Eric & Mason's T-ball Double Header

Last week our schedules worked out that Beck had a game scheduled right after ours. The boys had a super sized cheering section cheering them on Everyone from Mimi & Papa to Jessie & Ella showed up to lend their support for both boys.

Beck is #10 for the Braves

Eric is #5 for the Orioles

all the kids

L to R: Beck, Ella, Maddy (fresh

from dance class), Eric & Bristol

Easter

For Easter this year we had lunch and an egg hunt at the house for the kids. This year Eric had to share his egg hunt with the two younger ones. Eric by far got the most eggs, he was quick. Quick to spot them, quick to pick them up, quick to put them in his bucket. Mason followed Eric, sort of. He just kept picking up the same eggs over & over, he would pick them up & they would just fall out. Emily was very intrested in watching what the boys were doing. She managed to pick up about a dozen eggs of her own but she was definatley very interested in watching the boys. Next year is gonna be fun.

the three kids, getting started

Mason found one

Eric looks kinda sneaky in this one

Emily in her pretty Easter dress


Grandma, Grandpa & the grandkids

(& no, the kids would not all sit still)

T-ball

Eric decided this year that he wanted to play t-ball. The kiddos have been an absolute blast to watch. I think we have had as much fun watching them as they have had playing. And for you local folks, our coach is Robert Wihite (the owner of the BBQ resteraunt in Creedmoore). He has been the best coach we could have asked for. About half the kids on our team have never played t-ball before & he, along with the assistant coaches, have been the most patient, kind & supportive coaches. All the kids have played all the different positions across the field & are really starting to show some great improvments.

Eric is ready for his game

Eric #5, warming up w/ daddy

Eric playing 2nd base

Mason watching all the action

Houston Zoo

Early in January we took my mother-in-law down to Houston for a visit with her doctor. Well it just so happens that her doctor's office is right across the street from the Houston zoo. So, while she did her thing in the office, we strolled across the street & visited all the wonderful animals.

the picture behind the shell looks sooo real

we HAD to visit the kids play area

Eric is crawling through a tunnel inside an aquarium

Eric always the joker, Mason not real happy!

Eric's Birthday

We gave Eric a choice of what he wanted to do for his big day & he chose Gattiland, big surprise there! Joining us for pizza & games were my parents, my brother, Kim & Emily.

the whole gang

Danny & his boys

Mason is all smiles

Emily really likes pizza

Eric rides The Hopper by himself

The New House

The week after Christmas we signed the contract on a brand-spanking new house in Kyle. 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, 2010 sq ft of our very own piece of heaven. Right after Christmas we started the very tedious process of packing up 10 years worth of stuff. We closed on the house on January 28th & moved in that night!!

after we moved in

the kitchen before we moved in

the boys "castle" bedroom before we moved in

Christmas

Christmas was a little chaotic this last year, we had just moved back, just signed the paperwork for our new house & started the process of packing up 10 years worth of stuff in the old house. Still the boys managed to make quite a haul.