My baseball player

Last year Gregory tried soccer and it wasn't for him.  He kept saying he didn't like that he couldn't use his hands and wanted to try baseball.  So we got him in and he loved it...he loved that there was a ladybug on his cap when he was in the field :-)  This was the first practice and by the end of the season (which only lasted 5 weeks) he was doing great and has a great natural "batter's stance"...so I think we've found his sport for now...he has some room for improvement when it comes to running (Tom's idea of pretending that a girl was chasing him hasn't worked to well so far)...and he needs to work on catching, which isn't too surprising considering halfway through the five weeks he got hit in the face by a ball that was tossed to him to catch by one of the coaches...there was a lot of blood involved with this injury, but he was back out on the field before the practice was over.

I love baseball, so I hope Gregory sticks with it and that it is "his" sport.  I always loved watching my little brother play baseball, so now I look forward to the days at the baseball field with my boy.

Here's an "artsy" picture from our last baseball game.

Gregory's 6th Birthday Celebration

Nearly a month ago we celebrated Gregory's birthday.  He chose to have a "Transformer" themed birthday party at home with as many friends (who were boys) that he could invite.  So we had 11 boys (Gregory and Joshua included), all 2nd grade and younger.  Wow, do we have a small apartment or how much more did it shrink after we filled it up with boys? 

Due to living where there is no easy way to purchase a Transformer cake, I relied on my God-given talents (and the wonderful training from watching my mom decorate magnificent cakes).  I think it turned out pretty good for not knowing how it was going to all work out. 

And a big thanks to Tom for being the "big" boy of the bunch and hanging out with the kiddos while they played some "Transformer" games.

Gregory had a great time with his friends and got some wonderful gifts.  It was a fun time celebrating with him.  

Oh and the day before Gregory's birthday at school they were celebrating "Earth Day", so I made cupcakes that were green and blue on the inside with brown frosting on top (with a Transformer pick on the top).  Didn't get a "good" picture of them once they were decorated.  Bummer.  They were so cute!  I love how they looked like a globe :-)

Happy 6th Birthday to my big encourager, awesome big brother, amazing reader, great baseball player, funky dancer, and a rock star of a son!  Love you Gregory!

Another month and a couple of more birthdays

So another month has past and another couple of birthdays have past.  The least "exciting", but still special was my birthday on 8 April.  We enjoyed the day together so much!  I got to pick where we ate that day so we went out for italian at one of my new favorite restaurants...Vapiano's.  It's a large international chain that I had never heard of...but now that I have...I think everyone should check the place out.  It was a fine lunch date with my boys (all three of them).  Afterwards we went shopping!  It was a super fun time and great memories.

Yes, it's a rare, goofy picture of me...but hey, you only live once, so why not this time  :-)

And then we celebrated our next birthday...Gregory's 6th Birthday...as always, this deserves a post of its own.