Travelin' on down to baseball camp and more

This week Ethan got the great opportunity to attend a baseball camp held by the Arkansas Travelers. Today was his first day and he had THE BEST time! One of his friends he met playing baseball this Spring told him about the camp and it was definitely something we had to attend. It was so organized and each kid went to different "stations" with real "Traveler" players showing them the ropes. They worked on base running, stealing, hitting and catching. All the fundamentals. Scarlett and I stayed in the stands and watched and really enjoyed watching the boys have SO MUCH FUN! :) Oh to be young again! The next two days should prove to be a lot of fun.


After all that playing baseball we just HAD to go swimming. Any excuse is a good excuse for the kids to get in the water. Just look at Ethan, it must be the life to just chill in the inner tube and relax all afternoon! :) Scarlett has decided that "gobbles" are the way to swim. She likes being able to look underwater when she swims. I finally convinced her to let me tighten them down when I realized she was coming up with a eye full of water every time she went underwater! We had a very busy afternoon and if all that wasn't enough we then went to my softball game and the Travelers baseball game that night! :)

The "Trav" were playing a home stand and if they won they would win the championship so it was a exciting come from behind win! :) It was one of the best games we have seen! Ethan and Scarlett had to be exhausted but they had a great time. Ethan's friend, Hayden, whom he met playing baseball this Spring has season tickets so were lucky enough to sit with them. Hayden is SO cute and has such wonderful parents! and I am not just saying that since you said you read my blog! :) Jack and I have really enjoyed getting to know this family! and Ethan and Hayden have hit it off! I am so glad that Ethan is able to make friends of his own and not just the kids of my friends..which is great and I am so thankful for.. but having some independence in friendship making is a wonderful thing. Poor Nancie, Hayden's mother, Scarlett kept her occupied with her mouth half the game! You know if Scarlett ever gets a captive audience she will talk NON STOP! Thanks "Ms. Nancie" for putting up with her! :) After the game the boys had their balls signed. They just loved that! They talked about it the whole way home. Our day finally came to an end at midnight! and we get to start all over and do it again tomorrow.

A belated Happy Father's Day

I need to give a shout out to my dear sweet hubby and the best "baby daddy" I know! :) He is so awesome with the kids. This from a man that had never even held a baby! He is more protective than me if that is possible. He obsesses over everything that could "possibly" happen. I have seen him spend countless hours in the back yard teaching Ethan the ins and outs of every sport imaginable. I have seen him worry and stress over Scarlett's hair and spend an hour brushing it very gently to make sure she had no tangles. The kids think it is a treat to go to the "garden store" with their daddy and pick out seeds and plants to put in our yard. They just enjoy being with their daddy. I love the fact that they are so close. I have been so blessed with such an awesome husband! I don't show him near often enough how much I love him and how blessed I am to have such a great man and great example for our children.

Hope you had a Happy Father's Day! I tried to make it special. :) I love you!

I hope all the daddy's out there had a great Father's Day!

So much to catch up on..

I have so much to catch up on and NO PICTURES to do it with ! I hate when I forget my camera and it seems that has happened a lot lately. We have been really busy having fun! :) Hubby and I actually had a date night. It was much needed and we had a lot of fun. We went to dinner and a movie. We went to the Market Street Cinema, which shows mostly independent films and we saw "Young @ Heart". It is a documentary about a singing group of older people, you must be at least 72 years old to join, and they sing current rock songs. It was an excellent documentary. The "feel good" type that makes you happy when the movie is over. Just proof life doesn't end at a certain age!

We have played softball and baseball and lots of swimming. Play dates and birthday parties for the kids. Concerts and reunions for me! and NO PICTURES! I hate that!

Hubby did get pictures of our nightly visitors. We have had this group of three or four deer that show up every night around 7pm and stand at the back of our fence. They mingle around and eat grass and then disappear back into the woods.

That is about all that has gone on the past week. I will try to get a lot better about taking pictures. I hate that I am so bad at it! Hope you all are having a great week!

"Summer of George"...and other things

Summer has begun around my house! Which means swimming and playing and lots of play dates. I am sure some of you have seen the episode of "Seinfeld" where George has a severance package from the Yankees for 3 months and decides to take the summer off and proclaims it "the Summer of George".. well that is a joke around my house. The kids and I swim, play and just generally take it easy so hubby likes to joke that is is the "Summer of George".

