Tee Ball

Ryan has started to play tee ball. His coaches are Daddy and Papa Kurt. Ryan is the littlest guy on his team, but he shows some real potential. My biggest challenge was keeping Dylan out of the practice (I don't know how I'm going to accomplish this). Daniel's biggest challenge was getting the boys to stop dogpiling everytime one of them caught the ball. Daniel said that it was a little more challenging then he thought, but that he should have known better having twelve 4,5, and 6 year olds playing baseball for the first time. Ryan loves it and loves his coaches, he was even calling Daniel "Coach". After the practice Ryan and Daddy had a little baseball pow-wow about all the things they loved about practice. This is going to be a great season- GO METS!

Kite Flying

Yesterday we went to the park and had a picnic dinner and then flew kites. Dylan and Ryan each had their own kites. I didn't think Dylan would be able to fly his own, but he was a natural. It was the cutest thing watching Dylan run happily with his kite flying behind him. He was going through all of these trees and his kite luckily didn't get caught. Ryan wasn't having as much luck as Dylan and it was taking a while for his kite to get up. He also got his stuck in a tree and he yelled, "Oh, man! It's stuck in a stinkin' tree!".

Spring is Here!

Spring has finally arrived and we can come out of our winter hibernation, which makes all of us very happy. We've been going to the park everyday and the boys are just so glad to run around and enjoy the outdoors. I am so happy that we can go outside and get all of their energy spent.

Really, you were watching them?

Daniel has been giving the baths to the boys everynight (unless he's working) and they love Daddy's baths because he lets them stay in there forever and is just way more fun. On this particular night he started the bath and then got on the phone. He thought the boys would wait for him to get them ready, but boy does he not know these kids. He called me into the bathroom and this is what I found.

Cookies that I would never hand out to friends and family

I decided to make peanut butter cookies for family home evening one night and the boys really wanted to help. As I put on my apron they went and grabbed their aprons, I couldn't say no. They were very hands on and even though we washed their hands I would not hand these out to anyone but our little family. I'm pretty sure Ryan coughed on them at one point- yum! Regardless, they were still delicious and it was a great time.

1Box+2Boys=rainy day fun

There was a good week that we were stuck inside and things got crazy at times with these wild men. I found a box in the garage, got out all of our stickers, markers, and other craft supplies and let them go to town with their box. They played in it all day. I love that they are so imaginative.

Bye, Bye Diamond

When Daniel and I lived in San Diego we wanted to get a kitten. There is a kitten shortage down there so it took us three months to finally find an available kitty. When we saw Diamond we knew she was the perfect kitty for us. We adored her. When we would come back and visit Oakdale, she would make the trip with us- we didn't want to leave her alone. We bought her treats and toys and played with her everyday. Then we had Ryan and Dylan and Diamond was not so fond of all of the love and attention she was getting from them. It got to the point that people didn't even know we had a cat because she would hide out in our closet all day until the boys would go to bed. Then she would come out and cuddle on our lap to watch some tv. She also slept on the end of our bed everynight. She was a good cat. We kind of became disenchanted with having a pet once we had the companionship of Ry and Dillybug, but we would have kept Diamond until the end if it wasn't for the fact that the boys were having several asthma attacks a year and the pediatrician finally said that the cat had to go. It took us awhile to find someplace for her to go, but we finally found a pet rescue that did not euthanize. We didn't want her to die just because the boys are allergic. I cried like a baby when we dropped her off- weird, since I didn't particularly feel a strong connection with her anymore. I did get a little reminiscient and remember all the good times we had together. Ryan was sad and Dylan kept saying, "my kitty gone". Then Dylan kept going into the closet where she would sleep all day and say, "kitty die". I don't know why he thought she died, but I explained that she has a new home with her kitty friends. So, this is my tribute to Diamond, a great cat that gave us the best seven years of her life. Thanks for all the memories!

Sweet Baby Girl

On Saturday we went and saw our little baby girl. Let me just clarify that it is definitely a girl. We were so nervous that it was going to change on us. We also discovered that she is quite stubborn (I have no I idea how that could be?!). She was sleeping with her hands over her face almost the whole time. She would peek out for a second and then go back to hiding. She has the cutest pouty lips and just a sweet little face. We are so excited for her to come!