Merry Christmas!!

From Our House to Yours...

Merry Christmas!

Checking In...

I promise I haven't forgotten this blog and my few faithful readers! It has just been a crazy past few weeks getting ready for Christmas around here. Update to come soon.
But tonight, I will just leave you with a few pictures of my two goofy kids.

Posing for the Christmas card...this one didn't make the cut. It was tempting though.

This is a good one. Gorgeous kiddos. They are my joy.

30 Days of Thanks, Day 30

Thankful most of all for God, and all of the blessings He has placed in my life. And thankful these 30 days of blogs are done, for another year anyway!

30 Days of Thanks, Day 29

Thankful Christmas is almost here and that I have a good jump on my Christmas shopping.

30 Days of Thanks, Day 28

Thankful, as always, for my wonderful parents. I am the person I am today because of them, and I don't know what I would do without their love and support. I love you guys!

30 Days of Thanks, Day 27

Thankful my little girl learned to tie her shoes over the long weekend! (Now just have to make sure we get up an extra 5 minutes early to get ready for school.) Especially thankful to her big brother who was patient and helped her learn. Love my kiddos.

30 Days of Thanks, Day 26

Thankful for long naps on days when we have nowhere to be but home. Thankful also for leftover turkey sandwiches. And mashed potatoes. And gravy. Oh and stuffing too. And can't forget the pie. Not so much the pie but the cool whip that I drown it in. Yum.

30 Days of Thanks, Day 25

Thankful that I had the energy today to get all of my Christmas stuff out, the tree up and decorated and the boxes put back in the garage. Mostly thankful that I have my littles to help decorate the tree, at least the lower half. They make Christmas magical again. (And thankful they don't mind that I do a little "re-organizing" of the ornaments once they are done.)

30 Days of Thanks, Day 24

Thankful for a clean house. Add thankful I got to sit and enjoy it for about 30.5 minutes before the little ones in the house made their first mess in it. But most of all I am thankful for the messes.

30 Days of Thanks, Day 23

Thankful for beer. Yummy.

30 Days of Thanks, Day 22

Thankful for fantasy football. This is our third year playing with our Red Sox friends, and it sure makes football season a lot more fun. And thankful I am in first place in my division (for a minute anyway)!

30 Days of Thanks, Day 21

Thankful tomorrow is my last day of work for 5 whole days!! I am looking forward to the time off, having a few playdates, eating some good food and (hopefully) getting Christmas decorations put up.

Basketball

Austin is playing basketball with his baseball team. Our team name for basketball is the All Stars instead of the Bulldogs though. He has been so excited to play. His coach has said that he is by no means a basketball coach, but that they were going to try their best and have some fun. And really the goal is to stay in shape for baseball...

We had our first two games this weekend. We tied in the first (10-10), and won the second (10-1), in some high scoring, action packed games. It was so much fun to watch, and very hard to keep from yelling at them. It brought back a flood of memories from my days on the court, and hearing my mom over the crowd.

Our boys did awesome, Austin included. He made a basket in each game, got a few rebounds, had some great assists and was sent to the free throw line once too. Here is one of his very impressive baskets. The boys have a lot to learn about double dribbling, traveling, fouling, shooting and passing, throwing it in and every other aspect of the game, but for most of them it is their first time playing. So all in all they did pretty darn good.

30 Days of Thanks, Day 20

Thankful for Austin's baseball team. We made the right choice in playing with the Bulldogs. They not only live and breathe baseball, but also play basketball and indoor soccer as a team as well. He is forming what I hope are lasting friendships with his teammates, who have pretty cool parents too. Looking forward to many years of sports.

30 Days of Thanks, Day 19

Thankful for the motivation to finally do some much needed fall cleaning. And especially thankful for my little helpers (and a big one) who pitched in to get this place looking not so disgusting.

30 Days of Thanks, Day 18

Thankful for my kids' school, their teachers and the friends I have made through PTA. There are still a handful of really good people who care truly care about kids. Austin and Aubrey's teachers are wonderful and have made learning fun for them. I am thankful they both love going to school (mostly).

30 Days of Thanks, Day 17

Thankful tomorrow is Friday...

30 Days of Thanks, Day 16

Thankful for popcorn and movie nights in the middle of the week.

30 Days of Thanks, Day 15

Thankful for gorgeous fall days, Sonic fun drinks and trips to the park.

