Softball!

Eric has softball three nights this week (for three different leagues!) so the kids and I are picnicking. Last night I packed food, but tonight we had McD's.

Softball and the Beginning

We all went to Eric's softball game tonight. The kids had a picnic.

Also, demolition started this afternoon... It's all very exciting!

The top left is before, the other two are after!

Keeping Score

The little guy kept score (sort of) during the softball game tonight. Who stole my toddler and replaced him with this kid?

We'll have to get him a real score-keeping book.

Meltdown

I guess the baby was hot and tired tonight at yet another softball game. Another little girl gave her a water balloon, and she popped it on herself. Then she lost it. I ended up taking her home early-- thank goodness we had two cars at the game! The little guy stayed and watched the rest of the game.

Once the baby and I got home, we snuggled on the couch, watched a Daniel Tiger, and she ate a pop tart.

Poor baby.

Softball!

The kids and I got to cheer on Eric's team tonight as they rallied, tied the game, and then lost. :-( Poor guys.

The little one has a hard time picking out her daddy on the field. It leads to hilariously embarrassing conversations that I hope nobody overhears.
"Is that my daddy?"
"No."
"Is THAT my daddy?"
"No."
"Hey! Hi daddy!"
(Man who is not her daddy gives a half-hearted wave.)
(I either die from embarrassment or start saying loudly "Your daddy is at third! You know that!")

Softball!

Softball season has started, and we went to our second game (as a family) this evening. Eric has played a couple more by himself. Nana and Pops sent the baby a glove and ball in the mail, and the kids spent almost the entire game playing catch by themselves.

The little guy is getting to be ok at catching. The baby still has a long way to go...

Farewell, Softball, Farewell

Tonight may have been Eric's last softball game of the season. I was organized enough to bring a picnic dinner. The little dude is 4 going on 13.

The kids also cuddled up for a quick selfie!

Late Softball

Usually I don't take the kids to games that start after 6:30, but since we've had such a sad week we blew off bedtime and went to a 7:30 game tonight (living large!). The baby was styling tonight.

The little guy wants to play sooooo badly. It's heartbreaking. The umpire asked if he was playing, and the guys on the team called him their secret weapon. (They are amazingly sweet guys.)

After the game, the kids ran the bases and then we got ice cream. It was a late, much-needed, fun night.

Mini-Me

The little guy wore his white baseball pants to Eric's softball game tonight, much to the amusement of Eric's teammates.

Those two look so alike that when they are dressed the same it causes general hilarity!

Picnics and such

I finally had my act together enough to pack a dinner instead of picking up McD's before Eric's softball game last week. Wahoo! Unfortunately, yogurt is a TERRIBLE picnic food. Everything was a mess.

Anyway, I got home the other day from something, and the little dude had taped the following sign to the stroller.

In case you can't read his writing or interpret his spelling, it says "No one is allowed to use the stroller." He was quite worried about other people using our stroller, but luckily I'm not included in the "no one."

Rainy Picnic

Eric had a softball game this evening, and we picked up some McD's on the way over. The kids had a great little picnic in the rain!

 Even after the little dude wandered off, the baby just sat in the wet grass and ate all six (SIX) of her chicken nuggets.

More Softball

Eric had a softball tournament today-- they played three games in a row! We had a picnic lunch before the third game. The little guy never gets tired of watching his daddy play.

The baby, on the other hand, decided that if I wasn't going to take her nap time seriously, she'd have to do it herself.

Stair Climber

I used to think the little dude was into everything, but he had nothing on his sister. She popped out an outlet cover from her crib today, so now her crib is floating in the middle of the room. Ugh.

Anyway, Eric had a softball game tonight. After the game, the baby insisted on climbing ALL of these stairs by herself. All of them-- past Eric and up to the little dude at the very top.

More of the same...

We went to a (wait for it) softball game tonight. Who, us? What?!!

Anyway, the little dude got to fetch a foul ball. It made his night.

He and the baby had a blast running around the bleachers and hanging with the guys on the team (who are all seriously amazing and lovely).

Play Ball!

We went to another one of Eric's softball games tonight. I wasn't organized enough to pack a picnic this time, so the kids split a McDonald's kids meal (with a spiderman toy AND chocolate milk!).

The baby kept trying to run into the dugout and onto the field to see her daddy. The little guy was blocking her from going in (in a fun way-- they were having a blast). Then the little dude stiff-armed the baby and she just toppled over backwards and hit her head on the sidewalk (thunk). She was SO upset that it took her a few seconds to even start screaming! The poor little dude just started apologizing as soon as it happened, bless his heart. They are both fine now, asleep in their room.

Softball!

The "wives and girlfriends" section of the bleachers was full tonight at the softball game, which always makes for a more enjoyable evening. I packed a picnic for the kiddos so we didn't have to swing by McDonalds. The baby is serious about Daddy's softball games!

The little guy, on the other hand, only made silly faces for the camera. Pick your favorite!

(Also, look at his pointy chin! His thin cheeks! Where'd my chubby-cheeked toddler go?!?)

Softball Season

We got to go to one of Eric's softball games tonight, and guess who's old enough to stand at the fence and look for daddy?

The little guy chased down and returned three foul balls. He was thrilled! He also got to eat McD's for dinner, which is another exciting softball-season treat.

Softball!

Eric had another softball game tonight, but since this one was at 6:30 we got the little guy dinner at McD's on the way to the field. He insisted on sitting all by himself while he ate his dinner.

Then he played catch by himself. I'm really glad that he enjoys playing alone. I think it's a nice break for him, actually, after a full day of school.

So, the toy in his happy meal was a smurf. He let the baby play with it for a bit (very sweet of him).

Then he threw it around for a while. Despite my telling him several times to not throw things at the field, he threw the smurf at the fence. Look at what happened!

I left him hanging there (about five feet off the ground) for a while, but we remembered to get him down before heading home.

Role Models

The little guy looks up to his daddy-- it is soooo cute. Eric had a softball game last night, and the little dude dressed up in his softball outfit, too. He brought his new glove and three baseballs to play with during the game, and I think the highlight of his life was getting to sit in the dugout with the team. Here are my two guys walking to the field together.

The baby has a slightly different role model right now-- Beau!

Does that photo look familiar?

No New Pictures

I haven't taken any pictures in the past two days! Eric's softball team was in the playoffs yesterday and today. They lost a good, close game tonight, so the little guy had to say goodbye to all his new friends (all the wives and girlfriends in the stands). They have all been willing to play catch with the little guy during the games. It's pretty ridiculous, but a sweet deal for him.

The baby is on the verge of something-- crawling? pulling up? Who knows! She is also quite tolerant of her big brother, even when he does stuff like this: