Baseball and Cowboys

Baseball season is on its way!  We love living close to a high school baseball field.  We frequently run around the fields next to it and get to feel like we are part of the game! 



Discussing strategy.



Ford working on catching skills.

 

Jake's turn.

 

Watching the ducks.



Almost every time Daddy puts a baseball hat on, the boys go grab their hats as well.  They idolize their Daddy so much!

Ford and Jake have been playing "Cowboys" a lot recently.  They are so funny chasing each other around the house with their horses. 



Spring Break

Now that Jake is in school, we officially had a Spring Break!  Every day is a break for Ford :)  I tried to keep the week busy with some fun activities, I didn't want Jake to get too used to free time.  We also enjoyed the beautiful weather every day! 

The boys got to spend time at Grandma and Grandpa's on Monday, that is always a treat.  On Tuesday, we had a special playgroup St. Patrick's Day Party at Maddie and Izzie's house.  We decorated leprechaun masks, played and had a lunch full of green foods!

Wednesday, we went to our favorite library storytime.  Now that Jake is in school, we haven't been able to go.  We also did some painting at home. 

Thursday we decorated shamrock cookies and visited Uncle Billy at his fire station.  Ford and Jake wore their Halloween costumes and were so excited to be able to climb in and all over all the trucks and see all "real" gear and fire station.   Gigi came with us as a bonus treat!

Friday, Grandma joined us and we went to the Train Museum's Storytime.   We also played at the park and had lunch and cupcakes at the mall. 

Over the weekend Clay and I decided to start tackling some yard work.  It felt like we spent majority of the weekend outside, which the boys just love.  They were also great helpers at picking up all the clippings from the hedges and bushes.   We also got to see Gigi and Granddaddy at dinner on Saturday night. 

It was a perfect Spring Break, but we were ready to get back to our normal routine!

Baking, Butterflies, & Breathing

The boys helped me bake some snickerdoodles the other day.  They had so much fun taking turns rolling the dough in the cinnamon sugar.  I kept telling them to roll them gently.  Ford started singing "Row row row your boat, gently down the stream. . ." They had even more fun eating them all!

One day when Jake was at school, Ford and I were running errands.  Out of the blue he said he really wanted a butterfly net.  I'm not sure where this desire came from.  Target was on our list of errands and lucky for Ford they had butterfly nets in Mommy's favorite section (the Dollar Spot).  He picked a red one for himself and a blue one for Jake.  They were so excited to go outside to hunt for butterflies.  Unfortunately it was a little too chilly and none were out.  We ended up making some paper ones inside to "catch".

When Ford is sick, he is REALLY sick!  He came down with a virus that included a fever and a horrible cough.  When he started to have some labored breathing, we went to the doctor.  He ended up needing breathing treatments and we were sent home with a nebulizer and some steriods. 

On nice days, we love to spend time outside as a family.  We also do a lot of grilling.  Ford and Jake always want to help us do chores, make meals, etc.  I hope that doesn't ever wear off!  Ford brought his little grill out and when Daddy was putting some chicken on, he said "Daddy put chicken on my grill".  Instead, he cooked pretend chicken then later helped Mommy set the table.  Jake helped gobble it all up!