30 Days of Thanks, Day 14

Oh so very thankful that Aubrey's very first trip to the dentist went well and that she has no cavities. Austin has been telling her for months how much fun it is to go to the dentist (mostly because he gets to pick out a prize from the treasure chest), but Aubrey has been very nervous about going. She did great. And Austin got a good report from the dentist too!

30 Days of Thanks, Day 13

Thankful for the diverse group of friends I have who make me laugh, who keep me grounded, who are my support, who are my family in Oklahoma. Thankful I have good people here who are not only a part of my life, but my childrens' lives as well.

30 Days of Thanks, Day 12

Thankful for Saturday nights at home with the kids, playing board games and getting beat by daddy (who else?).

30 Days of Thanks, Day 11

Thankful as always for the courageous men and women who defend this country's freedom, past and present. God bless our military and their families.

30 Days of Thanks, Day 10

Thankful for warm chocolate chip cookies before bed, giggles from my littles, and milk mustache kisses.

30 Days of Thanks, Day 9

Thankful for hand-me-down clothes from Aubrey's best friend. I rarely have to buy her any thing to wear. And for those times when I do, I am thankful I discovered the thrift stores where I find many treasures for next to nothing.

Oklahoma...

30 Days of Thanks, Day 8

Thankful that I have a good job with great co-workers who have become good friends. Work is never dull, even when I have no work to do. I look forward to Friday night happy hour with my girls.

30 Days of Thanks, Day 7

Thankful for nights when I get to go to bed at 8pm.

30 Days of Thanks, Day 6

Thankful to have my little man in my life, who can always make me smile with his silliness. He is such a great big brother, who loves to make his sister laugh (and cry too sometimes). He is smart and wonderful and sensitive and caring, and I love him oh so much.

30 Days of Thanks, Day 5

Thankful that I have my little girl to share some things with me that my little boy just wouldn't without being forced (such as going to the play Beauty and the Beast with me, going shopping, cuddling up to watch Winnie and The Pooh). I am so very blessed to have as my bestest friend such a smart, independent, ornery, sweet, giggly, beautiful, stubborn, cuddly and perfect little girl.

30 Days of Thanks, Day 4

Thankful for Harry Potter. I discovered these magical books 12 yrs ago, and fell in love immediately. I can't count the number of times I have read them. But most of all, thankful that my littles have fallen in love with Harry Potter too. They enjoy their nightly bedtime trip to Hogwarts with their daddy, and we all enjoy cuddling up with popcorn on movie night after each book is finished.

30 Days Of Thanks, Day 3

Thankful for DVR that records all of my shows, so that I don't miss anything when I fall asleep at 8pm. And I love that I can fast forward through all of the commercials.

30 Days of Thanks, Day 2

Thankful my husband discovered the Food Network Channel. Because even though I know he only watches Giada for her "smile", he has become a pretty good cook.

30 Days of Thanks, Day 1

Thankful that Halloween only comes once a year, that the candy will be gone soon and that the sugar high, glassy eyes of my children will return to normal once again. Here's to hoping I don't gain any pounds helping to get rid of the goods.

The Zombie and the Witch

Once upon a time there was a little zombie boy named Austin, who had a diva witch sister named Aubrey. They were the cutest zombie and witch in the neighborhood. Oh how Austin loved to go out and scare his friends. Aubrey on the other hand, was doing good to just not be scared of her brother the zombie. Because he was so scary that he made his best little friend cry and hide behind the truck when they went to a Halloween party at his best friend's house. But after much coaxing and pleading, his best friend finally came out to see that, although Austin did in fact look scary, he was the same old Austin. And so they had a wonderful time playing and eating candy, and bobbing for apples. The zombie and the witch are looking forward to more adventures tomorrow night when they will go trick-or-treating, filling their buckets with yummy candy. Their mommy is looking forward to watching them enjoy Halloween, and eating all of their candy.

The Zombie...

And the Diva Witch, with Attitude.

Pumpkin Patch

I have been telling Aubrey for months that in Pre-K she would get to go on a field trip to the Pumpkin Patch. It is one of the "bribes" I used to get her excited about going to her new school with her brother. Austin got to got when he was in Pre-K, and every year since then the Pre-K class has gone. She and I have been looking forward to it since school started. She has been wanting to ride the ponies and pet the animals. So last week I found out that the field trip has been cut this year. I was saddened. But I couldn't let my little girl down. So since the kids had fall break on Thursday and Friday, (and I had a day off too, whoo hoo!) and the weather was GORGEOUS, we decided to have out own field trip to the pumpkin patch...

