T-Baller

Ari had his first t-ball practice last night.  His games won’t start for a few more weeks, but somehow I don’t think he minds.  He was grinning from ear-to-ear for the whole practice and just lights up anytime anyone asks him about it.  I hope he’s just as excited at the end of the season as he is now!

Ready to go!

He carried his bat bag all the way in and all the way out and wore his cleats and baseball pants the rest of the evening.  (He also ate a huge dinner and slept great last night!)

First team huddle (minus a couple of players).

Talking with his teammate.

Daddy was recruited as a helper and worked with Ari at the batting station.  (The throwing/catching and base-running stations were too far for me to get good pictures.)

Good hit!  Go Ari!

Still smiling at the end of practice.  That’s my t-ball boy!

Donut Sunday

Since I have a feeling (or maybe it’s just wishful thinking) that this baby will be arriving soon, I thought I’d spend some special time with Ari and Keira.  Saturday night I told them I’d treat them to breakfast at the donut shop on the way to church as long as they got ready in a timely manner without fussing or fighting (this has been a challenge lately).  They did just that, so I fulfilled my end of the bargain.

We sure made some fun, sugar-filled memories that morning!

Snow Much Fun

We are on "snow day" number 4 around here (meaning schools and most of the city have been officially shut down). Day 1 started with rain, sleet, ice, snow and wind early Tuesday morning. With the extreme drop in temperatures, conditions didn't change Wednesday or Thursday even though nothing else fell from the sky. This morning we woke up to a blanket of snow almost 2" deep and more on the way. After another couple of rounds I'd say we have close to 6" on the ground now! We had already planned on having a low-key week and weekend due to Super Bowl activities in our area, but this is just crazy!

Here is a glimpse of what we've been doing to keep busy:

Keenan got a fire going Tuesday morning and is still going as I type.

The kids got their fort out and played camping most of Tuesday and Wednesday.

Keenan had pulled out his digital, non-contact thermometer to check temperatures around the house and it quickly became a fascination for Ari. He played with it the rest of the evening taking temperatures everywhere. Luckily we have two so Keira could do the same. Of course, hers quickly morphed into a camera and a phone :) Tuesday evening Keenan and the kids paid our next-door neighbor, Al, a visit with more temperature data retrieval.

Yes, Ari is still in his PJ's and wearing cowboy boots to brave the cold temps!

At Al's house they had cookies and were told to keep them in the kitchen :)

Thursday the roads had improved a little so Keenan went in to work for a few hours and I was able to make it to my re-scheduled doctor's appointment from Tuesday. We also ventured out for dinner to get out of the house before the predicted snow. When we got home, the kids each tested out Daddy's coat!

And then came the snow! The kids had a blast, but we only lasted about 30 minutes due to the cold temperature.

Once inside it was hot cocoa time!

I've been pleasantly surprised at how well the kids have been doing cooped up for 4 days. They've played nicely together and haven't requested too much tv/movie time. I've done some cooking and cleaning, but mostly just relaxed as we start the count-down to becoming a family of 5!