Spring Baseball

We have been very busy with two boys in ball this spring. Mason played great with his precious little team, The Tigers. He loved his team and made some new friends as well. He is so happy just to play ball, he doesn't care where, when, or with whom...just give him a bat and ball/glove and he is good. He was so sad when he had to miss so many games due to his surgery but he came back strong for the last game and went out with a bang. We are so very proud of our baseball boys! We love to watch them both!! Braxton is having a great season with the Dirtbags and it is definitely a learning experience for all of us. He is getting ready for state and then later this summer he will go to the world series in Orange Beach. He is growing and maturing on and off the field, and he makes us so proud. He is a fantastic ball player and hopefully he will soon realize that and get the confidence he needs to push him further. Looking forward to many more days at the ball park.

The Tigers

First time playing pitcher

Here we go Mason, here we go....

Ready to run

DIRTBAGS

Braxton and Taylor

Cooling off

Appendix

What we thought was a stomach bug ended up with a trip to the hospital to have an emergency surgery to remove Mason's appendix. WOW what a day! Bless his heart he was such a big boy and hardly cried a bit. He felt so bad and by the end of the day could barely walk it hurt so bad. We are so thankful our sweet friend and nurse practitioner was overly cautious and sent him to have a CT scan. It could have been much worse had we just waited. We are thankful for the kind surgeon that took such great care of him. We are thankful for all the prayers, calls, texts, and visits. He is doing well now and back to his "old self". I took pictures throughout and he loves to look back at them (bc he doesn't remember much from the day).

So sick...and such a trooper.  Waiting patiently to get that nasty appendix out.



Right before going back...he would have taken my hand with him if he could have!  He wanted  Brian and I close by at all times!!

Getting some good rest!



Dalton came bringing gifts from the 9U Dirtbags and  13U Dirtbags.  His younger brother Brody is on the team with Braxton. Mason loves Dalton and it made his day to see him and to get a hat like the "big boys". 

Walking the halls...it was actually nice to get out of that room!



6

Dearest Mason,
     You are now a big 6 year old...where has the time gone?? You bring so much excitement to our home. You are so full of energy all the time, you never stop because if you do you are asleep in about 30 seconds. You have a smile that melts my heart,  and I love how you still sit in my lap and love on me. I have so enjoyed this year with you, being at the same school was such a wonderful experience and I will miss seeing you light up when we pass in the hallway and your trips down to my room just to get a hug. You let me kiss all over you in front of everyone and it doesn't bother you one bit! You have turned out to be quit the student this year...serves me right for doubting you!! We are so proud of you and we are enjoying seeing the changes in you. We love you so
much!!
6 year stats
height: 47 inches
weight: 63lbs
Shoe Size:
Clothes: 7-8
Favorite Foods: Yoohoo, honey buns, gummies. You still have to have chocolate milk before your eyes are even fully open. First words out of your mouth...Can I have my chocolate milk?
Activities: Playing outside is about all you do, if it is raining you will occasionally sit and play your ipod but that is about all you do. You love to play with our neighbors and with Braxton. You are such a good little athlete.
Some pics from your 6th birthday party at Wonder World...

Sweet friends...Deon, and Sam

Even Cullen wanted to give skating a try

Mason's cake, that Cullen got into before the party!!!!!!!!!! Poked his finger all in it and ate part of the skate off top!

You were so excited about getting your hermit crab from Nana and Papa

TWO

We have reached the terrible, I mean terrific two's! Ha! Our little man has quite the personality and temper. He is learning how to express himself, and he is very verbal in stating the things he wants and things he doesn't want. He has an infectious smile that melts my heart. He speaks to everyone and loves to be around people, especially his brothers. He looks up to them and imitates everything they do (not always a good thing).  I love to hear him talk, I can catch a word hear and there that will give me some idea as to what he is trying to tell me. He is known at his daycare and always speaks to every.single.classroom on the way in and out. He will definitely be my little social butterfly!

Stats and loves
Height: 35.5 inches
Weight: 32.2 lbs
Size 7.5 shoe
Size 2T clothes (sometimes 3T)

You never go far without Lambie...or papi.
You are doing most everything left handed, and kicking with your left foot. (Will you be a lefty??)
You love to write...on everything (chairs, walls, desks, and sometimes paper)
You eat pretty consistently throughout the day, you are a snacker, on the go eater.
You love to eat ketchup, just plain ketchup. GROSS!
You like to shoot basketball, kick, throw, hit, baseballs, footballs, soccer balls.
You love to be outside.
You like to watch Mickey Mouse and The Wiggles ( I think you are up to about 10 minutes of watching at a time ha!)

Fun Comparison;
Braxton at 2                             Mason at 2
height-36.5 inches                    height-37 inches              
weight-33lbs                            weight-33.8 lbs

Oh "TWO"odles...

We celebrated Cullen's second birthday last night with friends and family. He had a good time, and has been excited about his "birday party" all week. I think he enjoyed himself!!

Happy 2nd birthday to the sweetest, friendliest, happiest, little fellow we know. You are a little ray of sunshine, and we are so thankful for you! We love you!

Birthday Bowling

So I am way behind on my blogging...I cannot imagine why!!! Ha! Anyway Braxton celebrated his birthday with a little bowling. We tried to talk him out of a "party" but he insisted on doing something. We asked a few little boys to join and it was all good with him. If Braxton wasn't so competitive he would have had a much better time! If he isn't winning he is a little pooper...so he had a little melt down but at the end of the day, he said he had a good time. That's all that counts I guess. Next party will have to be something that involves no winner and no loser.

Happy 9th birthday Braxton! You are so much fun and I love your enormous heart. You are so giving and caring and love BIG! You are sensitive, smart, and the biggest worry wart!! HA, you do worry about way more than you should. You want to make everyone proud...AND we are so very proud and so is everyone around you! You are a gifted athlete...way better than you give yourself credit for. You have a lot of friends that enjoy being around you, and from what quite a few Mama's have told me, you are all their little girls can talk about!! WHAT??? Thank goodness you do not even know and you do not even care yet...hopefully that will last a few (about 10) more years. We love you  more than you will ever know, and we are so glad that we were chosen to be your parents! What a blessing you are!

Christmas

We had a wonderful and relaxing Christmas Day this year. No where to travel, stayed in our p.j.'s all day, wonderful prime rib lunch at mom and dad's (just down the road), and the boys were beyond excited with all their toys! The boys get 3 gifts from Santa and they had no problems coming up with the 3 they wanted...and really they never mentioned another thing. It was the same 3 for months and months so we knew they were set with their picks. Braxton wanted a knew ipod, an xbox game, and a trampoline, and Santa delivered. Mason wanted an ipod, an electric scooter and a swimming pool. Even though we tried to convince him that Santa couldn't build a pool in the winter he still held on to hope and he never stopped asking Santa for that swimming pool. Oh how I wish Santa could give him a swimming pool, and us too!! How nice would that be??? Mason had to settle for a wii game instead. He said that it was ok, he would just ask for a swimming pool for his birthday!!!!!! Sweet baby Cullen never asks for a thing...or at least we cannot understand it. He jabbers all day but we have no idea what he is saying. He got a cozi coupe truck, a grocery cart, and chair for watching his 5 minute quick glimpses of Barney (before he is gone again and on to something else). Brian and I got them some fun goodies as well as the grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, and cousins. They are stocked with under armour all the way down to their socks, itunes gift cards, academy gift cards, money and new baseball equipment! They are so blessed, not with the amount of gifts they got, but with all the people that spend so much time with them and love them so very much.