The Sabers' Boys

Well where do I begin, lets start with BASEBALL BASEBALL and more Baseball. We started baseball practice in March and it was our life this summer. Chase played on three teams plus a traveling team. Zach played on two teams and filled in a couple of games on Chase's C ball team.

Chase played a total of 83 games this summer and fall. Zach played a total of some 23 games. We were VERY proud of the two boys. Chase did very good at 3rd base and shortstop, and also did some pitching. Zach what can we say, a very good catcher! We met a lot of awesome families that we got to know. Dubuque Complex was our second home. The kids got a lot of great memories from this summer.

Here we are into fall, Chase started football for Dubuque Colts Pop Warner. Al was so worried because, well lets face it Chase needs to get a little tougher. Chase started out in some positions that he really didn't want to be. Chase wanted to be quarterback (of course), but they need some meat on the line. He played offensive and defensive line. Then he got to do the kick off return and then he played running back which he LOVED. Chase played hard and he was determined and I will give him credit he would be hurting but he would stay in there unless it really was hurting bad, but only missed a couple of plays. Zach we just signed him up for Hockey. He had his first game last week. He really played hard, he just has to learn to stop. LOL. Zach loves to play.

School isn't going the greatest with the boys. Chase once again is struggling with his reading, and paying attention in class. Nothing was better then the teacher he had last year Mr. Dan Wendler. He could handle Chase and Chase respected him. I have a feeling we will be struggling with Chase with school for the next 10 years. I feel bad because I just can't help him. I do notice that he likes to listen to Faith and my dad about school more then Al and I. You would not want to be in our house every night. All we do is yell at him to sit down and read, it is an on going fight about reading. I wish he liked to read like he likes to play sports. I have tried every kind of book, but he just does not want to take the time to read. Now Zach loves to read, but his conferences we were shocked with the comments the teacher made about Zach and his schooling. Zach in preschool and kindergarten was very advanced in everything, but this year she said he is struggling in reading and everything but Math, which surprised us. Maybe we lack helping Zach because we just always assumed that he would not have any problems, so that was our fault. One thing with Zach is he has the determination to do anything that he gets told he is doing wrong.