T-Ball (warning: lots of pictures)

I finally got Ryan's t-ball pictures downloaded from my camera and had to share some of them. I'm pretty sure that 4-year-old t-ball is strictly for the adult's entertainment. It is a blast to go and watch them all play. They were most excited about their shirts and hats. For his first game I had to meet Damon and Ryan at the field, so Damon was in charge of getting him ready. (Note to self: always get Ryan ready for games yourself.) He showed up (10 minutes late) and Ryan was wearing CROCS!! Hello?? Crocs? Good thing Ryan is coordinated and knows how to run well in them. LOL

It was so funny to see all the dads out on the field with their kids. I'm pretty sure there were equal number of parents as there were kids. Hilarious!!

Ryan loves to go to his games and it is so fun to see how much he enjoys it.

The hat is a little big...notice the ears! This is how he likes to wear it. :)

Check out all the parents! Oh yeah, and check out how big the other player is compared to Ryan. Sheesh!!

Ryan thought he needed to keep his foot on the base the whole time.

Making it to Home Base. (even in Crocs)

Big helmet, big shirt, big spirit!! I love this kid! (check out the Crocs)

The team in the dugout.

Ryan and his dad giving him some pointers.

Running to get the ball.

At home...After the game

Touching Them All-a good video

Remember to pause my playlist on the bottom before you watch.

We made it!!

We've finally reached the last day of school. The girls had a great year and are ready for summer. They have BIG plans for the coming months, so I hope I don't hear the "B" word for at least a week. (You know...B-O-R-E-D) We are getting ready for a big movie marathon tonight in celebration. Earlier I heard them talking about asking Dad to set up the tent outside, but that they weren't going to tell Mom. Don't they know moms can hear ANYTHING from ANYWHERE?! Silly kids.

I finally watched.....

I thought this movie was sooo funny! Tons of witty one-liners that I need to use. (I need to watch it a few more times.) I thought Ellen Page was the perfect part for "Juno." She is a great actress and pulled off the part perfectly, "Honest to Blog!" (One of the one-liners.) Her boyfriend, Bleeker, couldn't have been more perfect either. Allison Janney cracked me up as her role of Juno's stepmom. Great casting in this movie. The soundtrack for the movie is in a category all its own, too. I put a few of the songs on my playlist. Not usually what I listen to, but perfect for this movie. Click here for anything you ever wanted to know (or see or hear) about Juno.

Allison Janney

Juno and Bleeker

Real Live People

I can hardly wait!!

No explanation necessary

Getting Ready for T-ball

Ryan is so excited for t-ball. We decided to sign him up with the city league and he has been antsy to play ever since. He asks everyday if it's time to go to his game yet. He goes next Monday to meet his team and get his shirt and hat and stuff. I don't have the heart to tell him he won't be playing an actual game. I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. LOL
We went and got Ryan some t-ball stuff to help him practice. We got a tee, bat, bucket of balls, mit, and HE insisted that we get him a helmet. (Probably a good idea considering the kid has no fear!) I just had to share these pictures of him trying out his new stuff. He LOVES it and wants to play everyday. Kris was over and taught him everything she knows, 'cuz his mother doesn't know anything.

Good stance, Kris!


See...he does what he's told!


Ready for an outfielder.


The helmet is NOT one size fits all. :)

It's May!!

We finally made it to May. It's a bit confusing here in Utah though. Here is what it should look like:



And here is what it ACTUALLY looks like:(we even got some snow)


Hopefully it will warm up in the next few days so we can go outside and enjoy the sunshine.
Happy May everyone!!

My cute neice....Elyssa

I just had to post this picture of my cute neice, Elyssa. She is growing her hair out to be just like Rapunzel. In this picture she was holding Breanna and her hair was getting in the way, so Stefanie put her hair in these pigtails. She is such a ham! She says the funniest things and her vocabulary is so grown up. I love to have conversations with her because you never know what she's going to say.

Example:

We were tending Elyssa tonight and she wanted to take her shoes off in the church parking lot. I told her she needed to keep them on so she didn't step on a rock. She said, "Oh, yeah! Good idea. I don't want to have a tetanus shot. That would NOT be fun!."

She's such a cutie.

August Rush--A Good Movie

Just as good as I had hoped. Beautifully written and acted; every scene is memorable. One very interesting element was how they blended the two musical styles of the main character of August's parents in a number of scenes. It would flash between her playing Bach on the cello and him playing Irish rock music on the guitar. It really supported the message of the whole movie; that music is the connection between all human beings.

Sick...Again!!

So this is my house today.

Kaylie woke up for school and started right off saying that her stomach was hurting. This is pretty normal, so I tell her to eat some breakfast and she should feel better. Then she tells me she's going to throw up. I think that she must not really want to go to school today; that she must have a test or something. :) Well, I take her to school and then come home to get Emma ready for school, who also tells me her stomach hurts.

Emma leaves for the bus at 8:15.

The phone rings at 8:40. It was the Jr. High secretary saying that Kaylie had thrown up in her 1st period class. I hurry to the school to pick her up and she is in the chair in the office waiting, white as a ghost. She says to me, "I told you I was sick."

Good mom, I know!

Ten minutes after we get home, the phone rings again. It was the elementary school secretary calling this time saying that Emma is sick at school. I go and pick her up, and the second she saw me she burst into tears. (I think that's a mom/daughter thing...it still happens with my mom.)

So, we've had the pukes at our house today. I am happy to report they both held down their dinner, so far anyway. When I was tucking Emma into bed, she conveniently mentioned that her stomach still felt a "little" sick and that she might not be well enough to make it to school tomorrow. Such a smart girl!

Night Owl

Ryan has always been a night owl. (I think he gets that from me.) I do most of my computer "stuff" after the girls go to bed and Ryan enjoys hanging out by me. And when I say "by", I mean RIGHT by me. In fact, right behind me...between the chair and my back. He likes to watch what I am doing and always adds in his own opinion. Well, a couple of nights ago he got a little too comfy back there and drifted off into dreamland. I felt him all of a sudden get super heavy and I knew he was out! It's not a great picture, but you can get the idea.

What were we thinking?

So Kris and I thought it would be fun to work at the Scrapbook USA Expo and earn some extra money to spend there. We went a little early and shopped and then it was off to the Scrapworks booth to start our 12 hour shift. It started out pretty fun: talking to lots of "crazy" scrapbookers, stocking some shelves, and handing out bags. Then we went and worked the cash registers--from 2:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.! Yes...that's MIDNIGHT!! No stopping! Which really turned into 1:00 a.m. with cleaning up and everything. Stefanie did go and get us some food that we had to hurry and scarf down. Thanks Stef!
Our feet and backs were hurting so bad it was hard to stand up straight. We barely made it to the car. My toe (from surgery) was so swolen it wouldn't fit into my one and only pair of shoes that fit. These:



We got home around 2:30 a.m. and fell fast asleep (quickly). Then back up at 8:00 to head back to the expo for our fun classes. We had fun today! We took two good classes and got some killer deals that we of course couldn't pass up. LOL

It was fun to be in the atmosphere of all the fun, but it is even funner to be home and relaxing.

I almost forgot to share the best part of the day (besides the wonderful company of my BFF Kris) LUNCH!! We went here:



We shared king and snow crab legs and each thoroughly enjoyed a margarita, with lots of salt. YUM!! We will definitely be going there again.

Overall, a fun weekend!

New pics of Breanna

Here are a few pictures of Breanna. It was Brittany's birthday and Leslie was down from Rexburg for the weekend. Good times!

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