Monday

I have all this week off work! I have so many things flying through my head that I want to do. Jarrett had some boys over last night so as soon as I take them home it's time to get started on my list! I just don't know where to begin!
The weather on Tuesday and Wednesday is messing me up a bit! Maybe if the boys don't have golf on Tuesday we will go to the movies. I wanted to go to Berlin with some friends, have friends over to swim, do some shopping, go to visit my Grandma and a bunch of other stuff! I don't think I'll get even half done! LOL Jason is on second this week so that threw a little wrench in my plans. Oh well, we have another week off in August!
One of the boys Jarrett has over is Mennonite. I heard him tell the boys that Michael Jackson died white but when he was born he was black! I almost p*ssed my pants!

Odds and Ends!

I have so many things to share but I never get on here to post! The boys are at Jason's parents house for a sleep over and it's getting ready to storm. I thought this would be a good time to get caught up! Let us see.......What has been going on?.......

Last Sunday was Father's Day. Technically we don't celebrate that day.(uh, remember someone didn't celebrate Mother's Day either) Jason's parents had a picnic at their house and my family was all invited. The food was great and everyone had fun. I mostly got pictures of the kids on the slip n slide.

Brandon

Jarrett
It has been nice having Ea off work this summer. She has taken the kids swimming almost everyday. They are going to hate it when she goes back to work. Most days I come home from work and she's there. We get to do fun stuff like shave Papaw's head!(Not the best picture)
What else?....Jarrett's kinda upset. He found out today that he didn't make All Stars. I was excited because the neighbor boy, that I was telling you about, made it! Great for him!

What is with all the celebrities dying? Michael Jackson makes the third this week! We also had a co-worker die Tuesday. He was only 36 and had a stomach aneurysm. He left behind 3 small kids. How sad! I didn't know him that well but some of the people in our department took it hard.

On a little happier note.....we are still planning on having the Big 4th of July picnic! All friends and family are invited! Let me know if you can make it!

We are also in the middle of planning the kids games for the Homecoming! I have all next week off so ordering prizes is on my list of things to do! That list keeps getting longer. I don't really think I'll get half of it done but I have my vacation priorities in order. Family, friends and swimming 1st! Deep cleaning second!

Jason is crying to get on Farmtown so I better go! Wait!

I got a few pictures today of Maddox trying to poop! It was funny!

Baby Maddox

A couple weeks ago Ea and I took Maddox to have his pictures taken. A woman that lives down the street wanted to try some new poses with him. The pictures turned out so cute! If anyone would like to use her as a photographer let me know. She did a great job!

These ones are my favorites!

She wanted him to be sleeping and he didn't wake up the whole time! Don't you just love how is little tongue is sticking out in most of the photos? He gets that from his Momma.

New Pictures!

Baseball is officially over! I think. Jarrett was put on the list for all stars but so far no one has called. Jarrett's team lost their last two games. Oh well! On to golf!

So far this summer the weather hasn't been the best. The pool is slowly warming up and the boys have had a few good days to swim. On Sunday we had a small birthday party for my nephew, Steven. It was a good day for it. Jason, Jesse, and Mike were all at a drunk fest. Uh, I mean golf outing! They joined us later in the day.

Upon request, I got some new pictures of Maddox! Here they are along with some pictures of all the other kids!

Maddox wearing the swimming trunks and flip flops I got him!

Maddox in his sun hat!( No that is not my freckled arm!)Maddox in the pool! (sorta) Ea yelled at me for this!( That is my freckled arm!)

Jarrett, Parker, Brandon, Steven and Matthew!

Don't you just love Brandon's form?Bet that hurt!

Little Havilah! Uh, I mean Audrey. She got mad when Ea called her that!

I never knew golf could be so tiring! Maybe it was the sun and all the beer! Jesse was the smart one... He went upstairs and crawled in my bed so no one would bother him! LOL
Awwwww! Uncle Jason and Maddox!

The Losses, The Wins And The Gains!

