Batting Practice

 We took the pitching machine to practice on Saturday and all the boys got to practice. 

Here is Austin :)

 See the ball? He hits it!

He is grinning as the next pitch comes :)

 HIT and RUN!!!

Just so you all know how awesome this little man is...

The above picture is him running to home plate after he hit that

HOME RUN!!!

For Jolene - Flight Suit Diaper Bag

 LOVED making this bag for a new Momma here in Enid!  Her little girl was born a month early and she did not have a bag and wanted something special.  My friend Heidi (I made a dress for her daughter) gave her my number and told her I could help.

 One of the things I loved about this bag is that the fabric matches her crib bedding :)

(Please ignore the fuzz in the above pic.  There is always one fuzz that I miss.)

 I delivered this today and she totally LOVED it!  She was filling it so she could go and show off her bag to her friends.  She also called her hubby as I was leaving to order her a few patches for it :)

Fun in the Sun

 Last week in the middle of my sewing frenzy I had to get out and the kids and I needed some sun, so off we went to the splash pad.  It is the only one here and got a little crowded at the end but it was a ton of fun!  WE packed a picnic lunch and splashed and played for about 3 hours!  (I love the above picture because it looks like Natters only has one toe on the ground)

 Some serious Monkey thought :)

 I love the energy that Katie puts in everything that she does!

On the way home we went and got a snow cone and cooled off before heading home and then to a ball game.  I think that it is a day that will be repeated often!

A Day on the Farm

 To start with, we did not bring one of these home, even though it really made Natters sad.  So we went to a BBQ/baseball practice at one of the boys house on Austin's team.  They live on a working farm and Natalie and the other girls got to play with a lot of baby animals.

 Natalie's favorite of the babies were these Heeler/Lab mix puppies.  The momma really was great and let her hold this little girl for a long time.  She hugged and kissed and smiled at her puppy :)

Austin LOVED this little gray kitten!  He still talks to me to try and get me to go and get her and bring her home.

 More kisses.

 This is Natalie all proud to finally have two puppies, and Jacklyn (she lives there, and plays with Natters at the baseball games).

 Katie looks half dead here but this was her favorite, a new born chick hatched the night before :)

So much fun!  And yes there was parctice but I was too busy trying to make sure that Natalie did not drop the puppy that I didn't get pictures of that.

Rainbows & Secrets - Recital 2011

 Katie's ballet class did their # to Somewhere Over the Rainbow.

 Ashley's ballet class did their dance to a song called Secrets.  I was really proud of them both.

 Unfortunately Ashley's group went out the opposite doors that Katie's group did so I was not able to get a group shot of them.  They all did great and each session of the recital was almost 3 hours long.  SO big shout outs go to Natters and Daddy, and Austin for sitting though all that!

Leonardo's - 1st grade Last Day Trip

 All the 1st grade classes went to Leonardo's for the last day of school.  I went to go and play for a little bit and to get Katie early since they had dress rehearsals for the recital that afternoon too.

 All of her friends had a blast playing with Natalie.

 This is Natalie too :)  She is in Katie's class at church and they are good buddies.

 What to do next?

 Tire swing?

 Yeah Baby!!!

 This is the entrance to the play area.  It is the largest play structure I have ever seen!  It is a 3 level play house with a sand area, slides, swings, a picnic area, and even a special area for toddlers.

Chisholm ES End of Year Assemblies (May 18th)

 Katie and Austin each had an end of year award assembly at their school.  

Katie standing in line to tell her favorite part of 1st grade, "Testing, because we got snacks everyday." and get her awards.  She was on the Principals Honor Roll, and got an award for reading more than 25 books this year!

 Katie and her teacher, and then waiting in line to go back to their seats.

 A better pic of Katie and her teacher Ms. B.

 After the 1st grade assembly there were cookies and lemonade in the classroom.

 This is Katie with Ms. JJ, she was the aid in the class this year and Katie really just loved her!

 Austin got to be a helper for the 3rd grade assembly and hand out programs.

 Austin waiting his turn in line.

 This is Austin's token grin lately.  I am not sure where it came from but it totally drives me crazy most of the time :)  He received awards for  reading 25 or more books this year and then also made the Principals Honor Roll!

Austin and Ms. S.