Soccer and T-Ball Time!

Ever since I first heard the word 'boy' in the ultrasounds for all three kids I've been dreaming of the day when I could take them to soccer and t-ball. I couldn't wait to be the parent kicked back in the lawn chair enjoying the game and cheering on the kids. I was hoping some of my competitive nature and love of sports would rub off on them. It turns out I still have some waiting to do. Jack is doing pretty well at t-ball. This was the second week. There's quite a crowd for his games and he gets a bit intimidated. When he hits the ball he likes to stand back and admire the shot...don't we all. He forgets to run to first base.


Once on base he posed and waved, oblivious to the fact that the next person was batting and he needed to run. For some reason it looks like Jack is all by himself in this picture. There were literally about 75 people at this game.
At the same time as Jack's game is going on, across the field the twins are playing soccer. I was so pumped watching them practice. This first video they appear to be getting the hang of it.

Okay, so a little out of order. Here they are posing with their new soccer shorts, socks, and shin guards. No cleats until they show they will actually play.

....and here's how the game really turned out. The tall boy is a 'helper'. He's trying to do his best to get the boys to pay attention. You'll see how well that's working.


I told the coach to split the boys up. Luke ended up actually getting the hang of it. He ran full tilt zooming around the field, only he ran next to the ball the whole time instead of trying to kick it. Logan on the otherhand pouted and crossed his arms refusing to budge. He was mad he wasn't getting a turn to kick the ball. I tried explaining that if he wanted to kick the ball he had to go get it. That made him more mad. Hopefully by next week, week 3, he'll start to join in like Luke did and I'll have some videos to prove that this hasn't been a total waste of time :)

Boys Will Be Boys!

We've been blessed with some very nice days recently. The following pictures prove that my children are in fact part monkey.

Logan is in the blue striped shirt and Luke is in the red.

Today Brad decided to try a little fishing. Luke and Logan wanted to join him, but Jack decided to stay back and play on the playground with me. Brad's new kayak is big enough to comfortably fit the boys while he goes out. He pedals the kayak with his feet and then his hands are free to fish while they're cruising along.

Unfortunately no bites today...

Getting Ready for Easter

I must preface this with a statement that I do in fact dress my children. When we're at home they just choose to be in underwear all the time. They are boys. Notice Jack's skid mark on his forehead...he learned that rubbing your head on the carpet when you're mad isn't such a great idea. Here we are coloring eggs....the night before the Easter bunny came. Nothing like waiting til the last minute :)

They boys woke up and looked for their eggs and baskets.

The Easter bunny put kites in their baskets this year and that's been fun to try. Once the kites are flying and they're holding the string the boys were like, 'That's nice. What's next?'

Three small boys hopped up on chocolate doesn't equal much peace and quiet. But hey, doesn't our new carpet look great! Finally no stains in pictures!

The boys got all dressed up to go to the grandparents. Daddy decided to match the boys.

Happy Easter!

Easter with Grandparents

We started Easter morning off at Grandma and Grandpa Fish's. Grandma always sets up an elaborate egg hunt to get our baskets. Aunt Lindsey read the clues for us.

We had to find eggs in all sorts of places...under the kayaks outside, in the shower...

and finally our baskets were hidden under the computer!

The kids tired out pretty fast from all the excitement. Mom got a rare chance to snuggle Logan while he slept.

The boys went down to Uncle Brian's to see his new chicks. Luke was the brave one. Logan didn't mind petting, but didn't want to hold one.

Luke was very excited!

We went on to Grandma and Pop's after naptime. My camera batteries died so I had to copy these from Uncle Don and Aunt Sarah. Calum is just starting to crawl and he wanted to be in the middle of the fun. He discovered matchbox cars and how wonderful they taste.

With Calum now interacting, the boys really had fun trying to play with him. Before too long I'm afraid they'll be passing on some things to Calum I'm sure Don and Sarah won't appreciate :) We had a great day!