A Little More Tee Ball

Hudson has had the best time playing tee ball at the Y this summer.  I love that it's first thing in the morning on Saturdays, so Brian could easily work coaching him into his schedule.  I know he didn't want to miss that experience with Hudson!

 He is definitely in the running for one of the cutest little boys I've ever seen play tee ball.  He's obviously in a tie with this his big brother.  Sigh.  Little Wyatt.

 He's got a pretty strong swing.  You can tell he spends LOTS of time watching his older siblings play.  

It's almost time for the big kids to start their sports seasons again!  Reese is pretty determined to stick with tee ball, and Wyatt is going to play baseball and soccer again this fall.  He's super excited to be on the same soccer team as last spring!

I just looked at the date and realized it's August 11th!  In three weeks school will be starting AND I'll have a six year old girl, too!  Time.  Slow down a bit.  Seriously!

Waterpark Fun

Digging way back to the beginning of July when we went to visit Brian at work.  His parents had a cabana for the day, so we met up with them and spent the entire day hanging out at the waterpark!

They walked in and made a mad dash for the activity pool!  Reese is now 48 inches, so she can ride everything in the park - and she's a little braver than her big brother.

Love this action shot of Wyatt coming out of the bamboo shoots!

Reese has no fear on the Cliff Slides.

But she also loves the kids' section - I love that she's so adventurous, but she's still a little girl at heart.

Finley absolutely loved her first real trip to "Daddy work."  She had a blast riding the slides with Mimi and Baba.  She has grown to LOVE the water this summer!

While Hudson and FQB spent the majority of their day in the kiddie section with Brian's parents, I had these two with me on the bigger slides all day. They loved Jungle Falls and Largo Loop, and even the Adventure River.  They need to start taking responsibility for their own tubes, though.  I was worn out from the trek up the stairs!

Little Amazon pro with Mimi!

He is so silly about these slides (and water in general).  He spends half of his time protesting, and then he loves it when he finally tries!  I'm just thankful that he got over his swim lesson aversion after two weeks.

The kids had the best time riding down Largo Loop.  Reese and Wyatt took turns riding down in the double tube with me.

And I took Hudson down once.  He is the cutest.  He shouted about how awesome it was, and then he broke out into the "Everything is Awesome" song from the Lego movie.  He was so excited to be one of the "big kids" and slide down, too!

They were begging for slushes before we left, and I totally caved.  We've been back to the park a few times this summer, and they love it.

I guess if you can overlook Brian's crazy long summer hours, it's a pretty awesome job for a Dad to have!   But I am counting down the days until September.  I am ready to have him back with us on the weekends - even if it means that our entire Saturday is spent going back and forth from soccer to baseball.

Summer Swimming

The kids have been trucking along all summer in their swim lessons (and we're really seeing a lot of progress!), and we've also been swimming at my parents' house a few times!

This guy has gotten a lot better in the water since swim lessons started.  He wouldn't leave the top step on his first few visits!

And Reese just wants to swim all the time!

Finley initially preferred roaming around in the grass.  But she's grown to love the water!

Diving boards will make you jump! Jump!

Sometimes swimming just makes you hungry.  For Cheetos.

Wyatt has been swimming too - he's just usually under the water.  So he's a little hard to photograph!

The End of All Stars

In other "I'm so behind on chronicling the lives of my children" news: Wyatt's All Star team party.

His coach invited both teams over for what can only be described as "A 7 year old's dream party."

There were rides in an army truck.  Which was probably the most popular thing ever.

They ran over things, they went up on hills, Wyatt described it as "amazing and awesome."

There was food, so this girl didn't have any complaints.

Trophies.

Fireworks.

Reese's expression pretty much sums up that part of the evening.

And there was a GIANT bonfire.  Firefighters may have pulled in just as we were leaving.

Wyatt had a lot of fun playing with the All Star team - and he's VERY excited for two baseball camps that he's going to in the next two weeks!

July Little Things

A few small things that made our July so fun!

This gal had a little cold and a late night.  Brian got home from work late, and she stayed up to hang out.

She decided to take a little batting practice in the backyard.  Killer swing!

We met Reese's BFF Emma at the Y for dinner and a swim!

And we went to Wal Mart.  Because fun!

After a day at the waterpark, I pulled in the driveway with 4 sleeping children.  That never happens.

We went out for frozen yogurt.  FQB was pretty excited about that little fact.

See?

We managed to sneak in a swim before a storm hit.

Ready for bed?!?

More swim lessons.  She has no fear.  And she is doing so well!

Cutest base running and first base coach combo ever!

Watching Jeter's final All Star Game.  Re2pect!

Reese had her Kindergarten assessment.  She did an awesome job!  The principal said that they were just going to review her letter recognition and sounds, and numbers.  Yeah, she ended up reading two books.  Who's ready for Kindergarten?  This girl!

Finley decided to bring her basketball talents to our driveway.

The bookends at the park - pure joy.  They are best friends.  Really.  It's crazy!

This is how this guy falls asleep.  He goes to bed early every night.  Because he wakes up EARLY no matter what time he falls asleep!

These two stopped at Lids - and left with matching hats.

Hudson saw his first movie at the theater - Planes Fire & Rescue.  And he loved it!

I can't believe that school starts in three and a half weeks! I hate wishing summer away, but we're definitely ready for Brian to be home more!