Silly Boy

Well, it has been a good week for us.  We did skip T Ball practice last night because it was just too windy and cold.  Hayden has practice tonight and Gracie has ballet.  I am getting so excited about Saturday and watching my girls play ball.  I hope Gracie doesn't get really shy and decided she isn't going to play.  Hayden is ready!

Colton is a silly, silly boy.  He loves to pose for the camera now.  He also says Cheese for every picture. 
He is such little dare devil and always getting into stuff.  He gets chairs, stools from the bathroom or anything else he can find to stand on and carries them all over the house to stand on to get to other things.  So now when I see him with a chair, I tell him NO NO and he starts to cry and stomp, yes stomp his feet at me.  I told him, too bad son I have figured you out. (HaHa)  Last night he somehow managed to get out of his secured high chair and crawl across the kitchen counter to get a different sippy cup.  When I saw this I very calmly walked over and grabbed him.  I was afraid if I spoke he would get scared and fall!  He is so smart and copies every thing anybody does.  I love my babies so much!

My girls are both #1 this year! 

Circus 2013

Mimi and Pop took all of us to the Circus yesterday!  We got there early, so we were able to see some of the pre show.  They got to see an elephant named Katie.  Katie could paint, shoot basketball and play the harmonica.  The kids were amazed.  Then we went to our seats and while we waited on the show to start Aunt Kim bought the girls snow cones.  Colton shared with them and he thought they were pretty good too.  Of course, the girls loved theirs.  It is one of their favorite things.  Pop also bought some cotton candy later and it came with a cute circus hat.  Colton and Gracie decided that they are not fans of cotton candy, I can't blame them...I don't even like to smell the stuff.  It is disgusting!  Colton loved the animals and the motorcycles.  Gracie said the clowns were her favorite part.  Hayden liked the lions and the girls flying in the sky the best.  Their faces were priceless during the show.  I had the most fun just sitting back and watching them and their faces.  Colton was such a good boy, he sat with Pop for most of the show.  He got a little restless by the end but overall he was very well behaved!  Hayden and Gracie also made they got a souvenir on the way out.  They both got a really pretty unicorn / horse...I really don't know which one it is!  It was a fun time and we all enjoyed it.

 Hayden has loved pretending to be a clown and even though Gracie wouldn't put the hat or nose on yesterday, she has been wearing all afternoon today. 

Practice, Practice, Practice

Last night Gracie had T Ball practice at 6pm and Hayden had Softball practice at 6pm.  They are two different fields so thank goodness for Mimi and Pop.  Mimi and Pop took Gracie to practice and Colton and I took Hayden.  It was so very COLD but I love watching Hayden practice.  Mimi and Pop said that Gracie did very well last night.  That she hit the ball off the T the first time and it took several times for the other kids to hit.  Go Gracie Leigh.  They also got their schedules and uniforms last night.  She got the #1!   Gracie's team is the Giants and all of her games are on Mondays at 6pm and there are 2 on Saturdays.   Her first game is next Saturday at 3pm. 

I haven't gotten Hayden's schedule yet but I am hoping that her games are not on Monday, since I help in the dugout on her team.  Hayden played really well in the field last night and like I said in a previous post the girl has turned on her speed running.  She didn't hit very well because for some reason she wanted to step back which meant she missed the ball.  Her swing is perfect if she would just step forward.  Oh well, guess it will come with time.  Her Coach said that they all stepped backward last night because it was stinging their hands when they would hit it.   She is doing such a great job.  One of the other Moms last night said she had a cannon for an arm.  I just smiled and said thank you.  Again I am one proud Mommy.  Go Hayden and Gracie!!!

Colton was a little Popsicle but he was very good.  He played very well by himself and entertained a couple of other Moms and Dads.  He also made a friend with a 3 year old little girl.  He copied every thing she did!  After Gracie's practice Mimi and Pop came and rescued Colton and warmed him up too.  Thanks so much Mimi and Pop.  I really appreciate every thing you do for us!!!

T Ball for Gracie

Gracie had a good T Ball practice last night.  She hit the ball off the T much better than last week.  She also practiced getting the ball and throwing it back to her coaches.  She did very well!  I was so proud of my shy little girl.  The best part was at the end of practice when I told her how proud of her I was her whole face lit up and she gave me that million dollar smile.  It totally helped her confidence and she talked about practice all the way home.  Her only complaint was that it was a little bit cold.  It was cold but the wind was the worst part of it.  Hopefully, Spring will be here soon with some warmer temperatures.  Hayden and Colton played ball, played on the playground and played in the dirt.  Hayden has a really hard time waiting on Gracie to do something.  She isn't used to being the one waiting.  Colton wanted to show all of Gracie's team how to hit off the T and by the way he does know how to.  It can be interesting but for the most part they are always very well behaved. 