Once we were in line to ride the ponies, Aubrey started crying and decided she didn't want to ride them. I had to put my mommy foot down and make her ride. She was glad I did. She wanted to ride again.

Petting the Bull. Both were a little leery of this guy. They enjoyed the goats the best, and then the llamas.

Walking the corn maze.

Count Austin-u-la and his bride.

Picking out the perfect pumpkin to paint.

My beautiful kiddos.

Austin's Pitching Debut

Austin has had the opportunity to play a few games of baseball on a kid pitch team, filling in for a friend of our coach. He has had a blast getting to lead off, steal home and try to hit off of a "real" pitcher. He was even given the opportunity to pitch an inning, and for his first time did pretty dang good! He threw 49 pitches total, had two strike outs (both swinging), walked 4 batters (but didn't plunk any of them) and gave up 6 hits. Not bad for his first outing. He had a ball! I think he had almost as much fun as his daddy and I did watching him.

His very first pitch, a little wild but he got the hang of it!

Strike Three!!!!

Too Quiet

Usually when it is too quiet in my house it means someone (Austin and/or Aubrey) is getting into trouble. But sometimes, I find this...

Day Off

Yesterday we had the whole day off of school and work. We tried to make the most of it.
So we... ate ice cream cones at McDonalds,

sat in a tree so mommy could take a picture,

fed the ducks at the lake.

Austin may or may not have been trying to peg them with the bread.

We practiced our baseball, mostly hitting. Aubrey got some instruction from big brother, mostly against her will.

But look at that form!

We also found mushrooms growing in our yard,

and wrote a message for daddy in sidewalk chalk.

Not a bad way to spend a day off!

Whew!

We are officially into the swing of our new school schedule. The last two weeks have been a complete blur! It has been an adjustment to say the least. Aubrey's "all day" Pre-K ends 50 minutes before the rest of school gets out, so I was having to pick her up, come home for a few minutes and then get back in the long line to pick up Austin. Huge pain. Thankfully the school started a latchkey program for that 50 minutes, so she goes to that until school gets out and I can pick them both up at the same time now. Much better! She gets to spend that time coloring or playing with toys with two of her friends who are also doing the latchkey program.

Aubrey did really well the first few days of school, and then we hit a rough patch. Long story short, she decided she didn't like going to school and would rather stay with mommy, so it has been a miserable two weeks. She was waking up crying, crying all the way to school, crying through most of school, crying at night about having to go back to school tomorrow. I think we are finally getting over that (fingers crossed). Last week she only cried when I dropped her off but quit as soon as I left, and then Friday she didn't cry at all. She (and mommy) were rewarded by going to see Winnie The Pooh at the dollar theater today. I can't tell you how incredibly frustrated I have been throughout it all, and can admit that my mommy skills lacked greatly. Here is hoping for a full week of no crying at all.

And now that they are both in school all day, I am working everyday during school hours. It has been a huge adjustment for this girl who hasn't worked daily for 8 years. I am having a hard time finding the balance between working, napping, making sure homework is done, throwing together something to eat for the kids, laundry and cleaning. I am failing miserably, but am hoping I will figure it out soon.

Fall baseball has started, and Austin is glad to be playing again after his few months off. He is still playing pitching machine, but the kids get to steal bases now. He loves that, and is doing great as usual. Last week we were even invited to fill in for a kid pitch game for a team who needed players (ages 9 & 10). He and another kid got a runner in a pickle, and executed it perfectly to get him out. I was so excited! We opted out of playing soccer this fall with the team he played for in the spring. It was just too much with two sports. He might do indoor soccer or basketball with his baseball team this winter.

We are still spending weekends (at least Saturdays) with our Red Sox friends, which come to think of it may be why I can't get the house cleaned and the laundry done. It is getting too cold to swim, so we play a lot of baseball. And by we I mean the boys. We are finally seeing temperatures that we can really enjoy being outside in without being in water. And I am really looking forward to wearing jeans and hoodies.

That is about it for this time. I would like to promise, again, that I will be better at posting, but who am I kidding??

Happy Number Eight

To My Favorite Little Baseball Player,

Today you turned 8. I have so cherished these last eight years, watching you learn and grow into the wonderful little man you are. You continue to teach me about motherhood, patience, and baseball, which is your life.

