First T-Ball Game!

Isaac had his first t-ball game today. It was so fun to watch him. He didn't really do much, the first inning he did get to play 1st base so he got to catch the ball and throw it home after each at-bat. He did a pretty good job on his hits and got to run around all the bases since he was last in the line up. His attention span was as good as can be expected. Hopefully it just gets better from here. I think he had an awesome time. He enjoyed his family there cheering for him and getting a treat at the end. He said his favorite part was hitting the ball hard.  Gooo  Cubbies!

The game is a very relaxed version.  Each kid gets a turn at bat and gets to keep trying until they get a "good" hit.  Then they run to first.  Only one kid on the field retrieves the ball, since is usually makes it a little ways down the pitchers line, and he throws it to first.  The first baseman throws it to the coach at home plate.  They had three innings and that was long enough for Isaac.

Isaac ran from 2nd to home so they told him to run back to 3rd, then go home.  He'll get the hang of the whole bases thing. :)

The dirt is just soo fun to play in.

A Fun Weekend of Firsts

 Lily made this three layer cake with her Easy Bake Oven.  Too cute!

 Hmm, what is going on here?

Yep, Saturday we had a nice day and not much to do.  It was finally the day the training wheels came off!  Lily was a bit nervous...

Tommy was running along side her up and down the street until she got the feel for it.  I was soo proud of him for teaching her this wonderful right of passage!

I hung out with the boys and tried to entertain them and cheer for Lily.  I love how Isaac wants to be just like his Daddy, even wearing his hat backwards like Dad. ;)

There she goes!  She did great!  We were both sooo proud!

 Today we drove up to the mountain to find some snow!  Caleb liked eating it.

 

 I brought a laundry basket as a make-shift sled. It worked great and the kids had a blast.

 Even Caleb got in on the sledding action!

Check out Isaac's snow outfit.... hoodie sweatshirt with raincoat on top, Lily's 2T mittens, and sweatpants with a trash bag taped around his waist and two holes cut in the bottom, plus small boots that barely fit him.  I said "Poor middle child," but Tommy said "that's Vegas snow clothes."  Hey it worked!

A missing tooth

Caleb lost his first tooth... yup, my little one year old.  He is notorious for falling and getting goose eggs on his forehead but this week he did one better.  He fell and cracked his front tooth right in half across the nerve.  I rushed him to the dentist.  She said it must be extracted so it doesn't get infected and cause further damage to the nerve and permanent tooth.  So... they strapped him to a board to keep him from moving and pushed me out of the room.  I don't think you usually see a mom bawling in the dentist waiting room, now wonder everyone was staring at me.  Then they brought him out to me, with one missing tooth.  Hopefully it grows on me... right now it just breaks my heart.

 Hard to really see from this picture but where the blood line is on his tooth is where it cracked all the way across. 

 Can you see my new smile?

I'm still a cute boy, I promise!

He's been a bit uphappy the past few days so hopefully he can cheer up for Christmas, or at least the parts in the car! :)  We love you Caleb!

Caleb's First Hair Cut

I finally did it.... and not very well...

Caleb has been needing a hair cut for quite some time but I have been scared to do it wrong (for good reason) and resisting getting rid of his adorable curls.  Well this morning I finally gave him his first hair cut.

 Before...

 Didn't like getting all wet

 Finally gave him a sucker to keep him from grabbing my comb and scissors

 He kept looking at his curls falling down

 He was all smiles during his first hair cut (thanks to the sucker I'm sure).

Cheese!  I look like a cute boy again!  Hopefully people won't tell me what a cute little girl I am now!  Thanks MOM!

First Day of First Grade

And real life has finally begun for Lily... the First Grade!  She had a pretty good day, all in all.  I heard some ups and downs but I think she mostly enjoyed it though the new routine will take some getting used to. It will be much more enjoyable when it cools off so she can enjoy her time at recess.  Here are some pics from today:
Her alarm was set for 7 a.m.  At 7:05 she came down stairs looking like this:

We had a nice breakfast of eggs and bacon... which she barely touched.  But it was nice to actually eat breakfast together as a family, on a weekday!

Here is her first-day-of-school lunch (in her cool GoGreen lunchbox)!  We had one uncrustable sandwich leftover from Lake Powell, some Doritos, carrots, cookies, pink lemonade, and a frozen go-gurt.  (guess what, she ate it all except the carrots, which are her favorite at home.)

Here is the necessary "photo by the front door" shot:

Here is Lily with Isaac right outside her new school.  Isaac had a hard time dropping Lily off.  He kept saying, "I miss Lily."

This is the look Lily gave me just before entering her classroom... she was a little clingy, but nothing more.  She walked in and gave her teacher a hug and found her desk.  I think Lily made a friend with the girl sitting next to her in class.  Hopefully more friends, friend's names and happy memories come in the next months ahead!

For dinner I made Lily's favorite: RIBS

Plus we had "first-day-of-first-grade cupcakes" to celebrate.  :)

Science Saturday

On Saturday we went to a fun science event for children at the local university. Lily had a great time doing little science experiments and Isaac had a good time being out and running around. The coolest thing they made were these little spider toothbrush "robots". They have a simple body of toothbrush head, pipe cleaners and a batter with a little motor on top that you connect a wire to each end and it makes the spider vibrate, which makes it wiggle around on the table. Lily also learned about airplanes, forest fires, avalanches, and built a dome with marshmallows/gum drops and toothpicks.

And a few milestones for the week... Caleb learned how to roll from his back to his tummy (just one side so far). Isaac learned how to climb out of his crib (he has "fallen" out a time or two but now he can do it really well.) So he is back in his port-a-crib tent for now.

First Day of School

Lily had her first day of Kindergarten today! It was a very excited and much anticipated event. I had to remind her last night before she went to bed that she doesn't have school right in the morning. She doesn't leave until after lunch. I think this helped her to sleep in and take her time in the morning. She was so cute when she asked for her breakfast she said, "Mom, I need lots of energy today, so... no Cinnamon Toast Crunch today. And no candy." What a smart and big girl I have! We cleaned out her drawers and put away some of her smaller clothes to make room for her new school clothes. Then she started getting a bit antsy around 10. So we played Polly Pockets together for an hour and then got ready and had lunch. Isaac was really excited to see the bus. He also had to get his new shoes on and a backpack to match his sister. He is pretty proud of his new Toy Story light-up shoes. We walked down our street to her bus stop and met her friend Roman. She held his hand and got on the bus, and didn't even look back at me. I felt like I was supposed to cry, but luckily I didn't! Isaac kept saying, "I want bus" all the way home and for the next hour!

Report of the first day: She made two new friends, Sara and Emma, and got to sit by Roman and Emma in class.  She also sat by a "big mean boy" that kicked her and she tattled on him to the teacher and he got in trouble.  (oh boy.)  She likes her teacher and recess and playing with the dollhouse.  She said school is not all fun and they didn't get to play for very long.  I guess I forgot to prep her on that... school is not all fun.  All in all, first day seemed to be a big success.  I hope tomorrow goes well for her too and she continues to make friends!