Grandma and Grandpa Visit

I'm a few weeks behind in posting!

Grandma and Grandpa came for a long weekend in late April.  They got to see both big boys play baseball games, though I don't really have photographic evidence of it. 

Jeremiah got to take them to the zoo while his big brothers were in school.

Can't pass the lion without posing for a picture.

Jeremiah must have a fear of heights--he wouldn't stand up completely on the top of this climber.

Grandma was in charge of the bottom of the slide.  Joshua didn't need to be caught, of course, but Jeremiah still felt like he did.  Meanwhile, Grandpa was helping Joseph and Tony with batting practice on the other side of the yard (also no photographic evidence).

We all really enjoyed the visit!

Two Elephants

One day last week Jeremiah told me, "Need something."  I asked him what he needed and he said, "Animal."  My obvious next question was, "What kind of animal?"  "Elephant."  Now, mind you, he doesn't have a favorite stuffed elephant or anything.  He just decided he needed an elephant.  So we went up to his brothers' room, where there is an accumulation of 8 1/2 years' worth of stuffed animals of all types.  We were able to find three elephants (and I can think of at least one more we didn't find).  Today he again decided he needed some elephants, and brought these downstairs with him.

Jeremiah video

I'm working on the best way to include a video here on the blog.  The new editor I'm using doesn't have an "insert video" option that I've found.  For now, click on the following: video and it should take you to the vimeo site for a video of Jeremiah.

Backyard Fun

First there was this...

...and then down came Jeremiah

This is our second hand-me-down Cozy Coupe.  It's probably at least 7 years newer than our older one, and still not very new.

Harley enjoys hanging out in the yard with us.

How to Catch a Leprechaun

Joshua brought this home from school today.  In case you can't read it, it says,

"How to Catch a Leprechaun"

"I wood go to his house and say your piza is here and grab him"

Not an Ideal Day for Baseball Photography

One of these days we'll be sitting on the home dugout side and I'll be able to take pictures of the boys' faces while they're batting instead of their backsides.  We were at the park a LONG time today because of team pictures and two games.  Most of my energy was occupied with keeping track of Jeremiah and trying to watch the games, so I didn't get many pictures taken.  The pictures I did get were of swings-and-misses rather than hits.

Joseph was 2 for 3 today with a single, a double, and a pop fly to third base (or was it short stop?)

Final score:  Angels 24  Other Guys 4

Joshua is not holding his bat on the wrong side--he had just swung at the ball.  I missed about half of his game while Joseph's game was finishing up.  Tony is Joshua's coach, so he goes with Joshua and I go with Joseph when their games overlap.  Joshua is still playing t-ball, so there is no score.  Everyone gets to swing at up to 5 pitches, and if they still haven't hit, they hit it off the tee.  They can actually get out at first base this year (last year they got to stay on first no matter what).  I believe Joshua was 2 for 2 today.

Here's hoping next weeks' games are more photographable.  (Is that even a word?)

Joseph's First Baseball Game

I got just a few shots at Joseph's first game. Keeping track of the younger two and trying to watch the game didn't leave much time for photographing--especially since I have to put my lens through the fence and keep my back to the little ones to take pictures.



This is before the game started--I wasn't interrupting the game. Joseph played pitcher (it's machine pitch, so the "pitcher" is just a defensive position), right field, and left field.
Joseph was 3 for 3 batting. Each hit was a single, though his dad, who was keeping the scorebook for our team, scored one a double rather than an error on an overthrow to third. (The overthrow allowed Joseph to get to second.)

On third, ready to score.

Final score:  Angels 14, Other Guys 1