Brady Gives it His All

In all fairness, it was pretty warm that day. Brady may have jogged, then ambled his way to first base, but he got tons of encouragement (what every man seems to need) going from third to home, and suddenly became super speedy! It makes me happy that he seems to be having a lot of fun this year.

Carson's First T-Ball Game!

I know I'm a little biased, but this kid has talent.

(Note the direction that the runner is coming from.)

Carson's Rodeo Parade!

My little cowboy sang and danced his little heart out this morning at his rodeo parade! It was so fun to watch, especially after each song, when he checked to make sure I was watching. I love him!

Sorry....... Just a Couple More

"I'm trying to be very serious"

"You can say it...... I'm cute!"

"Did anyone else catch that?"

Definite Tara face

Passport Rejects - Carson's Turn

Not to be outdone, Carson offered a few gems as well. By this time the antics were pretty much in full force, and we were lucky to get a couple that didn't involve using the Force on mommy.

As I reflect on these pictures, I offer a selection of movie and music quotes. See if you can match the picture to the caption.

- Fatboy go home..... you bin here 4 howr

- I have a feeling, somebody's watching me

- You talkin' to me?

Passport Photo Rejects - Brady

So we are planning a trip to Costa Rica in a couple months to visit some friends, and Brady's passport from when we were in Europe expired. One would think it would be easy to get one little 2" x 2" photo of your 5 year old son. If one thought that, then one would be wrong.

These are the ones that we decided not to submit for the passport for fear that our son would be detained when trying to enter any country outside of the planet of Naboo (Star Wars). Captions for the first three photos (in order) would be 1) let me think of all the things I would rather be doing right now, 2) lock up your daughters, and 3) ET phone home. At some point we just kinda gave up.

The Race Team

I absolutely, positively, most definitely have the most wonderful family in the entire world. Today was a huge day for me...my first half-marathon that I have been training for for months, and my awesome husband and boys helped me every step of the way. We all woke up at 4:30 in the morning so that they could drive me downtown. Jer didn't want me to have to worry about finding parking, etc. so he packed up the boys in their PJs, then dropped me off and took them to breakfast. They all bundled up and managed to make 3 stops to see me along the race path (in the pictures above, you can see what happened when they took their hats off). Then, they met me after the race with huge hugs and kisses, even though I was sweaty and stinky. When we got home, we climbed into bed, and all of my men took a 2 and a half hour nap.

I also need to give a shout-out to my "coach" Tony and my wonderful friend (his wife) Natasha for being so supportive. How do people do these things for the first time without guidance? Well, I didn't have to find out.

A little bit of Carson logic: "Mommy, why don't you ride your bike...you will go faster?

AND

"I am going to ask Santa for a race car so that I can follow you on your race."