Yesterday we met some friends and we played all afternoon on this super cool water slide. The kids LOVED it! They were exhausted by the time we got home. I had a softball game at 7:30 and it was still really hot during the game.. so guess what we did.. we went swimming after the game, too. We love to swim around my house. We have play dates scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, more swimming and a trip to Wild River Country. So, the "Summer of George" has officially began. Poor hubby is having to work hard.. and don't get me wrong, I work hard.. it is just at night so I can play all day with the kids.

Our playset is finished and the kids have really enjoyed playing on it. We moved the play kitchen into the club house and that freed up a lot of room in Scarlett's room. If we are home the kids are in the back yard every minute possible. The clubhouse is HOT! I am not sure how long I would last in there. I tried sitting in it with them and playing "house" for a while but it got hot fast.

Hope you all have a wonderful "Summer of George". We have a lot going on so pray for us and that we make smart decisions and wise use of our time and money! :) Have a great weekend.

On a roll today...

Well, I am on a roll today, as if I have nothing better to do than to sit her blogging away on my computer. Leigh Ann and Kim's post with their beautiful kids got me to thinking what it is that I love so much about my kids features. It took me a while to narrow it down, just like I am sure it does for every mother.

I just LOVE Ethan's red curly hair. Growing up red hair was not cool and it definitely was not cool for a guy to have red hair. You just thought of a red headed guy and thought "EWW".. but I look at Ethan and I see gorgeous and adorable. I just love his hair, it fits his personality so well. Ethan is such a sweet child. Some days I really think someone handed out the personalities backwards at my house! My favorite thing about his face are the small freckles across his nose. They are so cute and the way he will crinkles his nose when he doesn't understand something. Those are just a couple of my favorite things about Ethan.

Scarlett is easy as well. I love her big blue eyes. They tell a story. Trust me you can read her eyes and know if she is sad, happy or just really mad. She doesn't hide her emotions very well and her eyes give her away. Just three months ago I would have said I loved her long blonde hair, but she took care of that one for me. I do love her short blonde hair just the same, it is just harder for me since we were used to pig tails and ponies. I love so much about both my kids. I feel so blessed to have two beautiful healthy children. I thank God for them everyday and feel so lucky to be with them everyday.

Twenty Things I will NEVER.. or probably NEVER do..

I saw this on a few peoples blogs and then when Leigh Ann did it recently on hers.. it reminded me that I wanted to do it and think about twenty things I thought I would never do. So, here is goes, and mine is in no particular order.

1. I will never like FROGS! I am so afraid of frogs I would rather see anything at my front door, other than a frog.
2. You will never hear me say that "I can't wait to go to work!"
3. I will never regret being home with my kids.
4. I will never enjoy eating or tasting fish.. if you can even get me to try it.
5. I will never drink milk (unless it is live or die.. then I would consider it)
6. I will never understand how hubby can watch every single football game that comes on TV
7. I will never ride a big roller coaster.
8. I will never use a lawn mower. I am scared of them, too.
9. I will never enjoy basketball as much as other sports.
10. I will never quit liking cheese dip and chips.
11. I will never sing in public.
12. I will never completely understand the male sex.
13. I will never forget to tell my kids how much I love them and how special they are to me.
14. I will never truly be able to let my family know how much I appreciate them.
15. I will never enjoy the "sand in your swimsuit" feeling at the beach.
16. You will never hear me say "Let's go ride the Ferris Wheel".. again the heights things.. EWW!
17. I will never be able to do a back handspring again.
18. I will never enjoy dieting!
19. I will never be the size I would LOVE to be.
20. I will never be able to stop saying NEVER... so "never say never" does not apply here.

I also saw the list of the twenty things you will ALWAYS do.. so think about your twenty you will always do. :)

Is it Summer yet????

Okay, I can readily admit.. I am not a good blogger. I get so busy having fun and then I forget to update on my pages. We have been doing more of the same. Playing, swimming and just hanging out. The kids are so excited that it is finally warm enough to go swimming. The beginning of June means just two months until we leave for the beach. We are the most excited about this! We can not wait. Here are a few pictures of the kids swimming. Now that they both can swim "in the deep" end and jump off the board they have a blast. I just love watching them laugh and play. I love this picture of Scarlett. She is so funny at the pool. Every single picture I took of her jumping in, her arms were wide open! and trust me she was yelling something crazy as she jumped in. Rather it be "cowabunga" or "cannonball" . She is having a blast. We are off to go swimming again. :)