Summer Snapshots, Day One

So basically, I suck at blogging this past year.  (Sorry Mom for using the word "suck"....since you are one of my only readers at this point....)

I decided that I would make a goal to just post a picture each day for the summer and add a few words as I am able.  That should be do-able, right?  We'll see.  :)

Here goes.  Day one.

Celebrating the end of Carter's baseball season with ice cream at Petrucci's!

I love these 3 faces

And ice cream. :)

Spring happenings

Just wanted to record some of the things going on in our home lately.....

A friend at church gave Carter an unused science kit they had.  He & Chad (& Audrey too) have had fun doing experiments!

I love that he was recording his observations in a little notebook!   Chad is teaching him well. :)

Chloe has had some fun play dates with friends.  I think one of the reasons she loves to play with Evie is because - for once - Chloe is the "big kid." 

And here she is playing with her best buddy from preschool, Fiona.  They had such a great time together!

We went to the Phillies game in late April and man, it was COLD!

We had to snuggle to stay warm!

This spring, Chloe has spent many hours playing out in the backyard.  She pretends this climber is her "car."  She also spends a lot of time in the play house, the sand box, etc.....Sometimes even dressed as a princess!

Carter started coach-pitch baseball this year.  He gets to bat without the tee this year! 

Audrey was in a local spelling bee a few weeks ago.  She did not win, but she did a GREAT job!! I was so proud of her!

To celebrate Audrey's spelling bee participation, we all went out for ice cream!  Cheers!

In late April, I went on the zoo field trip with Carter's school.  It was really fun even if it was a little stressful to try to not lose 3 busy boys!  (And I never realized how tall Carter was until he was standing next to these 2 friends!) 

While I went on the field trip, Mom-mom came and spent the day with Chloe.  They had fun coloring and making play-doh creations together!

On a warm day Audrey opened a lemonade stand.  Always the entrepreneur, she charged 25 cents per cup.  She even charged her siblings, although I did talk her into a "family discount" of buy one, get one free. :)
Some day she will have enough for that Kindle Fire she's saving for ....

My 3 little loves. :)

Happy Spring!!

T-ball 2012

On Saturday Carter closed out his 2012 season of t-ball.  

He did a great job this season!

You can tell he already has a few seasons under his belt, his skills are just so much better than last year at this time when he first started t-ball.

He loves playing first base.  I think mainly because in t-ball, you get the most action at first than at any other place on the field. 

Because mainly in t-ball you stand in the field like this...praying that something comes your way. :)

And sometimes your prayers are answered!

After Carter threw this ball home, I overheard someone say "wow, that kid can throw" and his coach replied "yeah, that kid's got a cannon."  Is it weird to say I was proud to hear that my son has a "cannon" for an arm?? ;)

 The girls were super excited to be at the game... can't ya tell?

Audrey brings along a backpack of stuff for her & Chloe to do so they won't be "bored."

I have to admit, I have skipped my fair share of games this season...

They ended up down by the stream throwing in rocks and sticks.  Until they got stuck in the quicksand mud, screaming commenced, and Chloe lost a shoe.  But that is the stuff of another blog post....

In any case, I am very proud of my little slugger's hard work all season!

I have a feeling I will be sitting through plenty of ball games in the future!

He doesn't even know his own strength...

Power hitter.