Baseball

With all the rainand cold weather we have been having I have not been able to get too many pics of the boys at their games. I did get these two of logan at one of his many freezing cold games. He plays the outfield and is doing fairly well this year. He gets nervous when he gets up to bat, but we are hoping he can overcome it at some point. He does such an amazing job in practices. He is really enjoying his team this year and his coach is amazing. It has been a great experience for him. Logan's team is really into cheers and Logan is now trying to teach them to Ry.

Riley has done an amazing job this year. He is still struggling with the fact that he had to do coach pitch again, but next year will be his year. He has such a love for the game. There has been a few times I wish I would have had my camera. Ry really cracks us up because he takes his baseball so seriously. He absolutely HATES dirt on the bases and is comstantly cleaning them off whether he is the baseman or the runner. I am hoping to get a lot of pictures in this finally week of games the weather better hold out!!!!

Peony

Many people don't know, but my absolute favorite flower is a peony. My Grandma Mitchell use to have a ton of them planted in her yard. Six years ago she passed away and my Dad and his siblings put her house up for sale. Before it went on the market I went and dug up one of her peony bushes. At the time we lived in a duplex, but I planted it anyhow. We bought our house a year later and so the peony bush went with us. That little bush has been through quiet a lot. When we moved in and got it planted it went into shock and pretty much died. The next year it came back, but was very small. Last year it finally got it's first flower and I was so excited. I got to watch it slowly bloom into the beautiful flower. When it had fully bloomed we cut it and took it to the cemetary and put it on my Grandma's grave for memorial day. There was an emotion I can't explain when we put it there. This year I was sad that the flower bloomed two weeks earlier so I was not able to take it and put on her grave. It was such a beautiful flower though and I enjoyed it while it lasted.

Rainy Days and Rainbows

Lately it seems more like May showers instead of April showers. We have had so much rain lately. We have had to play a few baseball games in the rain and even had more cancelled due to rain. However rain has many good qualities. The smell of rain is absolutely intoxicating to me. Next it saves on my water bill. The rain brings out the cute little birds hunting for worms. Last but not least on rare occassions it brings a beautiful rainbow with it. I am an absolute rain lover. My dad tells me it's because I was born on a rainy day. There are times however that the rain becomes a little too much. I can't wait for the rain storms of August that usually bring thunder and lightning with it. For now I am wishing for warmer weather and soon !!!

Mother's Day

I had the greatest Mother's day this year. I woke up to my 2 cute boys who couldn't wait to give me their homemade cards and presents. They were such amazing cards that I couldn't help but cry after reading the amazing words Logan wrote in his card. After is was on to breakfast. My in-laws came for breakfast and Brandon did all the cooking and serving. It was a great breakfast !!! After we hung out and visited with my in laws for a bit. Later on we went as a family to the park and the 4 of us played our own game of baseball. It was so much fun even Tigger tried to join in. After 2 and a half hours at the park we went home and relaxed for a bit. That night my mom and my grandparents came for dinner, which my husband cooked again. We visited and had a great night. I couldn't have asked for a better mother's day.

7 Kids !!!

Over the weekend I babysat my sister Tammy's 5 kids so her and her husband could celebrate their 13th Wedding Anniversary. Holy Cow can I just say 7 kids is a lot. We had so much fun with ALL 7 of the kids. I can honestly say it feels like you go non stop though when there is that many kids. They all got along pretty well for the most part. It was great that they were able to play outside both Saturday and Sunday. I loved having my cute absolutely adorable baby niece Hayden Mae. It was so fun to have a little baby in the house again. It was acutally nice to have girls in my house for a change. I had 4 girls and 3 boys running wild all weekend. Saturday night we ordered pizza and ended up watching a movie with popcorn. I made a great big bed on the floor for all the kids, minus the baby, to sleep. They all did great and slept all night without a peep. Sunday I made a big breakfast for everyone and tried to clean my house up somewhat. I actually got to do little girls hair for a change which was so much fun!!! Later I took all 7 kids to the park at the school to play. We had a great time even though the wind was blowing like crazy. I was actually sad to see them go home, but at the same time I am thankful I don't have 7 kids all the time. I am absolutely amazed at what a great mom my sister is to 5 kids. I really don't know how she finds the time for herself. I hope her and her husband had a great Anniversary weekend!!!

I Can't Get Enough Of How Cute My Niece Is

Tigger All Wore Out Relaxing

Hayden Mae After Her Tubby

McKenna Playing Around

Ry Crossed The Rings All By Himself For The First Time

Ry Being Cheesey

Playing Tag

Holden Rocking On The Playground

Peyton Posing For A Picture

Tag Your It!!!

Hayden Mae Hanging Out On The Blanket

Tigger Playing At The Park

A Group Picture Of The Kids And Tigger

Hayden and Holden

Hayden's First Wagon Ride

Ry's First Baseball Game

Well once again it's baseball season. Ry had his first game on Saturday morning. They did the big Chuck Wagon Breakfast, which was a great way to start the morning. Riley was so excited for his first game. Riley is on the New York Yankees this year, which totally made his day when we found out. Ry has been practicing so much with Logan that when he got up to bat at his game he went to bat as a lefty. I had to yell out to him that he is a righty lol. The funny thing is he can actually bat left and right, which if he continues to be able to do that watch out. He got up to bat 3 times and hit everytime without the tee. He did such a great job and was by far one of the cutest catchers ever. I am sure everyone will get sick of all my baseball post after awhile so here is a sorry a head of time.

Ry Up To Bat For The First Time

Ry Batting Again

The Cutest Catcher In The World

I Love This Picture Of Ry As The Catcher

Easter

For Easter this year we were lucky enough to go down to Beaver Dam again with my Dad, Step Mom and all my Step Brothers and their families. We had so much fun while we were there. It was so nice to get away to warm weather and be outside. We went on a lond 4 wheeler ride while we were there. We packed lunch and made a day out of it. We even went back to the spot where Logan and I crashed last year. I have to say I was nervous getting back on the 4 wheelers this year, but it went well and no one was hurt. The kids got to do the big Easter Egg Dying contest again this year. They all had so much fun and Ry really got into it literally. On Easter Sunday we all got up and watched the kids go on the hunt for eggs. They all made out great and had a ton of fun in the process. After we had a great big breakfast together. Sadly after breakfast was over we had to pack up to come home. The kids were so sad to leave and so were Brandon and I. We hated coming home to such crappy weather, but that is how life goes. All in all though it was a great and much needed break for us all.

Lunch Break

4 Wheeling Fun

Brandon Taking A Break

Brandon Caught A Horny Toad

Ry Holding The Horny Toad

The Kids

Last Year's Crash Site

Ry Dying Eggs

The Adults Kicked Back While The Kids Dyed Eggs

Logan Dying Eggs

Ry's Hands After He Was Done

Logan On The Hunt For Eggs

Ry On The Hunt For Eggs

Jordan Finding Eggs

Taylor Finding Eggs

Christa And Paisley Jo

Logan And Ry In Their Easter Outfits

Papa Lynne, Grandma Lynne, And The Boys Before We Left