What I like about Sundays

Usually its just me and the kids on Sundays. We hang around the house or go out shopping. The boys hate shopping so usually we just hang out around the house.

However last Sunday Andrew's weekly guy thing was canceled. That meant we would all be home hanging out around the house. We decided to have a BBQ. Nothing fancy- just some burgers a couple of steaks. I made macaroni salad and we had some fresh cut watermelon on the side.

While the coals were getting hot we played a game of catch. Well the guys played catch.

Sabryna just flipped all around them and I snapped pictures of the whole thing while making sure nothing caught on fire.

Peanuts and Cracker Jacks

This year both boys are playing Baseball. Andy is in the 9yr old division while Billy is in the 6year old division. They play here on the fields and boy do they keep us busy!

This is Billy's first year in any kind of team sport. He loves it one day and then hates it the next. He's doing really well. He's still a little scared of the ball, but he's understanding the game now. Its so amazing to watch as they learn something new and see that they are truly enjoying it.

Although Andy has been in team sports before this is his first year playing Baseball. He still says that he like Football the best, but he is enjoying himself just as much as Billy is. Andy is new to Baseball and some of the other kids on his team have been playing since they were 4 (here they start baseball at age 4) and we thought that would be discouraging to Andy. It's not stoped him in the least. I think it makes him try just a little harder. He has already gotten 2 game balls. He's improving with each game and practice.

I don't have as many pictures of Andy's games, mostly because I get so involved in watching them play that I forget to take pictures! I'll try to get some more.
The two teams are
Andy: Kansas City Royals & Billy: St Louis Cardinals

Going Backwards a Little

EASTER:



This Easter we did not do our normal traditional things. We went to my husbands parents house the day before and had a hot dog dinner and then the kids hunted plastic eggs. They had fun.

We did a contest of sorts this year with the egg hunt. The one who found the most eggs won a prize.


Andy was our winner! He won a stuffed Bunny, but gave it up to one of the younger cousins.



On easter Day we colored our eggs and then made a yummy egg salad for lunch and some potato salad to have with our dinner. We didn't leave the house at all not even for church. I was really missing my family. For dinner we had ham, potato salad, corn, pineapple and croissant rolls. It was a nice quiet Family Day.

Mothers Day

My mothers day was sweet and a wee bit chilly.

I got to sleep in a little. When I got up we all went out to eat a nice brunch at Golden Corral. From there we headed off to Walmart for my other present. I got a new phone to replace my old crummy phone. I picked the Blackberry Curve after a lot of thought and consideration. I think I drove them all nuts!

Finally we set out for the Lake with my husbands family for Mothers Day. The weather was way past chilly! Dinner was fantastic- it was smoked chicken and grilled pork chops with salad and for dessert we had peach dumplings with vanilla ice cream. We all had a nice time but were very happy to get back in the heated car for the drive back into town.

I had a picture of Sabryna too, but she begged me not to post it. It was not a good hair day for her.

Playing Catch up..

So its been a long time since I have been on. I decided that I am no good at doing this once a week. I forget or put it off. So I am going to try to do it every day which hopefully means I will do it at least every other day.
Here are a couple of Catch up pictures...

On Friday May 8,2009 Billy's class did their Mother's Day Tea. The kids invite their moms and grandmothers to the class to have Tea and snacks. They do a skit or two and present us with the presents that they have made for us. I got a tile with Billy's hand print and his name written on it. I have one from when Andy was in kindergarten too.

The other two pictures are of my guys and then of my kids. We went for a movie and a nice walk around the mall with the kids later that evening. It was a wonderful day for all of us.