Family Bowling

Olivia has been begging to go bowling lately so we finally took them yesterday.

 

Her form was...let's just say, like a typical Baltz girl? 

She celebrated after each roll, it was so sweet!

Gray opted for the roll and one time tried to kick it. 

He would cheer his ball down the lane...

Then celebrate no matter what the ball did!

Michael comes from a bowling family and he's really good!  He has his own ball and shoes. 

Her ball was all over the place, this time is got away and went over to the sitting area next to our lane.

Gray lost interest after about 3 frames and he wanted a snack. 

All that bowling makes a girl hungry!

Gray found a place to hand out, where you store your shoes!

It was a fun day and good family time.  Hopefully the kids will get their bowling skills from their daddy and not their momma!  At one point my score was 54 and Gray's was 52.  It's pretty sad when you almost get beat by a 3 year old who can't even lift the ball!   Oh well. 

Easter 2012

We had another great Easter!  It's one of my favorite times to coordinate the kids outfits and get them all gussied up.  I bought their Easter outfits back in February when we were at the outlet malls.  Way to be prepared, right?  The week of Easter I was going to let Liv wear her dress for picture day at school and had her try it on the night before.  The darn thing was too small!  The next day I scrambled to the mall and got her another dress.  It wasn't as coordinated with Gray as the first one was, but she still looked adorable.  The same thing happened with Gray's Khaki pants.  Luckily it was warm enough so I just let him wear shorts.  They are growing so fast! 

We also did several activities to teach them about why we celebrate Easter. We made resurrection biscuits and had a resurrection egg hunt for playgroup. We also dyed Easter eggs and talked a lot about why Jesus died on the cross for us. 

We also had the annual fish fry and Pops and Grandma's house.  I looked forward to this every year.  The family time is great and the food is YUMMY!  The kids have fun hiding eggs and playing with their cousins. 

This year the young boys took care of the frying.  Don't they look thrilled?

First T-Ball Season

Gray is having a blast playing t-ball this year.  He loves to practice but doesn't quite understand all the rules of the game.  The games are HILARIOUS!  All the kids want to run after the ball and they are constantly picking flowers, missing the ball and letting it run between their legs, wrestling and climbing the fence.  One game Michael was out in the outfield with him and he said it was like running a daycare out there!  He was exhausted after the game.  A lot of our friends from church and playgroups are on the team so it's fun for everyone to get together. 

First Game

Pre-game warm-up

Concentrating on the batter



You can see how long this concentration lasts!

Running after the ball

Water break!

First at bat

Running the bases, he NEVER stops grinning! 

Oops, ball between the legs!

Dad had to give him a little outfield chat and tell him to get back with the team. 

Everyone after the ball!  I missed the picture but apparently it was Gray's turn to get this ball and he was NOT happy when the other boy got it.  He yelled at the boy "hey, it was my turn!" and the boy pushed him.  Luckily, coach broke it up before it got too serious! 

This game he was mad.  He wanted to wear the white jersey not the blue one!

Cole and Gray have become best friends.  They are so sweet together. 

Michael is right in his element coaching first base. 

At the end of every game they have a team huddle and scream "I'm a man!"