ...
1 comment
Keep Reading >>

Shabby Apple Giveaway!

Hi, all!  Yay...it's a giveaway! See the  skirt  above?  You can win it!  S habby Apple has offered to give away a free  Adelaide  skirt to one lucky reader!  Woohoo!  Shabby Apple sells lots of adorable vintage style dresses (the one below is one of my favorites!), cute maternity dresses , and even some little girls dresses! Entering will be very simple. A few notes...the skirt can only be shipped to a US address and there cannot be any exchanges. 1.  To enter, you must "like" Shabby Apple on facebook ( click here ), then leave a comment below letting me know you did so.  That's it. 2.  If you would like extra entries, you can do the following, leaving a separate comment to let me know you did each (for instance, if you did all four, you would have four separate comments): + Tweet the giveaway +  Share it on facebook + Follow or subscribe to Pink Holidaze (if you haven't already!) Shabby Apple has is also offe...
26 comments
Keep Reading >>