Gorgeous Days Call For...

Playing outside!  So that's what we did.

Yesterday Big Jack came over to play with Eli before we went to t-ball.  They decided it would be fun to play in Eli's sandbox, however, over the course of this past winter, water managed to get in it, so instead of a sandbox, we have a lake.  A lake that also includes a nice sandy bottom.  Bring us to this afternoon.  Boys will be boys.  There are girly-girls...we know what they are, well, Eli is a boy-boy!  He had the best time playing in his own personal lake today, seriously, who wouldn't.

Playing with the "lake."  Yes, it is seriously gross...new sand will be in soon!

HAHA  Oliver looks like he was pouting in the corner.
What a nut.

VERY interested in seeing how the toy works.

Getting more sand...

I found this shirt and HAD to buy it for Eli.

This is definitely the case at our house.

Daddy got home and they were checking out the lower area.

I love my boys!

...can you believe I actually posted two posts today?!?  It's a miracle...

It's T-ball Time Again!

Oh my goodness!  What a difference a year makes in the life of a child and t-ball.  Eli is having so much fun and loving the sport this year.  He totally gets it this year.  From batting to fielding to running the bases, you name it!  Of course he still has his "I'm only four and have a 5 minute attention span" moments, but what kid isn't?  It's so much fun!  Here he is at his first game of the year!

Our little batter after nailing the ball.  Jess has been working with him at home at hitting.  When he really thinks about it and takes his time, he can hit it pretty hard and pretty far. 

Scott helping the kids at second base.  Eli was ready to head on over to third!

Waiting for that ball to come to him.  This was his own doing!  No one told him to squat down with his glove ready.  What a little stud.

Closer to the end of the game.  This was that short attention span moment.  I guess every baseball player needs to rest sometime.  Some choose the sideline, Eli chooses the field. To each their own.

Having fun at the game!  (Notice his bruise is almost gone!  YAY!)

Of course we have the three musketeers: Jack, Eli, and Eric.  Best friends!

What a Day!

What a day today was.

It started with our annual MSP proctor training.  If you've ever been through this, you know just how exciting and wonderful it is to sit through 45 minutes of.  HAHA  Actually, it's just repetitive seeing as though we've had the same training year after year, the only difference is this is the second year it's been called the MSP instead of the WASL.

Then my new student arrived.  After having several *challenges* join my room, I was hoping this one would be different. (not that my others are not fun, they are.  I have a very nice group of kids, they just bring their own challenges on a daily basis.)  Wow!  She is such a delightful young lady, came in with a smile, and was eager to join our group.

Now bring us to this afternoon.  I was just transitioning my afternoon group from math to looking at continental drift and Pangaea.  My new student came in and I asked her how I could help her.  She said she had a private matter, so I asked her to come over to me and tell me what was going on.  When she came over, she whispered in my ear, "Gertrude (clearly an alias) is in the bathroom and she needs your help."  "Uh-oh," I thought, thinking someone had just moved into womanhood. I quickly popped next door, asked a co-teacher to watch my kids and I hurried to the bathroom to check on Gertrude, of course by this time it was pouring and we're in the portables....

I get to the restroom and called out her name, "Gertrude, are you ok?"
A sheepish little voice responded, "ummmm, no."
I asked her what was going on.  I had to contain myself from laughing so she could hear me.  It went something like this, "Well...I can't pull my pants up!  I am wearing skinny jeans and they got wet at recess.  Now they're stuck."  All I could picture was the Friends where Ross was wearing the leather pants and couldn't get them pulled up and was trying everything from lotion to baby powder.

I ended up having to call the nurse to bring her a pair of pants to wear for the rest of the day.  Poor thing.



Yet another reason why people shouldn't wear skinny jeans! Rainy Days!

Adventures in Winkeyland

I have been MIA lately.  It seems like everything has been going in fast-forward lately, not leaving time to do anything on the side.  Then throw in this horrible cold I've had and I've been asleep shortly after Eli every night, which is when I really do any of my blog posting.

We went to Spokane a few weeks ago to celebrate Jess's Grandmother's 90th birthday.  While we were there, we also celebrated Jess's 31st birthday.  There were celebrations all over that weekend.  We finally got to see Cam, our nephew, play at a basketball tournament, and saw friends and family from the east side of the state.  Here is a little glimpse into our extended weekend.

Four Fabulous Cousins:

Eli, Kendra, Brooklynn, Cameron

Go Cam, Go!

Eli and Brookie

Us at Grandma's birthday celebration

The kiddos.  Boy do they love each other.

Brothers and their kids.  

Ryan, Brookie, Jess, Eli

Us.  

Brandon and Lindsay's little one: JayJay!