I know, I know, I know! I have been neglecting my blog! I'm sorry! My friends at work have been complaining! I love them all so here I am!
Brandon's team lost their last game last night. It was a good game but I can't remember the score. It ended with more bad coaching decisions. Bases loaded, we were down by two, two outs and the coach decides to send the kid at third, home. He got out through no fault of his own. The coach never should have sent him but, whatever it is over. All you could hear from parents was how they were all going to coach next year! That was kinda funny!
Jarrett's team, on the other hand, won their 1st game Thursday night 14-8! I was go glad because I work with one of their coaches from the other team. He is not very nice and gets a little poopy when he coaches. He came into work and said that they lost because they were missing 2 of their good players. Uh, no! It was mostly a pitching contest and they pitched the same kids that they did in the 1st two games against us. Our boys were really hitting the ball off their pitcher. Jarrett hit a triple! It just barely missed going over the fence for a home run! Another boy hit a home run and the other boys on the team hit really well too! Our coaches did a great job of coaching and took out who needed to come out and played the boys where they should have been! It was nice! Jarrett's team plays again tonight at 6 o'clock in Nashville for anyone who wants to come and cheer them on!
While on the subject of baseball......I think the little league All stars should have voting just like the big leagues. I know that my vote would go to my, now Mennonite, neighbor boy! This child id highly over looked but he is awesome. He plays center field. He slides and dives to catch balls. He always seems to be in the right place at the right time. He even is on the edge of the infield to backup the infielders mistakes. He hits pretty well too. I think he should be on the All star team this year! I know it will probably be the same kids as ever year but I think we should vote!
I guess this post also shows why I haven't been posting! Baseball, baseball, baseball! It's almost over and I need to turn my attention to other things. Such as my butt! Once again it is getting bigger! Stupid food anyway!

The Start Of Tournaments

Brandon had their first tournament game last night. They lost! Those poor boys! They are now 0-15! They made a lot of mistakes and got "run `ruled" after 3 1/2 innings. It didn't help that the other team was one of the best and they just kept running on us and stealing home. These boys can't get a break. Brandon left that field feeling no different then when we got there so that's a plus! Jarrett plays Thursday night. They play a team that they beat once and they beat us once. It should be a good game. Even though the other team only beat us because the umps cheated for them!
Tournaments also means thatbaseball in almost over! Yay! Golf started! Brandon loved it! More later!

Lovely Summer Day!

Despite a small set back in the afternoon, yesterday was a perfect summer day! We walked around to all the garage sales in town. The only thing we bought was a bottle of water and a pair of $.50 shorts for Brayden. Then the boys and I cleaned house and Jason mowed the yard. After that we were off to the school auction. I didn't think there were as many people there as in years past. They had some nice stuff but we didn't stay long.
The boys invited some friends over to swim and Audrey and Madison came too! We ordered pizza, had a fire and made smores. Of course Jarrett and his two friends had to sneak inside for a little video game time. Everyone was gone by 8:30 and we were off to a party . We weren't going to go but plans changed and we made it just in time for all the FUN! LOL I'm sure work is going to be a busy place tomorrow! Ha, ha, ha!
Regular season baseball is over. Jarrett's team ended up 11-4 and Brandon's team was 0-?. Now the tournaments start. Jarrett's team got a bye so they don't play till Thursday. We haven't heard about Brandon's team. Actually we haven't got the call about Jarrett's yet but I read it on Facebook! LOL Of course they both play on opposite ends of Holmes county so I'm glad Jason is on 1st shift for 1 more week!
Summer has begun, the pool is open so stop in for some fun!

Sports!

Baseball is almost over! This is the last week for the regular season and then tournaments start next week. Jarrett's team should do well as long as the umpires don't cheat for the other team! That has happened every time we play Millersburg at their home field! Brandon's team did not win a game all year. He's not upset, so that is good. They started a game on Monday and were tied at 7 with the bases loaded when the lightening came. They resumed the game on Tuesday and ended up loosing because the pitchers walked in 5 straight! I asked Brandon what he thought of the game and he gave me a thumbs up! He's silly!
Jason got both of the boys signed up for football. Brandon's not to sure about it all so we will see how it goes. Jarrett's excited because the coach promised to line him up against Brandon. Golf starts next week. Brandon is excited for his 1st year!
With all this I still feel that we don't do enough for the boys. There is never enough time. I was listening to a guy at the ball game talk last night. He was saying that he has his kids lifting light weights two times a week. Huh? I would just love to have the time to take the kids on a walk or a bike ride every night. Yeah, I know! If I wasn't on the computer I could do that right now! Well, except for the rain. When it comes down to it, I just hope they are happy!

Team Werewolf!

Check this out! This is the first trailer for New Moon! Thanks to my friend Kelly, I got to watch it at work today! How on Earth are we ever going to wait till November? I think I am now totally Team Werewolf! Good Golly!