My Little Baseball Player

Okay, I realize that I am really slacking in getting my blog updated. I tell ya, that Facebook sure is addicting. The only problem with it that I have found is that I'm way too long winded for it. That's where the blog comes in handy. I realize that I haven't posted Easter pictures yet but I will do that soon, I promise.

Saturday was the opening ceremony for baseball and also team pictures. I, being the first time sports mom, was not prepared and Dominic had to work so I didn't have his help. I didn't have drinks or snacks for the kids. Good thing there were lots of prepared moms there and also a concession stand. There were LOTS of people and I immediately knew that it was a great idea that I had when I packed the stroller for Brooke and Nathan. If I didn't have the stroller, I probably would have lost one of them. Okay, maybe that's an exaggeration. Not too much of one though since another mom did lose her 2 year old for about 10 minutes. She found her playing on the bleachers. It was a scary few minutes. I was very happy that mine were in a stroller even though they were unhappy about it. That's the sad thing for them since they are twins. I always feel bad but I try not to use the stroller all the time.

It was so hot on Saturday and since the kids aren't used to being out in the sun yet, it made them all so tired. While Lenny was off getting his picture taken, I got them all some bottled water at the concession stand. As soon as Lenny was finished, we bolted. We were already there for a long time and it was still another 30 minutes before the game was supposed to start and they were running late. My kids never would have made it. Lenny was dragging and barely had enough energy to talk to his teacher and some of his friends that we ran into on the way out.

Here's my little baseball player!




Brooke and Nathan were still enjoying their drink after we got home. Look how red Brookie's cheeks are.


Before Lenny's first game this week, I'm going to stock a small cooler with plenty of drinks and snacks. I won't be unprepared again.

Just want to throw something in here that has nothing to do with baseball. Brooke and Nathan are completely potty trained except for nighttime. Yippee!!! I'm kind of missing all of the extra storage boxes I was getting from purchasing the big box of diapers. We have stuff stored in Huggies boxes all over the place. I wouldn't go back though. I was tired of putting diapers on two of them.

They have been doing great for the past almost three weeks. I've even been taking them out of the house without diapers on. Except for the day we had our photo session. I was not taking the chance of them having an accident that day. But they did great.

I just had to post this picture of my girly. The little sweetie has such a tiny little waste that she has a problem keeping her pants up now that she doesn't have a bulky diaper. It doesn't help that she put her pants on backwards that day.



Check out this wild couple that stopped by our house the weekend before last. I got a call from my mom saying that she was about to walk in to McDonalds. The way she said it, I had a feeling she was in Stafford. I was right. She and Ernie rode his Harley down to see us. Yes, that really is my mother! They have fun riding the bike around. The kids were so excited about seeing them and the bike.



From the Mouth of a Five, Two and Two Year Old

When Lenny's friend's mom asked him if he wanted to come over to play one day, Lenny said, "Yes!" and then he said, "Can Brooke and Nathan come too?" He is always looking out for them. It was very sweet.

When Brooke is on the swing, the entire time she is yelling "Higher! Higher!" But from Brooke, it sounds like "High-ya! High-ya!" She has a little accent. :-)

She also calls peanuts "Pie-uh". I have no idea how she came up with that.

Brooke gets in to stuff all the time that she isn't supposed to. She will wait until I turn my back and then get back into it. If I stand there and stare at her so that she can't get into it again, she tells me to "Go!" while pointing her finger the other direction. Just so that she can get into it again.

Nathan's favorite movies are Madagascar 1 and 2 and Cars. He would watch those everyday if I let him. In the first Madagascar movie Alex the lion is jumping on Melman the Giraffe's house saying "Melman, Melman, Melman". When Nathan first starting watching the movie, he remembered that part but couldn't say it. Instead, he would stick his tongue in and out and make the noise you do with your tongue. I have no idea how to explain it but it sounds like "M-thm, M-thm" That is what he calls the movie. It is the funniest thing ever. He still calls it that and we laugh everytime.

Anytime I ask Nathan what he wants for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, he says "Bimp!" I mentioned in an earlier post that Bimp is Shrimp. Then I tell him that we don't have any shrimp. He then says, "Gaggy!" Because he knows that Daddy will get it for him. Spoiled!

