Next Professional Baseball Player

Is this the next professional baseball player or what?

A Family Visit

Phil's brother Jeff and his family stopped by for a visit yesterday on their way back from Florida. I can't believe how big the kids have gotten and that Danielle will be 16 (yikes!) in May! Here's some of the photos we took. We tried to get a good group photo but Alex wasn't too cooperative because he was tired. :)

Puppies!

Logan must have been having a wonderful dream today at preschool. In the middle of his nap he yelled out PUPPIES! (I wonder if he wants another puppy?)

What A Parent Won't Do

Last night was a long night at our house. At about 1:40 a.m. Alex comes trotting into our room and gets in our bed. I smell his breathe and in my mind I think oh, he really needs to brush his teeth because his breath stinks. Then about 10 minutes later in come Logan complaining of leg pains (which I attribute to growing pains). But wait 5 more minutes and I hear this awful noise coming from Alex. He has thrown up in our bed.

Phil swoops him up and takes him into the bathroom to clean him up. We have to toss him in the shower to get everything off of him. Then Logan needs to get in the shower because his leg hurts so badly. Well I say to Alex let's go sleep in your bed (thinking I'd rather have him get sick there instead of in my bed) and I find that he has already been sick in his bed (that's why his breathe smelled so awful). So I strip his bed and lay a flat sheet on the mattress (figuring as soon as I really make it he'll get sick and I'll have to remake the bed). Within 30 minutes he gets sick again - this time on my arm. Well after doing that at least another 2 times I finally say let's go snuggle in the chair downstairs (meanwhile it's now 4 a.m.).

We finally fall asleep in the red leather chair/ottoman. It seems like it's been only 20 minutes and Phil comes to wake me up at 5:50. It's decided that Alex will stay home today. But instead of resting he's giving Phil a run for his money. He's eating like there is no tomorrow or like he's never been fed before and then asks for more. You'd think that he'd be super tired but according to Phil he's like the Energizer Bunny and keeps going and going.

Is it Spring Break yet?

I have to say I'm ready for Spring Break to arrive. I'm actually looking forward to having a week without any evening activities. It sounds selfish I know but we have activities every day of the week (and that includes going to church on Sunday). Let's see Monday nights - Phil has his Masters class and Kayla has gymnastics (translated long night for the boys and me). Tuesday night -I teach religious ed (exhausting in and of itself) and Kayla has her religious ed class (translated long night for the boys and Phil). Wednesday night - Kayla has children's choir at church and Phil has adult choir at church (another LOOOOOOOOOOONG night). Thursday night - Logan (and Phil) have Tigers Rookie tball practice. Every other Friday night Kayla has Girl Scouts. Every Saturday Logan (and Phil) have tball games. Then Sunday it's church and the week starts over again. I think I'm ready to have a home cooked meal that we just sit and eat at the dining room table. I wonder if all these activities are just too much?

Mother of Almost a Tween

It's starting already and it doesn't seem possible. Friday night after doing a scrap booking activity with Kayla's Girl Scout troop I was driving Kayla and two of her friends home. It was then that I truly realized I was the mother of almost a tween. You know a kid who isn't a kid but isn't quite a teenager yet. I heard them talking about things I never realized they talked about. I won't be specific (so as not to embarrass Kayla) but things about their change bodies and the ever dreaded BOYS. It does make me feel good that they felt comfortable enough to talk about it in front of me. I hope that continues but if it stops it's a convent for Kayla. :) Just kidding.

An Easter Prayer

Here's a prayer that was sent to me that I'd like to share:

Lord,

Thank You for the gift of HOPE
You gave us on Easter morning.
Because of You we know
that no problem is too difficult
and even death does not have power over us.

Thank You for the gift of JOY
You gave us when You were resurrected.
Because of You we know
that no matter how challenging life may be,
in the end we will rejoice again.

Thank You for the gift of LOVE
You gave us when You laid down Your life.
Because of You we know
that there is no sin too great to separate us
and we are incredibly valuable to You.

Thank You for the gift of LIFE
You gave us when You left the tomb
Because of Easter we know
this world is just the beginning
and we will spend forever in heaven with You.

We celebrate You, JESUS,
with hearts full of praise and gratitude
for who You are and all You've done for us.

Amen.

- Holly Gerth - Writer, DaySpring

Painful Lesson Learned

Okay - just thought I'd share the not so smart thing I decided to do today. It's the first week I've felt well in a while and so I decided to start back up on my walking regime today. Well I had my tennis shoes at work (I wore sandals) but had no socks. That's okay I said to myself if I tie my shoes tight enough it will be fine. WRONG! Fifteen minutes into my walk (which I had hoped would last 45 minutes but lasted only 30 minutes) I had a bleeding blister on my left foot. I had to walk out the pain the last 15 minutes since I had no other way to get back given the fact that I left my magic fairy dust at home. So to all you walkers out there if you don't have socks then just skip the walk that day.

Alex Discovers Worms

Today Phil was rearranging the bricks in our yard so that there isn't any more wood landscaping around the house (this promotes termites). While doing this Alex discovered worms. He had a fun time holding it up in the air and watching it dangling before gently placing it back the dirt. It wasn't long enough to get the camera but it was fun to watch him discover the worms.

Summer? Feels Like it Here.

It's 80 something out today. The kids are outside playing in the Tikki Volcano again. It's been unseasonably warm here. But with that also comes pollen galore. Our cars are yellow from all of the pollen. It's causing havoc on those in the house that have asthma (Phil and Logan). They just can't get uncongested. Yet it hasn't stopped anyone from enjoying the summer like weather here.