You are still very much, all about baseball. You would play it non-stop if you could, and frequently get in trouble for hitting and throwing balls in the house. You check out books from the library that have anything to do with baseball, play baseball tournaments with yourself, and draw pictures of Fenway Park. You continue to amaze me at how good you are at anything and everything baseball. So good that the two best teams in our division begged you to play for them. I get chills watching you play.

You love books and are getting into Harry Potter. You and Daddy have started reading the Series, and you love it. You are now almost done with the third book. We all look forward to watching each movie after you finish each book. You love to play on the computer, and can spend hours playing baseball (what else?) or Poptropica with your sister. You also love to play board games, and beat mommy most every time. You are almost as competitive as I am, and I admire this quality in you. You love Bay Blades too, and we all like to have competitions to see whose Bay Blade will win.

You are such a smart little man, and you do very well in school. You are in the 3rd grade now, and love math the most. You are in the gifted and talented class at school and enjoy it as well. You make friends easily, and have lots of them. Kids are drawn to you because of your gentle and funny and sweet personality. Your daddy is still your best friend.

Your sister continues to adore you, and wants to be with you always. When you are in trouble, she is your biggest advocate asking if you can get out of your room yet. She still calls you Nahnie, and endures baseball all day just so she can be with you. You told her that you will watch every one of her games when she plays ball next spring, and she tells everyone who asks her about baseball that you told her that.

I am thankful to God everyday for you, and look forward to watching you grow everyday. You, my Austin, are amazing. And I love you with all of my heart.

Austin at the Bowling Alley on his birthday. We had a bowling-baseball party. Daddy and Austin made the cupcakes, which were decorated like little baseballs. And then we went to a RedHawks baseball game. What a fun, perfect day.

Way Back Wednesday #38

I know I have posted a picture of Austin on his first day of Pre-K before, but here is another one. He was walking towards his classroom and looked back to make sure I was still there. He looks so small...

50 Days...

Of 100 degree or hotter temps.

This summer has been HOT to say the least. Today was a record breaking 50 days in a row that somewhere in Oklahoma it hit 100+ degrees. I think I am getting used to the heat, because I don't seem to be as miserable as when I first moved here. But, when the temp reaches 115, well that is just crazy. It doesn't seem to affect the kids too much, other than Aubrey asks every time we get in the car to "please turn on the air petitioner".

We have been trying to spend as much time as possible at our friend's house hanging out in their pool. Aubrey is getting braver in learning to swim and takes her floaties off to practice in the shallow end. She is doing really well. This weekend she jumped off the diving board (of course I didn't have the camera out for that).




Here is Austin practicing his flips into the water.




And Aubrey practicing her "dives".

First Day of School

Today my baby girl started "big girl school". She is now in all-day Pre-Kindergarten. I thought it was going to be a hard day for me, but I surprisingly did well, which is a big deal for me. Because it is all about me you know. Aubrey did really well too. Austin and I walked her in to her classroom, found her cubby for her backpack and lunchbox, and then found a table for her to sit down at and watched her start to play with a new friend. She was a little clingy at first and asked that I come and check on her after I dropped Austin off. So I did, and she was still playing. We waved and blew kisses and that was it. No tears. On either part. Thankfully, she has the same Pre-K teacher that Austin had, so I knew she was in good hands. And she was all smiles when I picked her up after school, saying she had a lot of fun today.

After we dropped Aubrey off, I walked Austin to his classroom. His class is upstairs this year, which means he is now officially a "big kid" at school (sniff sniff). I forced him to hug me, watched him find his desk, waved to him ignoring me and then left. I can't believe that 4 short years ago I was dropping him off for the first time. Seems like yesterday I was bawling and hugging him until his teacher had to kick me out of the room, and then waiting and sobbing in the parking lot with my newborn Aubrey until he got out of school. Of course I blame most of that on just having had Aubrey and all of the hormonal crap I was going through.

Yea, that was it...

Aubrey's New Ride

Aubrey got a bike for her birthday. She had been asking for one for months, "with training wheels", so when Grandma and Papa were here a few weeks ago we "re-decorated" Austin's old bike that he has outgrown and got it ready to surprise her with it. Because I am cheap like that. And practical really, I mean what else would we do with it? So Grandma and Papa painted his old red bike pink, and fixed it up with complete Princess Accessories including two, count them two bells, handlebar streamer thingies, and a basket. And Aunt Diane sent her the pink pads and gloves, and a really cool pink water bottle that Aubrey couldn't wait to use. Needless to say she was very excited about her "new" bike.

