Weekend

Good Morning!! We're looking forward to a bright and sunny, warm day today. We had some special guests arrive yesterday.....Grandma Sue and Grandpa Phil!! We're looking forward to some fun times with them the next few days.

In the meantime, most of the weekend was all about getting ready for our guests. I didn't think you would enjoy pictures of Anna and I shopping for Grandma's new bedding or the loads of laudry getting done, or watching Ben scrub the bathroom floor by hand and then making him re-do it because he missed a few spots....well, maybe I should have photographed that...I would have enjoyed it!!

But, here is something that happened.....a doggie bath....outside...with COLD well water...brrrrr.
Grandma has been enjoying my laptop.... yes, Grandpa is here too...just didn't get a picture yet.
Grandma made the most wonderful cake and brought it up......Banana Cake....yum!! Too bad Ben can't enjoy it...he went to a Jr. High retreat to Great America on Sunday afternoon--he'll be back on Tuesday night.
We ended the weekend with a beautiful sunset......I'm lovin' the pinks!!!! Jill

The Secret

The secret to getting Anna to sit patiently through her brothers ballgames almost each and every night is...




THE SNACK SHACK............gotta love the blue teeth!!!! Happy Weekend to you!! Jill

Just another summer day

It's been a fun summer so far...just wanted to show you what a typical day is like at our house.
There's lots of letting the dog outside...she must really have to go--she has her collar in her mouth...maybe she's just excited to chase the birds and squirrels out of our yard...
There has been lots of swimming going on.....with wonderful neighbor kids...
One of the neighbor boys, a 200 lb. freshman, likes to do these tricks in our pool....interesting.
and we usually end our day at the ballfield....in town or out of town....here's a look at Mr. Ben pitching last night...
and what I didn't take a picture of was... me doing lots of laundry, taking them to summer school, making the kids do their chores and grocery shopping at least twice a week now.....piggies!!!

Stay to tuned tomorrow when I share my secret to keeping Anna content and happy while going to her brothers games every night.....you're gonna like it.... Stay cool today!! Jill

Wordless Wednesday-- Oh, the things we do......

What was it???

WHAT ON EARTH MADE THIS GUY LOOK LIKE THIS??? ALL SWEATY AND DIRTY????
Do you remember this??????
Did you guess right?? What is this project that my hubby was working on?? Is it a putting green??? Nope. Check it out!
It's a new Pool!!! I wanted one last year but waited too long...they were all sold out at the store! So, this year, I bought one in May, when it was still cold out!!

Yesterday, the boys decided that they couldn't wait any longer to get in....so they did....and by the look on Luke's face, IT WAS COLD!
But, they didn't care much....they played anyway....

Final note:: yes, the water is a greenish color. We filled up the pool with water from our hose, which took 2 days by the way, and the water has a lot of iron in it. Contrast the red in the water and the blue color on the bottom of the pool and we got green. Shouldn't it be purple?? you know, red and blue make purple???? Well, we have green. It will get better as the filter takes out the iron........ I don't think you will find me in the pool anytime soon....too cold and too many mosquitoes!!! Jill

Baseball and more baseball

Oh, what a beautiful weekend!! It's a good thing because we spent A LOT of time outside! Luke's "select" U9 baseball team had it's first tournament this weekend and we played twice on Saturday and once on Sunday. The boys did a great job....did a lot of learning... they were allowed to steal bases, which they had never practiced, but had fun with it!! Our town had never had a "select" 9 year old team before this year and people at the tournament were impressed with our little country team....especially with the quality of the pitching and the number of pitchers that we have. Needless to say, we didn't win the tournament but we had a great time playing, being outside, talking with friends and gaining experience. Check out Luke- top row on the far left. He played pitcher, 1st base, short stop and third base this weekend!! Go Luker!!

Even though we were busy with baseball, we still had time to make pancakes for breakfast on Sunday...and I had a helper......
OOOOPS!!! We need a little more practice on the "flipping" part.
and we still had time to have a friend over.......the boys had some play dates too!! Jill

Surprise Saturday Post

Just had to share more photos from this week... Here's Luke pitching...
and here's Luke winning the "game ball" for hitting an inside the park homerun this week. It's a real blessing because about a month ago he got hit in the ribs at practice and has been frightened to even stand in the batters box...Way to go, Luker!!
Here's Anna Grace.....at the dog park up north....she was lovin' the fact that daisies were growing in the field....she only picked a few....for Dad... it was Father's day, ya know....
Here's a shot of Mr. Ben, riding as my passenger......a good guy!
One last photo of someone who has saved up enough money to buy his OWN desktop computer... he was SO excited!!!!
Well, hope you enjoyed the randomness of these photos....it's off to an 8am game this morning for us..... Jill