Little Sluggers Baseball Skills Class

The boys both did a class at Little Sluggers to work on some baseball skills prior to the baseball season. This will be Luke's first time playing on a baseball team and he'll be working on simple sklls like catching and throwing and batting. Ryan is working on strengthening his skills after a few years playing. Both really enjoyed their classes!

Family Influences

With such a small family, there are not a whole lot of people on my side the kids really get a chance to know. They did not get many chances to see my Aunt Pat over the years, but her passing has made me think a lot about the people our kids never really get the privilege of knowing. Aunt Pat was one of those people. A woman that was always smiling and always in good spirits, creative and fun, patient and kind. I hope that they not only get to know people like her throughout their lives, but also that they have the opportunity to become a person like her. She was truly one of a kind.

Daddy-Daughter Dance

Brooke and Dad dressed up fancy and hit up Audubon School for the Daddy-Daughter Dance. This was her last dance at Audubon. She spent the night doing what she has done every other time they went to this dance … she ditched Dad and ran around with her friends looking for snacks (and occasionally dancing).

Party Day

Ryan's class earned a "party day". He decided that means he should bring this 5ft long stuffed snake to school.

Cant Leave OH Without...

We needed to make a quick stop at Duck Donuts before we hit the road home ;)

The Seminaroti's clued us into Duck Donuts, and since then we are big fans. If we see one, we must stop!

Blaine Wilson Sportsfest - Columbus OH

We had our first trip to Columbus OH for the Blaine Wilson Sportsfest. It took over 6 hours to get there, and over 8 HOURS to get home because we hit bad weather. The kids didn't even seem to notice how long it took ... they were so wrapped up in their tablets. I certainly felt the length of the drive, but the weekend was overall an enjoyable one. Just wish we didn't have so many meets during bad weather situations.

Brooke got 1st Place for Trampoline

Brooke got 6th Place for Double-Mini

Little Picasso

This seems to be how Brooke passes time at school.

Luke Preschool Valentines Day Party

Today I got to volunteer for Luke's Valentines Day Party. It was a whirlwind, like all these parties are. The kids each made a family portrait out of their fingerprints...Luke's turned out really cute!

He Said / She Said

Luke, wrapping arms tight around my neck at bedtime ...
"I love you so much I can't let you leave my room!"

Little Picasso

Luke’s 1st Skating Lesson

He may be a pretty athletic kid, but skating is not coming naturally for him. He's been on the floor more than up and sweeping all the kids out that are near him. Glad we signed him up ... he's gonna need all the practice he can get!