Saturday, June 8, 2013

Little League 2013

Here is a re-cap (in photos) of Mason's fourth year of little league:
 Opening Day 2013
 Game ball:
 I love this picture because while Mason is batting, you can see Matthew at the pitching machine:
 And finally, the "Sisters'" fan club:

Field Day 2013

Mason's school held their annual field day a couple of weeks ago.  The events he participated in were the sled race, tug of war, and a quarter-mile run:
  This was the start of the quarter-mile race:
 He came in first place!  But he sure looked tired...
 I say this at the end of every school year, but I really can't believe another year has come and gone so quickly.  The kids are growing up too fast, and Mason is now about to be a 3rd grader!

Fun In The Backyard...

We spend a great deal of time playing in the backyard, and my kids never get tired of being out there.  Ellie is learning lots of new tricks:
They both love the swings:
The girls' favorite new trick is to hang from this bar on the swing, and then let go and drop down into the seat:
Mollie was actually the mastermind behind this...
I'm not sure why they both dressed themselves in their winter shirts...it was about 95 degrees outside:
While Ellie prefers to have her hair down hanging in her face, Mollie likes me to style hers a little bit.  This is her new favorite 'do.  She calls them her "buns", and many days while we're playing outside, she'll walk back into the house, and then moments later she'll return with a brush and hair bands, asking for her "buns".  
So much fun with these two!

Conversations With Ellie...

Ellie has a funny way of saying strange and unexpected things.  (I'm trying to document it all because one day, I know she will love looking back and reading it.)  Like the other day when she said to me, "Momma, I really love you...and I don't ever want to kill you."  And then tonight as Matthew was putting her to bed, he told her to dream about Olive Garden (because that was where we were going to eat the next day.) She replied, "Daddy, I don't really want to dream about Olive Garden.  I'd rather dream about scary stuff like monsters and ghosts!"  She's so silly...