T-ball - Go Blue Team!

Both Nate and MariCagle have officially begun t-ball season. This is Nate's first timeout, and he has been super excited from the get go. As you can imagine, he is a regular bundle of energy out on the field. He is all over the place chasing the ball no matter where it goes. I'm actually impressed with his focus while in the field. MariCagle has been slow to fully enjoy it as can be expected of our princess. During the first game I received a message via Brandon that 'I am ready to go home now.' But she has really come around and actually looks forward to practices. At practice she gets more of a chance to field the ball since there are half as many kids in the field. Understandable.

Here are a few of the highlights from the first game. They are adorable in their uniforms if I do say so myself.

MariCagle chose the number 3 because her Daddy has already taught her that Babe Ruth was number 3 and he was the best baseball player of all time. MariCagle's logic is that if Babe Ruth, number 3, was the best player, then she must also be the best player if she wears number 3.

Nate is always ready. He's number 5, just like Uncle Britton.

Go MariCagle! I think this one was actually a foul ball, but she wound up with a good hit and best of all knew which order to run the bases. It doesn't sound like much, but at this level, it is great progress!

Notice the ball is still on the tee. Whoops! He too got a good hit though, but he needed a little help with the bases. Initially he took off as fast as he could for second.

This video demonstrates Nate's energy. Try to keep your eyes on no. 5. (He starts out on the pitcher's mound.)

All in all, this has been and will continue to be a fun experience for both the kids and Brandon and I. It's great to see the kids active and enjoying themselves, not to mention it is highly entertaining. :)

TOOTH FAIRY UPDATE: On another note, we are still waiting for the tooth fairy to visit MC. She is a little afraid of the teeth actually coming out so she has been slow to wiggle them on her own. I'm not sure how she is my child as I used to yank mine as soon as I could, but we are waiting patiently and will be sure to keep you posted. Of course, by the time the baby teeth actually come out the new ones might have already come in and we won't get that snaggle tooth snapshot.

Tooth Newsflash...

MariCagle is officially on toothfairy alert. She came to me yesterday saying she had something in her mouth she couldn't get out. Low and behold, her two bottom permanent teeth are peeking through and the baby teeth are officially loose. She is ecstatic! So many of her classmates have already lost teeth this year; she has been waiting for this day. If only I could say the same for myself and Brandon. We are a little wary as it's just one more sign that our baby is growing up...way too fast. So stay tuned for some cute snaggle-tooth pictures!

Finally.....Merry Christmas & Happy 2008!

Thank you all for your patience. I have been very slow to update the blog as of late, but I hope to catch you up in this post and then do better to keep up. The last time I posted we were gearing up for Christmas which was a whirlwind as you can see from the sort of picture diary below. We enjoyed wonderful time with family and friends and rang in the new year blessed more than ever.

Nate and MariCagle were very controlled in their visit to Santa. MariCagle asked simply for a snow globe, and Nate asked for a 'road ripper' aka car that makes noise. If only that control had lasted through the holiday!

This shot was taken at Nate's Christmas program. Nate's class performed wonderful carols. Nate's favorite was 'Joy to the World.' And MariCagle's class performed songs from the movie, 'The Polar Express.' It's February and I'm still trying to get them both to move away from the Christmas favorites to some non-seasonal tunes.

We decorated what seemed like a million cookies for both their classes and mine. Surprisingly, Nate was the most methodical decorator being sure to cover every inch with adequate sprinklage.

Nate loves all things pirate so needless to say his most favorite gifts were of the pirate theme. He is very serious in his role playing. It's very cute.

Here are the little angels on Christmas morning waiting to go see their gifts. Nate was very quick to ascertain that it was NOT 'sticks and rocks.'

MariCagle got many fabulous gifts including a couple snow globes. One of her many favorites was this baby doll from Grandma. She was on cloud nine all evening making special plans for displaying her at home.

Like I said, Christmas was a whirlwind. Thank you to everyone who contributed to the spoiling of our children. We had great fun with everyone we got to see, and we loved the Christmas cards we received from those of you we didn't get to see.

Since Christmas we've just been trying to settle back in. We haven't been up to anything in particular, just the 'usual' which is enough to keep us busy. The kids are excited about Valentine's day approaching and the start of t-ball. They both get to play this year on the same team. So look for more to come in a much more timely fashion...I promise!