Baseball & Softball

It’s that time of year again….baseball and softball just started up.  Rose has decide to try pitching this year.  She had her first game yesterday and pitched the first 2 innings.  She did GREAT!  She had some legitimate strikes, struck a girl out, and her team, the Storm won 4-2.  Way to go Rosie!

Joey, much to my surprise, decided to play t-ball again this year.  This from the boy who last year yelled to me from 2nd base during a game…. “Mommy, I HATE t-ball!”  I was so proud!  He is on the Portland, Maine Sea Dogs.  This year the league went with minor league teams for the younger divisions.  Tres adorable!

PLAY BALL!

 

Dog Pile, Sea Dog Style……

The EYES Have It

Guess who’s sporting 4 eyes again?  I personally think he looks SO CUTE with them.  His doc said his eyes are doing well, but aren’t to his satisfaction at this point.  We go again in 2 months to see…… Super D isn’t so thrilled.  And I know…. he needs a haircut.

Valentine Love

Happy Valentine’s Day!

I hope you all had a lovely day.  Lot’s to catch up on here….but a peek at what the kids found after school.  They went from screaming at each other, as they often find themselves doing as we drive home from school, to immediately delighted.  Ah, the wonders of plush toys.  Kisses to all!

Is the Baby still the Baby if he is 6?

Joey turned 6 earlier this month.  6!  SIX!  It really seems like I just had him not all that long ago.  Joey is a beautiful, yet exasperating soul.  He is my little cuddly-lover boy, then the Tasmanian devil the very next minute.  I sure do love that kid!  And yes, he asked for a snow cone as his birthday treat.  LOVE him!  Oh, and I just realized I already did a post about Lover Boy! 

6

Happy Birthday to my BABY!  Joey turned 6 today.  Here he is on all his 6 year old glory.  Happy Birthday Big Bad Joe!  (Note the traditional Christmas tree with the Star of David tree topper, and in true Joe fashion, note the dirty, pink frosting face in the 2nd pic)

Owen, Joey, Madeline, Bella, David

The Girls

Allison, Bella and Rose on day 1 of 1st grade, and the same a month into 3rd grade.  Love these beauties!

What’s the RUSH?

The night before Thanksgiving, Andy and I went to see the band RUSH with his old pal Marc who flew in for the show and to spend a few days with us.  Our good friends  ‘The Jeremys’ also went.  It was at the sports arena, which is an absolute DUMP, but we had a great time…..and it was GOOD people watching!  Those old guys can still put on a good show. 

 

The People Watching:

And this one just needs some explaining…   The summer I got out of high school I was at the beach with some friends.  I saw a girl I graduated with there with her boyfriend making out on their towels.  She would have been 18 and he had to have been around 40.  (he was probably more like 30, but he looked so old and gross to me)  I was in shock that she would be there with the guy.  She was so young and cute with beautiful long brown hair.  This couple reminded me of them.  It isn’t obvious in the picture but he had long hair tied back in a pony tail.  They were married.  I just wonder what draws people to each other.   I can see what drew him to her…..  Perhaps I just need to look at the bigger picture.  He might be a total intellect, or perhaps just loaded?  This picture doesn’t do her justice.  She was pretty hot! 

Thankful

There is so much to be thankful for, and for that I am truly thankful!

Fun Thanksgiving hats, and good friends to wear them with!  (Joey and Taj, David and Aiden) 

 

Girls who can rock sequins any day of the year.

Family that cooks 27 lb turkeys, and a good friend to come to San Diego to share it with.  (Marc Berke flew in from TX)

And a comfy couch to relax on after dinner.  Another successful Thanksgiving!

Bye-Bye Birdy!

I had a birthday.  A 49th birthday, to be exact.  My present this year is a new laptop to replace the old one I got for my birthday a few years back…  Now I just need to get back into the swing of writing. So this one’s for you, Dear!  I love you very much!  Oh, and this poor guy?  I found him in the back yard while attempting to clean up my hoard of bottles and cans.  He must have flow into the slider.  Glad I found him and not the kids!