From the Dark Cave to OZ

Well, summer is starting to come to a close as is our time here in Indiana (no cheering, Robyn). We've enjoyed it immensely and still have another week of fun left. But.....since there's no guarantee I'll get around to posting when I return to real life I thought I'd catch up on the summer now.Jon was crowned a Minisino at camp. This won't mean a lot to most of you but for those of you that know...it's a big honor in the boy scout world. We turned 3 and fell in love with Ariel and all things "Princess." We hung out at Nana's and Papa's looking cute and loving each other (for the moment, at least). We ate LOTS and LOTS of these...for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We lost a few of these. We bounced... we slid... we climbed... and played some more (and this was all in one evening! I was exhausted). We finally left that dark cave and landed...in the land of oz. We've watched the movie more times than I can count and when our cousin Kayley brought us "genuine" Ruby slippers...well, that just made it official. She even told the waitress at dinner one night her name was Dorothy Gale. And if all that wasn't enough, we went to the county fair last night and did all things "county fair." Such as, ferris wheel riding... corndog eating... and Indiana sweet corn eating... as always, a summer to remember and it's not even over yet!

The Dark Cave

Ninjas

Some ninjas invaded our house the other day. It was touch and go for a minute there but after we met their demands for fruit snacks they let us live.

I'm Proud of Myself

So I've been doing some DIY decorating around here lately. Mostly small stuff but over spring break I decided to tackle a piece of furniture. This desk came from my mom. It was from the doctor's office where she worked for over 30 years. She worked there the whole time I was growing up. Here's how it looked before: ...And after. It will be in "my" part of the office.

Spring Breakin' It!

Our spring break this year was a staycation and I enjoyed it. I honestly didn't feel like I needed a break after my break, which was nice.

Spent Tuesday with my girls...

Spent some time playing outside and loving our siblings....(That's right folks, miracles do happen)Spent some time at the Children's Museum...

Spent some time at the Hammock gator watching and tree climbing... And celebrating Easter...

We're Playin' Basketball...too!

Did I mention while we were enjoying baseball season Peyton also played Upwards Basketball at First Baptist? There were definitely some crazy busy Saturdays but they were all worth it. Again, what an awesome experience. Upwards is filled with basketball and a Christ-centered message at every game and practice. What more could you ask for? Thanks Coaches Amber, Joe, and Becky for an awesome season.

Put Me In Coach!

Well, another baseball season has come and gone in our household. This year both boys played-Brady played T-Ball and Peyton moved up to the pitching machine league. I spent a lot (a lot) of time at the same baseball field growing up while my brother Ryan played. I rarely tired of going to the ballfield and some of my best childhood memories occured there. And later as I grew up I hung out with boys who played baseball so my days (and evenings) were spent there again. It's been a long time since I've spent so much time there, but while I feel at home there, as a parent it's a little different. Brady is playing t-ball and I just hope he's not laying on the pitcher's mound or throwing dirt. With Peyton moving up it was a little different. I was anxious when he hit and was anxious when he was at 2nd base. I just wanted him to do well, because I knew he wanted to do well. He's not hard on himself and was blessed to have a fantastic coach who was the perfect balance between teaching baseball and having fun (Thanks Chris!) I hope his experience will continue to be as positive. Now on to spring soccer!Poor girl has no idea how many days she'll spend at the ball field.