Family Golf Outings

We have been playing lots of golf lately... by we, I really mean daddy is playing, mommy is riding in the golf cart and the kids are sometimes playing golf with daddy and usually just being silly!  Gotta love the summertime! 

 These two photos below are edited using the Instagram photo app! I love that app!

Swimming milestones...

We have been swimming nonstop these past few days... even though we have had to dodge the rainstorms.  The kids are learning new tricks each and every day.  RJ has mastered jumping in by himself, yes, he is 6, but believe me this is H*U*G*E for him. Mind you, this is in the shallow end where he can touch... small steps lead to big steps, right? Payton has learned to jump in, go under, and swim with her face in the water. They are both doing great at their own skills... so fun to watch their accomplishments.

Go Braves!

We had a great time at the Braves game on Sunday afternoon… very, very hot and humid, a little rainy but still lots of fun! The best part… definitely seeing the kids running the bases on Turner Field after the game.  Such a fun moment for all of them!

T-ball crew at Turner Field

Homer making an appearance in the party room prior to the game

Payton loved all the action going on at the field

Our family at Turner Field

RJ trying out his pitching arm…

Payton running bases at Turner Field… she is in the red shirt rounding first base!

RJ coming home at Braves Turner Field

“I ran the bases at Turner Field” shirts the kids got… they were so excited!

Beach or bust.

We finally made it on our vacation. Rain threatened most of the week during the last t-ball tournament to drag it out and in turn make us miss about three days of our beach vacation… but thankfully, things worked out for us and we were able to start our vacation on time. We headed to Gulf Shores again this summer, our favorite vacation spot. This year, we were excited to have one of my best girlfriends’ family along with us for the trip. It was a blast!

Game over.

T-ball season has officially ended for us. We had a blast with all the kids on our regular season team and also on our all-star team. But we are also happy for a break from practices, games, organizing so many different players… we finished up the all-star tournament 3rd but had some wonderful experiences along the way. 

All Stars

The summer baseball season known as All Stars is now underway. I must admit going into this whole baseball thing I was rather naive. I didn't realize how much time, organization and commitment would also come along with it.  I should have known since my husband is coaching a team, but I really thought it isn't that big a deal... it's just t-ball, right?  Wrong... we are now beginning our third day of 4 nights of games in a row. All leading up to a week long tournament next week with 12 teams. 

But, on the other hand, it is fun. It is fun to see the kids improve, play, practice, make new friends and learn about the game of baseball.  Leaving for the beach in a couple of weeks will be pretty fun also! ;)

Time is flying by...

I can't believe that three weeks of summer vacation has already flown by! We have just returned from a short visit to Florida to visit family and also to see good ole' Mickey Mouse.

Daisy Duck with Payton and RJ

Mom, me and the kids

Our view the morning of... the "princess castle" as Payton calls it.

Donald Duck in Frontierland with the kids

Woody shaking hands with RJ at the Celebration Parade

Sleeping Beauty with RJ and Payton

Belle and the kids

Cinderella with the kids

Uncle Richie with RJ and Payton

The crew after the fish fry courtesy of Richie. RJ and Payton are lucky enough to have two sets of great-grandparents. The kids think it was pretty cool they have 3 Papa's in the house... Papa, Papa Winker, and Papa Blue.

Cousin Abby also came over to play!