One of These Things is Not Like the Other...

Just a few loose end pictures to wrap up from my trip down south! The first picture is Matthew Larson and me. My mom used to nanny for Matt from the time he was born until he was 9 or 10. He is the coolest kid with a terrific head on his shoulders and a surprisingly witty sense of humor for his age. We were real good buds when he was little, so I still want to see him and hang out whenever I make it to Tucson.
This post is entitled "One of these things is not like the other" because that's how it always felt having Matthew be a part of our family, which he really was for those 10 years. He lived at our house many days, slept there half the week, we took him to school, swimming, everything. The thing is, his family is ginormous (mom above 6', dad 6'5ish) and my family is tiny (dad 5'4ish, mom 5'2ish, girls 5'1ish), so it was always like that Sesame Street song that went "One of these things is not like the other, one of these things just doesn't belong..." where you had to guess which object was clearly not related to the other three.

Anyway, Matt has certainly been a special part of my life and a little brother for many years. He always belonged. And though this picture wouldn't make you believe it, he still has lots of growing to do! He is only twelve years old, and he is 5'10! Yikes! He is training to play on the 7th grade football team next year. Look out NFL, here he comes!

Here are those Dbacks pictures from our belated Valentine's plans! Dbacks won 4-0, scoring all their points with home runs. There was also one incredible defensive play to end the game in the 9th by Mark Reynolds, who I usually think is a bum, but he really came through that day!
The above picture is me before the game with my glove for foul balls and Dbacks rattler to cheer them on.
The Dbacks giving high 5's after their win
VICTORY!!!
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