She was a little hesitant at first, only wanting to ride it in the house, then only in the driveway, but once we forced her out into the street there was no stopping her. And she used her bells every time a car was coming to let them know she was there. By the end of the ride she didn't want to get off, was turning complete circles in the street and was gaining enough speed to make us jog to keep up.

And Austin, who was unselfish enough to let his little sister have his old bike, was a big support in her first ride-walking beside her, encouraging her, and giving her gentle pushes when she needed it. My prayer is that he is always there doing the very same in every endeavor of her life.

I sure love my kids.

Way Back Wednesday #37

Austin and Aubrey, August 2007. Aubrey was just two weeks old, and Austin was about to be four. What a proud big brother. And a handsome one.

4 Years Old!!!

To my bestest little friend,

Today you turned 4. What a beautiful, smart, independent little girl you are. I continue to be amazed by how fast time goes, and how fast you are growing up in front of my eyes. You will be starting pre-k in a few short weeks, confirming that you are a big girl now and no longer my little baby.

You are still such a head strong person, not doing anything you don't want to do until you are ready to do it. And although this makes me crazy and causes many power struggles in our house, I admire this quality in you and hope that you never lose it. You are cautious and hesitant to try new things, but then jump in head first when you figure out you like something. Your giggle is intoxicating, and I so much enjoy our bedtime giggle-a-thons. You love to have your back scratched, and so often will use this as an excuse to not go to sleep for "just one more minute".

You are such a smart girl who loves to read books and add numbers, and you know how to write all of your letters and all of our names. You love playing on the computer, and can play your games all by yourself. You love to color and draw, and LOVE music and singing and dancing. You are a big fan of the water and are learning to swim without your floaties, after much coaxing from us. You also love your favorite shows on your favorite channel, PBS Sprout.

You continue to love and worship your Nahnie, and want to play with him all the time. Which means you mostly play baseball in some form or another. You are his biggest advocate; when he is in trouble and sent to his room, you continue to ask if he can get out. You are becoming more social and letting others into your world instead of "ignoring" everyone around you. You make friends easily and enjoy playing with others, but your Nahnie is your favorite friend.

You love the "man in the mask" movie (The Lone Ranger), and when daddy tells you that you are a dirty dog, you say "no I'm not because I like man in the mask". You also like Rocky, and are getting into Harry Potter as well. Daddy reads the Harry Potter books to you and Austin every night.

I am so lucky that I get to be your mommy. You are my best little friend, and I love you more every day. God truly blessed us when He chose you for our family. Happy Birthday my little Aubrey.

Way Back Wednesday #36

So I know when I started this Way Back Wednesday thing it was supposed to be weekly with the hopes that I would at least post, you know, weekly. I will try to do better...

Aubrey 2 yrs ago, right after her 2nd birthday. Hard to believe she is going to be 4. And starting school. My little princess.

One Project Down...

So I think I mentioned that we started a project in the front yard (in April...we move pretty slow around here). A friend of mine over-heard me say we wanted to get rid of the holly bushes in front of our house, and proclaimed that she and her mom could come and "rip those right out no problem". So they came. And they ripped. And they hooked up a tow line to their truck, thinking they would just pop right out and into the back of the truck. I panicked about my yard being torn up. I panicked about breaking a window. I panicked. And when the rope broke, and then kept slipping off the bush ripping all the leaves along the way but leaving the huge stumps, I panicked some more. So when the 'popping them right out" didn't work, they took a saw and cut them all off at the base. And then left.

Nine huge stumps in all. It took Brian and I several hours, a pick ax and two broken shovels to get the bleepin' things out. But we did it. And after saving up a bit at a time, we got our patio put in, some chairs out there, and some planters that still need to be filled. But a huge improvement don't you think?

Before.

During. These are the 9 huge stumps. I wish I would have taken a picture of an actual stump once it was dug out. They were twice the size of a basetball.

After.

And, while we were at it, we cut some branches off our magnolia tree to be able to fit a bench and my pooh bird bath under it. The kids love it.

Swimming

When not playing baseball, we have tried to spend as much time in a pool as possible. On my days off I have been hitting up friends with pools to hang out, and on the weekends we spend a lot of time at our Red Sox friends' house who just so happen to have a pool. I believe it really is the only way to enjoy the Oklahoma heat. And get a good tan as well...

Here is Austin showing off some of his version of "extreme sports" swimming.

And here is Aubrey, ready to go in and watch her 'show' (PBS Sprout, she thinks it is a show and not a televisions channel). "Mommy it is hot out here!"

