We Went Swimming!!

The pools are now open, so our usual routine through the summer is to go swimming on Saturdays!! This first time, however, the water was freezing!!! But that doesn't stop Haille & Trentin from jumping right in!!!

Haille loves the water slide!! I felt so bad for Trentin though. We thought this year he would be able to go down the slide too. I waited with him in the long line to see if he was tall enough, but he is just an inch too short. He was devastated, poor guy.

Our Last Baseball Game

We had our last baseball game on Saturday. It's kind of sad!! I know they'll play next year, but I will feel lost not having to get up at the break of dawn every Saturday morning to be at the ball field by 8:15 am!! Haille & Trentin loved playing together. Haille will move on to softball next year, and Trentin will have another year in the pee-wee league.


After the game, the team got trophies.

At long last, Trentin finally got his trophy!!! One of the team parents made a CD for all the parents which had pictures of the kids throughout the season & played music in the background. It's pretty neat!!

Festival

Grandma's church was having a festival full of kid's games & activities. Haille & Trentin's favorite part was getting their faces painted!!

Before....

He's Spiderman!!!

Before.......

She's a beautiful dragon!!!

The Indians Game

We got to go to an Indians game with our teammates!! It was so much fun!!! Next time, we're going to sit in the outfield so maybe we can catch a homerun ball!!

Memorial Day Weekend

We had a busy Memorial Day weekend!! We spent Friday night and Saturday night at Michelle's house (Jason's sister) down in Cincinnati. The weather was wonderful, and the kids had a blast swimming and jumping on the trampoline, but I forgot my camera, so I didn't get any pictures. Then on Memorial Day, we went bowling!! I did remember my camera this time, but only got one picture before my battery went dead.................

Mother's Day

On Mother's Day, we had alot of fun!! First, we went to Texas Roadhouse (my favorite) for lunch and then went to play putt-putt.

Believe it or not, Trentin actually got a hole-in-one!!! Talk about beginner's luck!!

After putt-putt, we went to the arcade and let the kids play some games.

Trentin takes his video games very seriously!! Can you tell??

Jason had this game mastered & earned the kids over 700 tickets!! (for a toy that probably cost about $3!!)

Another Baseball Game

Our baseball season is almost halfway over already!! Trentin cracks me up because after every game, he asks when he's going to get his trophy. He really enjoys playing ball, but that trophy is REALLY important to him!! He's such a character!!

Trentin got to be the catcher for the first time!!

Here's Haille waiting for her turn at bat! I know I am biased, but she has the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen!!!

Haille has played third base practically every game, and she does a great job!! She's really good at stopping the ball!! When she does, though, she automatically runs to tag her base, even if there isn't a runner coming!! She hasn't quite caught on to the concept of when to throw the ball where, but hey, it can be a confusing game to learn!!

Our Lazy Sunday

On Sunday, we went to play at the park!

There were horses in the field next to the park. The kids were more interested in watching them instead of playing on the playground!!

Mmmm....ice cream!! Had to get a picture of the goofy chocolate face!!

My New Car!!

That's right - I got a new car!!! It's a 2007 Hyundai Sonata. Definitely a change, since I'm so used to driving Fords (because my Dad, sister & brother all worked there) but I really love it. I gave Jason a list of things I wanted to do - like tint the windows and put a spoiler on the back. It's wonderful to have a husband who works in the car aftermarket industry!!

Christmas in April!!!

After a long evening at the car dealership, we got to come home to open presents that Aunt Kim and Uncle Frank brought us!!

A Bratz Doll! Haille LOVES Bratz!!

Oh yeah!! Hummer trucks!!

Thank you Aunt Kim & Uncle Frank!! We love our presents!!

Our First Baseball Game

Our first game was Friday night. I literally took about 70 pictures because I wanted a picture of everything!! Wouldn't it be easier to just bring a video camera?? Probably!! All those kids are absolutely adorable, we're really going to enjoy these games!!

Haille was the pitcher's helper the first inning. She loved it!!

It isn't hard to find Haille with that hot pink helmet!! Looking around at all the teams, all the little girls have the same helmets. Too funny!!!

Hurry Haille!!!

YEAH!!! She scored a run!!!

Trentin's turn at bat catching a few warm up swings.

Trentin really cracked us up!! When he hit the ball, he didn't stop at first, or at second, and he didn't stop at third, he kept on going!!!

I just love how his hat is a tad too big that it rests on his ears & makes them stick out!! He's too cute!!

The "Easter Bunny"

I think the whole "Easter Bunny" image has been ruined for Haille and Trentin. Very upsetting for me initially, but I've gotten over it now (I guess.) Let me start from the beginning.......

On Good Friday, daycare was closed, so Haille and Trentin were going to Grandma's (my mom's house) because I still had to work. I woke up that morning to find a flat tire (great way to start the day) so I needed to put on the spare. All their Easter stuff was in my hiding place - the trunk, so I had to make sure the kids stayed inside the house while I dug out the spare & changed the tire AND trying to hide their Easter stuff. Kinda difficult because they kept wanting to come outside and "tell" on each other. After I threatened their lives that if I saw them outside one more time......... I got everything back in the trunk and we were on our way to Grandma's. I ended up taking a 1/2 day because I had to get a new tire, and a couple other things for their Easter baskets, and then I headed back to my mom's to pick up the kids. I get there, and tell the kids to get in their seats & buckle their seatbelts, which is nothing out of the ordinary, while I stood in the doorway talking to my mom. The next thing I know, both of them ran back up to the house asking if they could open their "surprises". WHAT?!?!? I ran outside and those little stinkers had gotten into my trunk (after my morning of making sure they DIDN'T see their Easter stuff) and saw EVERYTHING the "Easter Bunny" was going to bring them!!! Needlesstosay, I freaked out. Did I over-react??? MAYBE. JUST ALITTLE. UH-HUH!!!! I'm sure they couldn't understand why sweet-happy-to-see-me Mommy instantly turned into yelling-screaming-psycho. I was disappointed because I wanted the whole "Easter Bunny" fiasco to last longer than 6 years. Plus, when I use the whole Easter Bunny threat, you know the one "The Easter Bunny is watching....." or "I'm calling the Easter Bunny......" that will have ZERO effect now!!!!

So that brings us to Easter morning. Well, that is after a LONG Friday night and ALL DAY Saturday of "Can I have my Barbie now?" and "Mom, I want to play with my toys!!" What's a mother to say? So I did just as I planned, I put their Easter baskets together, but this year I HID THEM!!! And what did they say when they found them?? "YEAH!!! It's just what was in your trunk!!" Ouch. The sting of disappointment is still there. I guess I'm not as "over it" as I thought. And Jason, when you read this: IT IS A BIG DEAL!!!! ;-)