Baseball

We have spent a lot of time this spring at the fields at Christ United Methodist Church watching and playing t-ball. Jack and DJ have practice on Tuesday and Thursday, respectively, and both have their games on Saturday. When we are lucky their games are scheduled close to each others. This weekend, however, isn’t one of the lucky ones. DJ’s game is first thing in the morning & Jack’s game is late in the afternoon.

Favorite part of his Baseball Game

Hangin' with the Bay Bear

We also made time to go to a local game. We watched the Mobile Bay Bears play last weekend. They were undefeated until we watched them play. The boys had a great time. They wore their t-ball shirts & walked on the field with their teammates. They also got the chance to chase the Bay Bear across the field.

Happy Easter

Family Easter Picture 2011

The boys are finishing up their last day of spring break. Yippee, back to school tomorrow. We did, however, have a wonderful week. We spent time with wonderful friends and had great pool & beach days.
We found a great water slide on Dauphin Island beach. The boys had been there a couple times, but this time we invited the Mills boys (Kaden, Talus & Bryson) & their mom, Jennifer. We had a wonderful time. We got to the beach by 11:00 AM & stayed until 3:30 PM & the only breaks they took were to have lunch, play a little wiffle ball & a few bathroom breaks. The rest of the time was continuously going down the slide. They were effectively worn out!
This week, DJ also had the joy of going to his first orthodontist appointment. He and Jack loved it. The office was set up with video games & kid movies. DJ got to see lots of pictures of his teeth. I was worried that Dr. Oliver was going to want to start him soon, but as it turns out it was just a consultation & we won’t be going back until next year.
It was hard to go another holiday without seeing our family, but we are thankful to have great friends, many within our neighborhood. The boys were invited to do an egg hunt at Miss Darlene’s church on Saturday & they had a blast. There was a huge bouncey slide & tables set-up around the room with different activities (ie. tatoos, cupcake & egg decorating). The boys did hunt for eggs & DJ did find a golden egg & came home with about 40 eggs.
The boys made out well this year. The Easter bunny was very good to them. Jack finally got his own scooter, so he no longer needs to bug DJ for his. He and DJ both got watches since they seem fascinated with time. Jack can tell you what time it is as long as the big hand is on the 12 & DJ will tell you what time it is to the minute. Thank God DJ took the watch off for a little while today.
They also got soccer goals & a new soccer & basketball. The only thing they didn’t get a lot of was candy! I will probably soon confiscate the little they did get. Going to the dentist with DJ to get his fillings proved to be very expensive.

Blue Angels

We have been very fortunate to be having some gorgeous weather. It has been in the low to mid 80′s & sunny with little to no humidity, something I am told not to get used to. Sunday was no exception for our trip to Keesler’s Airforce Base in Biloxi, MS. We got there around 11:30 AM. There was so much to see- planes, jets, helicopters and race cars. Jack & I toured a hurricane plane. It is one of 12 in the nation. I’ll let the pictures tell the rest of the story.

DJ's Toothless Grin

Another one is missing. I mean really missing. Daddy brushed DJ’s teeth so hard that he knocked one out & it went down the drain. The boys and I gave him a hard time since I always have to remind him not to brush so hard. We neglected to tell him that this tooth was loose & had been bothering DJ for a while. It was more fun to give him a hard time. And for anyone who knows Mark, you know that it is well deserved! Bedtime got a little postponed since DJ had to go down & write another missing tooth letter. It is the 2nd one. Note reads- “Sorry tooth fairy but I lost my tooth maybe next time I will catch it.” Tomorrow he will wake up to $3.10 in change. He will love it because he will have a lot of counting to do. I was trying hard to keep it in the $2 range, but who knew they compared notes at school on the amount of cash each one gets. I was informed that some kids even get $5. Picture to follow–

Just Jack

Jack as been waiting for pajama day at school for over a week now. Everyday he asks me if this is the day he gets to wear his pj’s.

So here’s my boy wearing his monkey jammies that his mimi got him & carrying his toy story sleeping bag and night light that his nanna got him. He is set. In fact, DJ’s a little upset his school doesn’t have a jammi day, but he agreed to pictures despite his disappointment.

DJ with his current Magic Tree House book in hand & backpack

Here is Jack after the day was over. He looks a little sick. He told me his belly was hurting. I think he had a little too much fun & ate a little too much popcorn & cookies. You may also be able to see Miss Mackenzie painted a J & a jack rabbit on his cheeks. I think my little party animal needs a nap!

Tornados

That would be the title of the front page of Thursday, May 10th’s newspaper. None of my neighbors prepared me for this, in fact, they told me it was hurricanes I needed to be prepared for. There were never any nearby tornadoes. Well lucky us, it happened on Theodore Dawes Road. It touched down & destroyed a gas station we had just visited last week before we hopped onto I-10 to go to Fairhope. It happened just 15 minutes from our house.
I have to say Wednesday morning brought a pretty awesome & scary storm. The sky was like that of nighttime, the lightning was so vivid & wicked looking, and the thunder seemed as if it were just right above our roof. I told the boys that we would take cover in the closet under the steps if necessary. So of course, every 5 minutes brought the question “should we go now, mommy?”
When the storm had finally passed, I got the question, “when’s the tornado coming?” Like it was some welcomed visitor. They seemed a little disappointed when I told them, I think the storm has passed and we don’t need to worry about anymore tornadoes. That is when I decided to tell them that it did visit this area and I took them to the actual sight it touched down. They were amazed, especially DJ, by the destruction it caused. I’m not sure if I did more harm than good. I guess I will have to wait & see if they run for the closet with the next bad storm.

Taken with Blackberry while stopped at the Corner of Theodore Dawes & Old Pascagoula Road

Pictures of our House in Mobile, AL

Since Uncle Mark was in Vegas & everyone else was asleep, I decided that now was a good time to take some pictures of the house. I learned that Jake wanted to see DJ & Jack’s house with their stuff in it. Here are some of those pictures for you buddy. I hope you & the rest of your family are doing well & surviving the northeast weather. Looking forward to you coming down to visit us! Love Aunt Natalie