Thomas

Thomas is such a cutie! He has the cutest personality and disposition. He will be 18 months in a week and a half. He loves to climb up in my lap and have me read to him. He loves his blankie and paci. He loves dogs! Anytime he sees one he will start barking over and over again. He loves to give kisses. When he is thirsty, he goes to the drawer where I keep the big boy cups and gets one out. He then takes it to the fridge and starts babbling away. When I ask him if he wants a drink, he smiles from ear to ear. I am sure he is pleased that I understood exactly what he wanted. He loves to be outside.

Batting Cages

Last night, we took the boys to the batting cages for a little batting practice. I love to watch the boys bat. I love the baseball stance with their bottoms out and elbows out. They are so focused as they watch and wait for the pitch. Christopher is so cute and little in the cage! We had a nice evening together as a family. .

Painting

It rained most of the day on Saturday. All of our sports games were canceled. With a new house comes a list of projects you hope to get accomplished sometime soon. We had no sports games to attend, so we decided to put the boys to work and paint our foyer. The boys and I painted the lower sections. Ryan spent most of the day on the 24ft ladder painting up high. Thomas napped part of the time. When he was not napping or being entertained by the boys he passed the time away climbing the ladder. He loves to climb! He must feel a sense of accomplishment when he gets to the top. We always knew he had made it to the top of the ladder when we could hear him babbling away.

On Saturday, the boys sold Cinnamon Rolls at our community yard sale to earn money to participate in a 1 mile walk to cure childhood diabetes. The walk will be held on May 22nd. The boys are very excited to do the walk.

Matthew's 1st game to Pitch

Matthew got to pitch in Saturday's game for the first time. He really had the pitcher stance down. Everybody comment on his stance and how he looked like a true pitcher. If you look closely at the picture you will see a wad of gum in his month. He chomped away on that gum as he pitched. If I can figure out to do a video clip I will post a little video of him pitching. It was fun to watch him. He did a great job pitching and made some great plays as pitcher.

Way to go Matthew!

Earth Day a little late this year for our family.

On Saturday, Ryan and the boys planted our first tree in the front yard. It was fun watching all four boys or should I say five boys dig the hole for the tree. They were all very eager to help with their little shovels. Ryan and his little helper Joshua went to the nursery and picked out a maple tree. Matthew and Christopher stayed home and took their bathes. When Matthew and Christopher realized that Ryan and Joshy were back and outside planting the tree they were quick to join in. I think it will be a lot of fun for the boys to watch their tree they planted grow over the years. Maybe we'll have to take a yearly picture by the tree to see how the tree has grown or how the boys have grown.



When Christopher was 2 years old, we lived in Herndon, Va. Outside of our apartment garage was a tree that Christopher loved to hug. Every time he went outside to ride his big wheel or go for walks, he would go over and hug this tree. It wasn't just a quick hug. He would stand there for several minutes hugging this tree. We soon started calling him a "tree lover". After planting our tree on Saturday, he was quick to remind us of his old nickname and love of his favorite tree. Jokingly he asked, if he could hug this tree. Here is a picture of him hugging his old favorite tree.

Wax Musuem

Matthew's third grade class did a wax museum this past Friday. It was a lot of fun seeing Matthew's class all dressed up as different famous people. Each student had to research a famous American person and then write a timeline paper on their person . Then the students had to transfer their reports to 3x5 cards. The students on Friday dressed up in character and gave there reports to parents and other students in the school. Each student had a dot on their fist and they stood spread out in the halls. Parents and students roamed the halls pushing the buttons and listening to the children give their reports.

Matthew chose to do his report on Jackie Robinson. He did an AWESOME job! The best part about this report was it was all done at school. The only homework Matthew had to do was bring in his baseball clothes. I was very proud of Matthew! There was a ton of people who came and pushed Matthew's dot and heard him give his report. He gave his report over and over again. He did a great job! I am not sure I could of done it at his age.