More Baseball, What Else?

A lot of baseball has happened since my last update. Austin was asked to play in two more tournaments; one with the same team as the first (Raptors), and one with another team (Bulldogs). He has had the opportunity to play different infield positions and decided he really likes playing shortstop. And, both teams have asked Austin to play for them next year.

Tournament ball is fun, but oh so hot!! I am learning the tricks of the trade to keep cool and keep from buying a ton of stuff from concessions (freezing recycled water bottles to keep in a cooler in the car, mister spray fans, fold out chairs to keep from sitting on the 'burn your butt bleachers', coolers with ice water/rags, snacks from home, a ton of sunscreen). It has been a lot of fun. But seriously, summer in Oklahoma? I'm melting...

The Red Sox finished up the season in 3rd place. Not too shabby considering we had a legally blind kid on our team, and a few kids who had never held a bat. This week was the end of season tournament, which the Red Sox didn't play in. There are only about 3 of us from the team who are fanatics about baseball and wanted to play, so we joined other teams who needed players. Austin played with the Bulldogs, who actually ended up winning our division.

Today's temps topped 109 degrees, and the first game of the day went into extra innings with Austin scoring the tying run with a head first slide at home plate. Beautiful. Do you think I had my camera out? Nope. We won the game to send us to the Championship game. Against the Raptors, who came in second in our division. Poetic isn't it? I would like to say we won the Championship, but alas, we didn't. Our boys were spent. But Austin played some stellar ball, and his second place trophy looks pretty good on his shelf.

We have definitely decided not to coach next year. This spring was the end of our Red Sox team. I am sad, and a little relieved. We feel like Austin would learn more from a coach who is not his daddy (who it is too easy to argue with and not listen to), and needs to be on a team with other kids who are as good as he is or better. So now I am trying to convince Brian that he needs to coach Aubrey in T-ball next year. Aubrey has decided (as of right now) she is going to play ball next year, mostly because Austin has told her that he will watch every game. So when she talks about playing, she says "and Nahnie says he will watch every game I play". What a good big brother...

So anyway, we have decided we (and by we I mean Austin) are going to play for one of the teams who wants him. They do a lot of tournament play during the year in addition to the regular season games, and we really like the coaches. And Austin has already corrupted his new teammates to wear their pockets out, which is Austin's trademark-stolen from Manny Ramirez. It was a hard decision, because both teams are so welcoming and the coaches are wonderful, but in the end it was about who Austin wanted to play for. So...Austin is now a Bulldog.

Austin in his Bulldog uniform, with his second place trophy. Seems weird not to see him in Red Sox stuff.

On Wheels

Austin was invited to another skating party this weekend. I think this one made three. He is getting pretty good at skating, although he is easily discouraged after falling on his backside repeatedly. I learned my lesson from the last time we went roller skating and kept my street shoes on. Austin talked Brian into putting on some skates and getting out on the floor, and truthfully it didn't take much talking into. I think Brian was pretty excited to show off his moves. He had more fun than Austin did. Maybe you really can go back...

Brian showing off on his skates.

Austin, getting the hang of things, before bruises.

Whoa! On his way down...

Pouting. Ouch.

Even Aubrey put some skates on and tried it. I was impressed at how well she did.

Way Back Wednesday #35

Tiny Hands-February 2008

My Cute Kids

We have been enduring the heat before it gets too unbearable to do anything but sit and sweat, and have braved the zoo a few times. We also took in a Red Hawks game last week with some friends, which resulted in a sunburn for mommy, much whining from the kids, and Aubrey throwing up. It is not a ballgame with the Millers until someone pukes.

Side bar: One of Austin's first Red Sox games down in Texas resulted to him throwing up in the isle after one too many peanuts and high fives. And Aubrey has thrown up on me at a Red Sox game, and I am pretty sure a different Red Hawks game as well. Maybe we should rethink going to watch baseball other than Austin's games...

Anyway, I think she got too hot and drank her drink too fast, and got sick. But she was fine after that, with a little shade. We have also been swimming several times with plans to go as often as possible as it is our favorite summer-time activity. I will have to be sure to take some pics of the kids in the pool soon.

Austin and Aubrey at the zoo, in the elephant exhibit. We have a new baby elephant at our zoo, which has been fun to go and visit.

Austin and Aubrey at the Red Hawks game. Hot!!!

Way Back Wednesday #34

June 2009-Austin's second year of T-Ball. Can't believe how much he has grown.

Homerun!!