T-Ball Opening Ceremonies

It is official: Porter is playing T-Ball! His team: the Cubs. His Coach: Coach Beckwith. His Number: 2. Postition: Pitcher (but not really, he just stands by the mound). Bats: Right. Throws: Right. Stats: 2 RBI's (because in T-ball you get to hit the ball and run to 1st base. The next kid hits the ball and you run to 2nd. This goes on until you get to run home. If you're the last kid on the roster you get a grand slam every time!) Here are the highligts from opening day:

Best Buddies

Ryun and Port have become best buddies and enjoy the days they get to do preschool together and play all day! Considering the fact that they are both VERY ready for kindergarten and more social opportunities, we try to get them together as often as we can. Yesterday we had preschool, talked about the letter W, weather, days of the week, and they made whales. After their two other preschool buddies (Brook and Payden) went home they enjoyed swimming in the hot tub, using their squirt guns to chase butterflies, but the most fun and dirty they got was making a big mud hole. What is it with boys and mud and digging - I'm not sure, but they sure had fun!

They were so muddy afterwards that I made them both take showers! I have to apologize to Jodi for the bag of soaking wet clothes we sent home (at least they weren't muddy anymore)!

We love ya Ryun!

Easter Eyes

When you've been cursed with eyes bigger than Easter eggs - there's a good chance your kids will get 'em too. During Easter weekend we were at no loss for the big Easter eyes.

Easter morning - they got up at 6:30 am - as you can see they are going through their spoils in OUR BED - something's wrong with this picture.

We had a great Easter and the kids even posed for me after church with their Easter baskets (I did have to threaten a little that I would start taking away candy if they didn't take an Easter picture!) After a great church meeting we went over to G&G Liddell's to have an Easter feast of Ham, scalloped potatoes, salad, rolls, dessert, and good company. They did an Easter egg hunt - but not for eggs filled with candy. Each egg contained something that symbolized Christ's journey from the Atonement through the Resurrection - along with a paper which told us about each experience and the accompanying symbol. It was great - and then we watched "The Testaments", and the kids were all very into it.

Happy Easter 2009!