Gracie is the cute little girl playing pitcher position.  The coach was trying to show them how they will look on the field and talk about the positions a little bit.  With that being said most 4 year olds really just want to hit the ball!

Every time I told Colton to sit down, he would lay down instead.  Hayden decided she wanted to play his game too!  Look at that snaggle tooth little girl and handsome little man!

Smart Girl

Well this week hasn't been as busy but only because it rained so much that the recreation department had to cancel practices.  Hayden went to ballet on Monday with Mimi.  Mimi also helped her do some of her homework after school.  Thanks so much Mimi, it helps this Mommy so much!  Since Hayden didn't have practice yesterday and Mark got off work a little early...we went to get our taxes done.  Well, Mark went to get our taxes done and he dropped us off at Mema and Pop's house.  They were so glad to see the babies and it only took about 30 minutes to get the taxes done.  So we decided to stop by Uncle Randy's house and his girlfriend and her kids were there too.  There were 5 kids running around the house in circles chasing each other....2 boys and 3 girls.  The boys were the bad guys of course and Colton managed to keep up with them.  He was having a good time.  When we got ready to leave, they all hugged each other and told each other that we should come by every day.  Silly kids, it was nice to see them all having so much fun. 

The book fair is at GWA and yesterday Hayden got to go preview the book fair.  She came home with a list of books she wants and at the bottom it had the price.  Her total was $67.  I told her that we just couldn't spend that kind of money on the book fair.  So I wrote her a check for $20 to get two sets of the books she had on her list and told her that would be plenty.  Well, she didn't like it but she put it in her book bag and didn't say anything else about it.  Well, that is until this morning.  We get to the red light and she says "Mommy take me to Mimi's office"  I asked her why and she says "I need to get some more money for the book fair, you didn't give me enough"  So I took her by there and when I told Mimi how much she wanted to spend she told Hayden that was too much also.  We will see what she comes home with today!  That girl knows how to get what she wants!!!   When I talked to Mark, he couldn't stop laughing, he said well she is a smart girl!

Colton sits in the car seat a lot but he is happy, happy, happy!

My Handsome Little Boy

Today when I ask Colton if he was ready to go get Gracie, he answerd Yes.  Then he went to get his hat!  He said "my hat" and put it on and tried to open the door.  I love this little boy so much.  So I told him I needed a picture and he started posing and saying "cheese".

Fernbank Field Trip

Hayden had her first field trip in 1st grade today.  We went to Fernbank and watched the IMAX about the butterflies and explored the museum.  I rode with Stephanie and when the bus got there we got our girls and they were so excited.   Hayden, Kierstin and Kendall spent the whole day together.  Hayden and Kendall are in the same class and have gotten to be best friends this year, and Kierstin is her best friend too so Hayden was a very happy girl.  Kendall's Mom is really nice and it was fun for us Mommies to talk and get to know each other too.  The movie kind of made all of us a little bit dizzy but it was a good movie with lots of learning involved.  Of course, our girls learned that the fire ants ate and killed the caterpillar.  Go figure, Right!  They also learned other things but that is what stuck out the most.  The thing they loved the most in the museum was the bubbles.  Again, Go figure, but they were really neat and very big.  They were so cute together and could be pretty silly at times.  After hours of exploring we decided to go have lunch at the Varsity and Kendall and her Mom joined us too.  They were so excited!  It was a good lunch and we all had fun.  It was a very fun field trip!

Thank you so much Aunt Linda for being at my house at 7:45 this morning and keeping Gracie and Colton all day.  You have no idea how much I appreciate it.  Of course they had the best time ever...they made cookies, jewelry, played outside and cleaned out the sand box.  They are so lucky to have such a wonderful Aunt Linda. 

Also thanks to Aunt Kim for watching Colton this afternoon while Hayden had Softball practice.  Again, no one will ever know how much it helps out and how much I appreciate it.  Also, thanks to Mimi for making sure Gracie didn't miss ballet tonight, since it was at the same time as Softball.  We are one blessed family to have so many Aunts and Mimi helping us out.  See I told you I need 3 of me to go around!!!

Hayden did great at Softball practice.  She will be playing 3rd base and because she is the only one that he puts in that position, she also has to hit last.  She hit pretty good last night, but not as good as she does at home.  She had one really good hit at the end.  Coach wouldn't even let her use the T, he just gave her pitches.  The one thing that made me so proud was how fast she ran last night.  Last season we had to keep telling her and all the other girls to RUN faster, she really did last night.   Her team is the DUCKS and it will be green and yellow shirts with black pants for their uniform.