It's Baseball Season

Baseball season is going full force!!

First game was on Saturday.

Cute message from the coach:

 Hello Harvard,

Congrats on a great first game!  The team played well and really hung in there.  Short of one big hit by the other team's best hitter, we were ahead most of the way.  Just as important, the kids kept their heads in the game and were well behaved throughout.

Some highlights:

• Parker gets his first hit of the season and turns it into a double!
• Cody catches a solid two innings and smokes one to center field!
• Alex pitches two scoreless innings!
• Ryan goes 2-2!
• Brody goes 2-3!

Sunday's team practice was rained out so I hope you got some individual practice in.  Try to play some catch before Weds if you have some time.

 I never thought I would say I love watching baseball

Because

It's boring to watch.

But suddenly

It's Not! 

I finally get it. 

 The only bummer of course would be those Sunday practices, but we'll be sure to practice during the week with him!

And RAIN on practice day-- There was lightning and thunder! The kids have totally forgotten what that is and when they experienced it they were shocked. Haha. We should go back to Oklahoma so they can really see what lightning and thunder is!

 I volunteered to be one of the team scorekeepers. It's not just keeping track of how many runs come in. That would be easy (and would be what I thought I was signing up for:)). You keep track of who bats when, how many balls and strikes, who gets out how, and when, who was involved, and a host of other things I never dreamed would be so demanding of my brain to keep track of. It sure makes a slow moving game seem like it's lightning fast.

 We have a team photographer who took all these pics. He got some great shots of all the players.

 Cody's strength is definitely batting. It makes it fun to watch. Go Crimson!

School Days and Scouts

First Days:

Her backpack takes up more than half her little body!

In the classroom

Cody got the "fun" teacher

and Macey got the "strict" teacher.

  Walk helper, with her backpack of course:)

 This school is humongous, this isn't even a fraction. High school will not be overwhelming to them...it's already as big as a high school.

  Cute Kayla at her coop

 Cody earned his wolf!

And I don't even bother getting ready in 100 degree weather and 100 percent humidity...so there's that.

We're pretty proud of his hard work - he wanted to finish before school started!

His favorite part of scouts this year hands down was scout camp.

Swim Lessons

Kayla swimming across the pool!

Cody and Macey showing us one of their strokes they worked on:

Family Weekend

We were lucky to have lots of family come visit for Cody's big day. My mom and dad, Ben's parents, Jessi and Amy and her kids were able to come.

One day was spent at Newport just enjoying the beach and sunshine.

These guys love playing together!!

Random Sand Sculptures

All babies love chasing the birds more than anything else on the beach. I love it!

Blake and Cody did not care at all that the water was freezing!

It rained but we still made it over to a covered park Sunday morning.

Our cute house can only hold little people for so long!

Pavion Park is a new awesome park

 

As I drove away from the airport drop offs I kind of laughed at the irony...

the clouds were moving left

and to my left the sky was FULL of clouds and to my right the sky was crystal CLEAR as the storm finished passing through

which means you should all come back soon:)