Sam the Slugger, Jack the Fish, and Lyv, well ....

Sam had his first Baseball game of the season, and he was so excited. He really enjoys baseball, and I'm excited to see him doing well. His best skill is hitting. The coaches call him Dangerous Sam! which makes him so happy. He really tries hard, and is still working on his fielding abilities. In the mean time he spends a lot of time practicing, and most recently collecting donations and the local gas station - isn't such a handsome little ball player?Monday brought an unusually warm day - nearly 90 degrees. The kids and I had a picnic at the local playground, but soon were too hot to last outside without out some water. I filled up the pool, Jack loved! He dove head first into 1 ft of water, splashed and played! He didn't mind that it was icy cold, my little fish!

Lyv preferred the warmth provided by the hot cement - cruising on the Little Red Flyer. She has become such an emotional drama queen lately. She cries at the drop of a hat, and bosses everyone including me around. She can be so sweet showering you with hugs and kisses, but in a heartbeat she is telling me no and throwing a big tantrum. The next picture is one we've seen too often in my opinion! She is telling me NO! because I brought her a popcicle instead of an icecream cone! How dare I? We ended a playful afternoon on Saturday with some yummy ice cream cones. These two eat them until there is just an ooey gooey mess left!

Jack was a little too enthusiastic in his eathing and came away with a brown nose and a goatee! The final shot of this post is one of my favorites! Jack went to grab a baseball out of the creek, and ended up falling in headfirst. Our creek is so muddy and gross right now that he came up and was covered in slimy mud. Also note his flip flop w/sock fashion statement - the strap in the middle of his 2nd and 3rd toes instead of the Big toe! But he's didn't cry or throw a fit, he just trudged back up to Shawn and said "Dad, I fell in the creek." Only Jack!