Congratulations Conner!!

All the hard work and years of practice and games have paid off! Conner made the high school 9th grade baseball team!

All the early years when he was this little....

and we didn't know where it would lead....

and then he grew up to this...


I have to admit that I was VERY nervous... so nervous that I really have not slept since last Sunday, the day before try-outs started! There were so many talented boys trying out and Conner has never been in this position before.

It is wonderful that he gets to play for a baseball program that won state last spring. The coaches that lead the team and wonderful and I can't wait to see how much Conner will develop as a player under their instruction!!

CONGRATULATIONS CONNER!!!

GO VIKINGS!!!

18 months old today!!

Today K is 18 months old! She is getting so big and doing new things everyday. I just bought her a potty. She will sit on it (with pants on) but once the diaper is off she does not want much to do with it. I figured this would happen since she is still young, but hey, I can dream about not having 2 in diapers can't I?

This past week, Chris and I took the two big boys to see The Black Eyed Peas in Atlanta. It was a great concert... more on that later.. but while we went, Kennedi stayed at Grandma and Papa's house. Can you believe I let her stay overnight?!?! She did great. We left the video camera with my parents in case she did anything cute. She is always doing something cute so I knew that there would be something on the camera when we got back...

Mom caught Kennedi climbing up on the chair to get the computer. She was so cute. I guess she is starting early on paying the bills...

Just a quick video....

A few days ago I took Kennedi to Monkey Joe's (yes.. again). we have been twice in the 1 week it has been open. Kennedi seemed to have a great time but she is only good for about an hour or so and gets worn out (my plan works).

Chris met us over there before he had to head off to work and he was able to enjoy some of the slides with K. It was so cute. The first time they went down together and she loved it. When they were at the bottom Chris told me that she almost went down by herself. K wanted to do it again and this is what happened.......

I guess the only bad things about this is now she wants nothing to do with the little slide in the toddler area. She is all about the big stuff. I guess I am going to have to start to make sure Avery is with us when we go. He can "help" Kennedi on the inflatables and have some fun himself.

Sign Recognition

Well I know that kids learn early what the different fast food signs mean. I remember Conner seeing those golden arches and going nuts when we pulled in the parking lot. Avery did the same with Chick Fil A.

Kennedi, well she is a little different. What a kid! Chris and I pulled into a parking lot today with a bunch of stores. As soon as we turned a corner Kennedi started to laugh and smile and point. Chris started to crack up and when I turned around Chris said, "Kennedi where do you want to go?"

There she was... kicking her feet and pointing to Starbucks! WOW! She gets either the pumpkin spice break or the lemon iced cake when we go in. So I guess Starbucks is her golden arch!

Rainy Saturday

Whew Saturday started out as a really rough day! Kennedi had one of those tantrums that I did not think was ever going to stop. She was at it for about an hour. I sure hope that she does not have too many like that (but I know she will). I am not looking forward to the next one!

Daddy was gone all day spending the day with Dakota in Macon. He had planned to do a few things with him but it seems like they soon feel apart. It was raining so the outdoor park idea was out. Then when they got to the Children's Museum it was closed for renovations. They met up with one of Chris' friends for lunch and then headed to a movie that Dakota wanted to see. Thankfully, I was spared from that movie, The Tooth Fairy. I have seen my share of bad movies lately!

Dakota gave Chris a picture frame with a picture in it. It was from the Doughnuts for Dad they had at school last week. Chris was not able to make it down this time, he got the call the night before while he was at work telling him about it. The three hour drive was not feasible with the work schedule he had that night and the next day. Hopefully next year he will know in advance.

Anyway, after Kennedi was done melting down we headed out to Monkey Joe's for the day. It just opened and I was hoping it would not be too crowded (on a rainy Saturday). When we got there it was great, the was a small crowd but nothing bad. When we left it was a different story! I cant wait to go back during the week when a lot of the kids are in school.

K did not know what to do at first but it didn't take her long to go have fun and play with the other kids her size.

Here she is approaching the dog with caution...

climbing up the ladder....

thinking about having to come down...

sliding down....

cracking up at the bottom! she LOVED it. I think she went back about 20 times and did the slide over and over.


I took a lot of pictures but when I went back to look at them it seemed like 90% of them was her going up and down the slide. I told you she liked it...