First Baseball Game!

Jackson and Josh had their first baseball game last night!  They have been so excited to play in a "real game" and the weather ended up being perfect!  Unfortunately, where the parents sit is pretty far away from the field and my camera doesn't zoom very far so my pics are kinda far away.  However, I have made friends with one of the other moms on the team and she has a better camera so she took some pics and sent them to me.  So there are a few a little closer up.  I also made the pics "extra large" so we'll see if that helps. ANYWAYS...

Here they are before the game!  Josh is #2 and Jackson is #9...

Josh's tongue was out most of the game...

 Jackson was in outfield for three of the four innings...

Haha, I love how bored Jackson looks (in the background).  Baseball sure is a sport that takes patience...

 Joshy running to third, holding his helmet on...(That's their coach in the blue shirt, Coach Ronnie)

 Jackson running to home...

Josh warming up...

 Josh up to bat...

 Josh running to first...

 Josh sneaking a peak at me...

Jackson running from first to second...

 Jackson "getting set" in outfield...

 Josh played third baseman most of the game.  He did great, even getting a couple kids out!

 Josh getting set...

 Jackson batting, he did great!

Jackson running from first to second...

 What was Tyce doing for 2 hours?  Well, he spent the first 20 to 30 minutes screaming and throwing a fit like I've never seen before.  Parker ended up buckling him in his carseat and leaving him in the car while he screamed.  It was so weird, and very frustrating!  After that he was a perfect angel for the rest of the game...

 His face broke out in some weird red rash but then went away a few hours later...

Jack, ready to run...

 Parker got Tyce his own mit, he loves it..

Cute guy...

 After the games they get drinks and hot dogs...

I've never been a baseball fan but I love watching my boys play.  I don't know if it's the sport they'll choose, but we're going to try everything so they can make an informed decision!  I'm so proud of them!

What I Want to Be When I Grow Up Day

This week is spirit week at school and today they dressed up as what they want to be when they grow up.  At first Jackson said he wanted to be a missionary, too cute.  Then he changed his mind to a cowboy.  Thanks to Gramma Morrill, he has all the dress up stuff for that (although it's getting a little small!).  Josh initially wanted to be a fireman, but since we had no fireman dress up stuff, he decided he wants to be a baseball player!

After I took the twins' picture Tyce said, "mommy you forgot to take a picture of me!"  He had gone upstairs and put on cowboy boots and hat too, haha too cute...

The twins have their first baseball game tonight but I think it's going to be rained out.  :(  We've had SO little rain this spring but of course it rains today, bummer.

In other news...I started weight watchers yesterday!  I am unhappy with how I look and feel so I decided to make a change.  I went to my first meeting last night and really enjoyed it.  I think this program will work great for me.  It will be hard, that's for sure, but worth it.  Every Wednesday I'll weigh in and update it on my blog...accountability is always helpful.  Wish me luck!

My Girls

No, I'm not pregnant with twin girls  :)   I don't think I've blogged about Leah and Sarah, the two girls I babysit, and since they are a big part of our lives I want it in my blog book!  Over a year ago my friend Traci asked me if I would watch her girls twice a week while she works from home.  She told me I could think about it and talk to Parker but, right away, I said yes!  Having two cute girls in my home twice a week?  Yes!  Plus the extra money has been nice to help us pay for trips home to see family!

Leah is 3 and Sarah is 18 months.  Tyce and Leah are SO cute together and Sarah is a little angel that just toddles around babbling. Traci (who only lives .4 miles away from me) typically drops them off about 8:30am and we play for about an hour, go to the gym, then come home for lunch.  After lunch we play for a while then Sarah goes down for a nap (all I do is change her diaper and lay her down and she goes to sleep like an angel).  Sometimes Tyce naps as well while Leah reads stories and plays quietly.  Traci usually comes over about 3:30pm, we talk for as long as the kids will let us, then they head home.  It's been such a blessing to have these girls in our home.  For one, I get my girly fix.  Traci's girls are VERY girly, painted toes, dolls, pink and purple, playing mommy and daddy and baby, etc.  Another thing that I love about it is having Leah and Sarah over has really brought out all my boys' sensitive side.  Josh seems to have a special connection with Sarah that is so precious.  One day she was crying in time out on the bottom stair and Josh just walked over, put his arm around her, and she stopped crying.  After a few minutes Josh sighed and said, "how much longer do I have to do this?"  Haha, so cute.  Tyce is also really sweet, one day Sarah was crying and Tyce ran upstairs, got his "la la" and came downstairs to wipe her tears away with his la la.  So sweet.  Leah and Tyce are hilarious.  One day Leah asked Tyce to marry her, he had no idea what she was talking about.  Later in the day they were playing babies and Leah goes, "Tyce if you marry me we can have REAL babies!"  Hahaha.  Traci and I are, of course, hoping at least one of my boys ends up with one of her girls.  I love having Leah and Sarah in my life, I love them so much.  When I go pick them up at the gym day care Sarah runs to me and says "mimi mimi mimi" (mommy) and puts her arms up for me to hold her, so cute.  There are some tough days, of course, with three kids ages three and under.  My house is a mess, sometimes they fight, and none of them are great eaters.  But the good times greatly outweight the bad times (like when Traci drops 9 month old Sarah off, hands me a bottle and says "Sarah has never had a bottle before," and leaves, and Sarah screams for hours!)  Hahaha.

 The best part is that I get to see Traci, my best friend, almost every day.  Traci has been a blessing to me in ways I can't even begin to describe.  She's more like a sister to me than a friend.  I can't talk about the possibility of moving to be closer to family without getting tears in my eyes at the thought of leaving Traci.  She's the most unselfish, non judgmental, loving, giving, and caring person I have ever met.  Traci would do anything for me or my family, and I hope she knows I would do the same.  I know Heavenly Father knew that moving out here would be so hard for me, I miss my family so much.  I know that he sent me Traci to ease the pain, and she does that every day.  She is there for me when I feel no one else is.  She is the only person (besides Parker) who I let see me in my pjs, no bra, crazy hair, no make up, etc.  I can just be Jenn around her, just like I can with my sister.  I love you Traci!!!

Here are some pics I took of them today...

They were playing "airport."  They each packed a backpack, set up all the chairs and stools in a line like an airplane, then Tyce would say "9, 4, 3, 2, 1, BLAST OFF!"  Leah would laugh, then they would "fly to Utah to see grandma and grandpa."                

A couple weeks ago I took them all to the park to play...

Last week Traci had to drop the girls off early because she had a meeting so they came in their pjs.  Tyce and Leah thought it was so cool that they were in matching Mickey and Minnie Mouse pjs..

Fun at the Park

Saturday afternoon my friend Kimberly and I took our kids out to a cute park in Warrenton that we had never been to. The boys were super excited, as they always are when they get to play with Jakey and Brianna.

Haha, it was a little bright outside so most of the pics are of them squinting... Tyce and Jake were SO cute on this, until some big fat 10 year old got on and almost popped them both right off!

Brianna ran over to me, "Ms. Jenn you have to come take a picture of us!" Hahaha so cute...Seriously, too cute. Jake and Tyce are best of friends. They play SO well together...
The whole clan...Brianna and Josh enjoying being pushed by Jack...
So Kimberly and I are chatting on the bench and Jake yells, "look mommy!" He was at the top of this big toy! I go, "oh wow, Tyce would never do that he's such a wuss." A few minutes later I look over to see this...I couldn't believe he climbed to the top! He's a total wuss on playgrounds, rarely even going down slides!

After the park we headed to a place called The Carousel for ice cream! Check out these cute kids!As always, Josh devoured his ice cream and Jackson and Tyce barely had three bites! Don't worry, mommy ate hers ALL GONE! :)

It was a great day! Kimberly and I love playdates where everyone is happy and they leave us alone to chat :) We're grateful for such great friends!!!

Baseball Game with Daddy!

Parker thought it would be good to take the boys to a baseball game since they just started t-ball so he found some cheap tickets on Groupon and took them to a minor league game on Friday. They were SO excited to go...Waiting for the game to start...Jack loved dancing in the stands...After the game they got to run the bases!

Parker said they all had so much fun and the boys were so interested. They asked him lots of questions about baseball, thought the home runs were SUPER cool, thought the broken bats were SO cool, and were excited when a "big brother" gave them a foul ball. They have their first t-ball game next week!

While they were at the game Tyce and I stayed home and watched a movie together cuddling on the couch. Randomly he looks back at me, wraps his arms around my neck and says, "you my beeeeest friend mommy." MELTED MY HEART!