1st T-Ball Game

I will start this post by saying Spring is in full force and along with that comes crazy schedules. We are now starting to learn the joys of extracurricular life. We have been busy and I have lots of pics to post, but that involves finding the time to sit in front of the computer. Hopefully it will happen soon, but until then I will leave ya'll with a glimpse from Dalton's 1st T-Ball game last night. The Bees and Grasshoppers played a fabulous game before the rain settled in to end the game a few minutes short. We were so proud of Dalton. Oh how he has improved since that first practice!

Dalton warming up before the game while getting another lesson on how to properly throw the ball.

Mallory has really enjoyed watching the boys play ball!

Hustling in to bat! 

Ready to hit the ball...and then run hard!



Seuss on the Loose

Welcome to Seussville! Dr. Seuss was on the loose at St. Paul's CDS last week. The kids spent a fun-filled week learning all about the art and literature of Theodor Seuss Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss! The hallways were decorated as Mullberry Street, Cat in the Hat Lane, Whoville, Circus McGurkus, Jungle of Knool, and One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish!

Monday was Cat in the Hat day. Tuesday was The Butter Battle Book day. Wednesday was Wacky Wednesday day. Thursday was The Sneetches day and Friday was And To Think That I Saw It On Mulbeery Street day. The children also had a surprise Friday, mini ferris wheel rides, A Great Day For Up.

Activities throughout the week included fingerpainting for Green Eggs and Ham, water footprints on sidewalk for The Foot Book, confetti egg art for Horton Hatches the Egg, making newspaper hats and feathers for 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins and using stamps to identify silhouette pictures and shapes for The Shape of Me and Other Things.

The week did not stop with activites. Snacks and lunches were all Dr. Seuss. How would you enjoy Green Eggs and Ham, Tiger Tator Tots, Super-Stoo-Pendus Stoo-Mendus Milk, Finney's Fish, Poodle Noodles, Sour Kangaroo Carrot Sticks, Cotton Candy from the Truffula Trees, Puddle Duddle Fuddle Wuddle Muddle Milk, Moose Juice, Who Pudding, Rainy Day Lemonde, Who-Roast Beast, McMonkey McBean Green Beans, Merry Christmas Mush, Daisy-Head Maizy Burgers, Fuddnuddlers Fruit and the list could go on forever. Fine Arts week at St. Paul's is never a dissappointment.



1st School Project - Robot

Dalton's 1st school project was to make a robot. This was very definitely a father/son project. There were not to many restrictions except for a two foot height. They started with a box, added legs (PVC pipe) and then arms and then topped it off with a paint can for the head. Dalton wanted a fishing robot so details were the next step. A bolt for the nose, screws for the mouth, eyes, and a fishing pole. As you can see below the robots came in all shapes and sizes.

These were two of Dalton's favorites that he has requested us build at home.

2nd T-Ball Practice

At the second practice I took a few video clips of Dalton in action. Enjoy!!



Rodeo Roundup

Last week it was time to hit the trail for St. Paul's Annual Rodeo Roundup. The kids dressed in their finest western duds and hit the dusty trail. We had a parade of colors, sang the Star Spangled Banner and then watched the Ocean Treasures and Kindergarten cowpoke entertain us. 

We had a little cowpoke river crossing fun.

 

The pony express relay did not dissappoint.

After the games we walked the Lonsome Trail and headed back to the ranch for some down home western grub - hot dogs, chips and cactus juice.

The morning ended with a little hokey pokey.

Trees

We now have trees! I guess you could call it the start of landscaping. We have only been in the house for little over a year, guess that's not to bad. We have had trees on a watering system before we started to build. We just did not know where we wanted to put them. A couple weeks ago we decided it was time to get them in the ground, but it would not be simple. They were 45 and 60 gallon containers with trees averaging 9 - 10 ft. It was a team effort and time to call in some equipment. The kids were excited as you can see to help. I just realized that I do not have a picture of all the trees we planted. I think between the two days Ryan and his brother planted 25 trees throughout the property. Here is a sneak peak of the fun weekend it was. 

15 Months

At 15 months Mallory is a handfull. She definitely has her own personality and attitude already and is a total opposite of Dalton. She is into absolutely everything. Cabinets, drawers, closests and electical plugs. You name it she is into it especially if she knows she is not suppose to. She is also tall enough now to open the doors including the doors to the outside, which is where she would rather be, so we have to make sure the dead bolt is locked or we occasionally find her outside. She is beginning to babble more. Only real understandable words are dada and mama. She has actually not shown much of an interest to talk. Guess she has her brother to do all the talking for her. She would rather point and say dat dat dat until we figure out what she wants. When it comes to eating she is completely opposite of Dalton. She will eat just about anything put in front of her. If there is food around she will find it. She loves fruit. Any kind does not matter she is most definitely a fruit eater whereas Dalton won't touch it. She finally cut her top two front teeth a week ago giving her a total of 4. No teeth has certainly not stopped her from eating though. As you can tell her hair is growing significantly and she really needs a haircut mainly with her bangs, but I'm still holding out. We just keep pushing it out of her eyes and it seems to be working for now. We will see how long I can manage to wait before that 1st haircut.

15 month stats:

Weight - 22 lbs 1 oz (40th percentile)

Length - 32" (90th percentile)

On a side note Mallory is 1 lb heavier and an entire inch taller than Dalton at 15 months.

1st T-Ball Practice

Our 1st experience with little league started February 23 with Dalton's first t-ball practice.  Ryan and I both played little league so of course we wanted Dalton to have an opportunity. In fact it's a 1st for the entire team. None of the boys have played before. To say it was comical is an understatement. I can only wish as time goes on that Dalton becomes more interested.

The 1st night included:

Team Huddle

Fielding Ground Balls

 

Running Bases

And Most Importantly Hitting

Enjoying the Weather

We are certainly taking advantage of the great weather. It's time to get outside. Being cooped up inside is just not the same. With daylight savings time fast approaching we are excited because it means more daylight to play outside when we get home in the evenings. Here are a few pictures from a couple weeks back. It seems since we signed Dalton up for t-ball this spring it has become an obsession.