I can't tell you how many times in a day I hear from Brooke and Nathan the words "Me" followed by something else. "Me flush!" "Me Brush!" "Me comb!" "Me Shoes." and so on. They are little independent kids that want to do everything themselves.

Our Feathered Friends...And Some Furry Ones Too

I've gotten really bad about updating my blog lately. I was reminded of it by Dominic this evening. I've finally joined Facebook and it has quickly taken over my time. I also have another new hobby--Tupperware. I've taken the plunge and have become a Tupperware consultant. I'm really excited about it and am looking forward to my first party. I love it and thought, why not get a discount for myself and make some extra money at the same time. So if you are ever in need of some Tupperware, make sure you give me a call.

This past week the kids and I made some bird feeders for our feathered friends. I did this last year with Lenny and decided to do it again. Lenny went out in our backyard to collect some pine cones for us. The kids then covered them with peanut butter and rolled them in bird food. They had a lot of fun doing it.


We hung the bird feeders outside and waited for our friends. It didn't take too long for them to find it. I was so excited to see several types of birds out there too. We had some chicadees, a tufted titmouse, some junkos, and a male and female cardinal. It was so much fun watching them.

One of our other friends came to visit and brought lots of his friends. All winter long, we've had one squirrel that walks on top of our fence and comes right over to our family room window. He gets close enough to put his feet on the window to look in. I always tell Lenny when his friend is there to visit. It really seems like he is there to see the kids. The squirrel peaks in the window, the kids come running, and the squirrel stays there and stares at them. It is really very cute.

So now that squirrel friend has brought his entire family to our backyard. I saw four of them out there at one time. They keep stealing our bird feeders. It's not very nice of them but at least we have fun watching them. It drives poor Daisy crazy though. She still thinks that she is going to catch a squirrel one day. She might now that we have so many of them back there.

I've talked many times in my blog about Brooke and her cow and how she has to hold the cow ear up to her nose. Well I think that Nathan thought that he should come up with something silly to do too. He's been doing this for a long time, Dominic and I just laugh every time he does it. He takes the end of his blanket and pokes it in his eye. Below is a picture of him doing it but it's not a great one. Usually he holds it to where there is about six inches of the blanket sticking out before it touches his eye. It's so funny.

I posted a picture of Brooke sleeping last time and now here's Nathan. All of the kids had a play date today at 1. Problem is, Brooke and Nathan are usually taking a nap at that time. I wanted them to go so we skipped the naps for today. A little after we got home, I found Nathan on the couch asleep. He didn't get to stay there for too long though because shortly after I found him, Brooke found him. Enough said. Poor guy!


Brooke loves to help me fold laundry. She is really good at it too. She can also fold her baby blankets real good too. My mom and even my grandma has always told me that I could fold a blanket perfectly from the time I was two years old and also make my bed. I guess Brooke is following in my footsteps.


From the Mouth of a Five Year Old

Okay, he didn't really say much but it was his actions. Today while we were at the play date, the bigger kids played in the playroom in the basement while the smaller kids played upstairs with the mommies. When it was time to leave, I went downstairs to get Lenny. He came upstairs and when he saw Brooke and Nathan he got real excited. He walked over to them and said, "Nathan" and gave him the biggest hug. He then did the same thing to Brooke. It was very cute. He acted like he hadn't seen them for a week. I was also very proud of Lenny because when I told him it was time to leave, he finished playing and came with me. That does not usually happen. I was very excited.

From the Mouth of a Two Year Old

Nathan is usually a pretty laid back kind of kid. That is until he doesn't get his way. Then he will throw a fit for 20-30 minutes. I'm not exaggerating one bit. That kid does not forget about it. It's just awful too. Well, I've started ignoring it completely. He throws himself on the floor in front of me, falls back on the floor, anything he can do to get attention. Starting this last week, he throws his fit for about five minutes and then he says "Mom". When I look at him, he gives me a huge cute smile. I say, "Are you done now?" Then he says "Yes". And that's the end of it. How ridiculous is that?