Baseball & Corn?

We just signed Matt up for t-ball! I can't wait to see how everything unfolds this fall! You can see in these pics why we think the fall might be interesting.

Matt loves to have Daddy pitch to him!

Getting ready...

Oof!

Jonathan decided to jump in!

Summer = baseball & corn?

Matt joined in the ear of corn fun!

Matt has been banned from hitting pitched balls in the backyard because he's hit so many over the fence! We had to find an open area to test out his potential. But, the playground won this time.

Racing down the slides, again!

Popcorn and a Movie!

My boys love their popcorn. We had some snack time with a movie and I couldn't help but take a picture. It's not often they sit so close without conflict.

Mother's Day!

Yes, it's August and I'm posting about a May holiday. Unbelievably behind again, but I'm trying...

The annual Yaga's Cookoff is Mother's Day weekend, so once again, Nick joined with the team and spent the weekend in Galveston. So, I called up my mom and she flew in to spend the holiday weekend together! It was a great visit, a little home time, a little work time for me while she visited with friends, and a lot of play time with the boys!

We were supposed to be getting ready for the day, but the boys roped Grandma into some play time at the train table.

The boys came home from school, ready to play outside. Water bottles + outdoors = happy boys!

We took Grandma to Allen Station for some outside fun. Once again, Jonathan found a window for some peek-a-boo.

Oh the maze!

A playground? Not us!

The crazy slides...

Bumpy and curvy slides get a definite yes vote.

Another playground, luckily right next door to the last.

The boys crack me up when they try to stage a "crash" at the bottom of a slide.

Time for a fruit sundae. Can you tell there were blackberries involved?

See, it's on my thumb? Not to mention my face!

OOOOOOOO!

Matt was very busy enjoying his sundae.

Matt thought we needed a picture of the two of us. Such a master photographer.

Nick sent me some roses for Mother's Day, and Matt thought we needed a picture!

Bedtime took a new meaning when there was a witness AND a camera.

What a great big brother moment. Matt's so good with him (sometimes)!

Cousins!

Back in May, we were invited to my brother's house to help celebrate my nephew Chase's birthday! The boys were very excited, as their cousins, aunt and uncle, and grandparents were all going to be there. Really, they weren't that excited about going over for dinner. They don't get too excited after nap time, about big gatherings with a meal, but when they found out who was going to be there and that we would have special birthday dessert, they perked up!

Gracie loves being the big sister to the boys when they allow. I caught her holding hands with Jonathan, catching some cartoons after dinner.

It's go time! Cookie cake for the birthday!

Chase and Grace prepare for cookie cake!

Some play time in Blake's room is always in order. Matt loves seeing all the cool big kid legos.

The boys talked Blake and Grace into "booming" down the stairs as they frequently do at home.

On the way home from dinner that night, we saw a double rainbow! It was incredible and you could see the entire thing.

I tried to get a picture of the boys with the rainbow in the background once we got home, but they wouldn't stand together, and Matt wouldn't even stand still!

Jon was just confused by the whole thing!