Grace's Wet Willy

In West Virginia at ACE, there was a water slide at the lake called Wet Willy. It looked like so much fun . . . really fast. Well, after playing in the hose tonight, Grace did her own version of the Wet Willy. She is one tough kid.

Hosed

Daddy sprayed the kids with the hose tonight while they were playing in the backyard.
They had SO much fun that, despite being cold and shivering, they did not want to come in for baths.

Gabe got a full-on shot to the head.
Grace's turn for a shot of water to the head. Just for any concerned readers, the kids ran up to the hose knowing what they were in for. This was voluntary water straight to the noggin.

Our First T-ball Game

Evan, Gabriel, and Jake . . . Evan and Jake go to Staci's house with Gabriel. We ran into them while waiting for our t-ball pictures to be taken.
Today was picture day for t-ball. Here is Gabriel's team, the Pirates. Gabriel is the second kiddo from the right.
He was so oblivious to what was going on around him during the game. He played with his glove.
He played in the dirt.
Alicia, Jake, and Grace hanging out during the game.
Before the game Gabriel said to me, "Mommy, I LOVE to run the bases."
His individual picture. Sorry it's out of order.

When the game was over and Gabriel and I were walking back to the car, he said, "Mommy, I had FUN!" (I am so glad!)

Big Girl Seat

I think the time has come for Grace to graduate to the big table. She hates her highchair lately. She cries, refuses to eat, and asks to get down. This morning we put her in a booster seat at the table, and she did pretty well with it.

Popsicle Pros.

The kids had popsicles before baths and bedtime last night. Grace ate hers like a little pro.
She actually ended up eating two.

Parking Lots

It cracks me up how any space in our house is fair game for becoming a Matchbox parking lot. This is the table cloth that Grace pulled off of the kitchen table.
You can see that Gabriel has made the table cloth into his very own parking area. These kids crack me up!

T-Ball Practice

Gabriel was supposed to have a make-up t-ball game tonight, but the other team forfeited. Our team just practiced instead. It was so fun watching these boys!
The boys ran the bases. You should have seen their faces as they ran. Everyone was cheering for them. They loved the attention.
Grandma entertained Grace for as long as she could be entertained. She was tired and cranky.
Next the kids practiced throwing and catching. Here is Gabriel throwing the ball to Coach McAfee.
He waited patiently for his turn to catch.
Here is Lucas rounding second base.
Gabriel hit the ball off of the tee.
He was very deliberate about touching each base as he ran.
Cool Man Sam rounded second base next.
At the end of practice the kids had fruit snacks and Capri Suns. That's one more reason for Gabriel to LOVE t-ball. Here are Sam and Gabriel posing.

Little Stinker

"Wahaa! I was climbing on the toilet and accidentally got my foot all cold and wet. Now Mommy is too busy taking pictures to help me! Wahaaaaa!"

Sunday in West Virginia

These are the ONLY pictures that I took on Sunday. The big boys went rafting, so I had the kiddos by myself. I was way too busy to worry about pictures. I am a little bummed, but oh well!

I tried using my knee as a brake as I slid off the side of a gravel road while the kids and I took a walk on Sunday morning. It doesn't look too bad here, but trust me, it's nasty. No skirts at work for me for a while.

Campfire S'mores

We fixed s'mores at a campfire on Saturday night. I love s'mores, and so does Gabriel.
We learned that Grace prefers her marshmellows straight from the bag --- no campfire toasting for her.

MORE Hot Tub Part 2

I promise that this is the last of the hot tub pictures. It was almost the only thing that the kids really enjoyed at the park, besides spending time with Bobby, Ben, and Uncle Rob.

Sunday while the big boys (all four of them) were rafting, the kids and I were playing in the hot tub when suddenly both kids simultaneously pooped in the hot tub. It wasn't nice solid stuff that was easily removed. Dan had to drain the hot tub, clean it, and refill after the rafting trip. After the poop, we all three got in the shower together. I had two screaming, crying kids who did NOT understand why we were taking a shower in the middle of the day. It was fun stuff!

Paddle Boat Riding

Saturday evening we went to the lake and decided to take a paddle boat for a ride.
What am I thinking? "Geez! This is hard work! Am I that out of shape?"
Gabriel was very frustrated in the boat because he could not pedal it.
Bobby and Ben made their way all over the lake in their paddle boat.

Giant Chess

The kids thought this life-size chess set was pretty fun. It was on the beach at the lake.

Deck Duty

Another highlight of the trip was that Gabriel got to pee off the edge of the deck. I think he peed a hundred times just because it was fun to pee off of the deck. HA!

MORE Hot Tub

Guess what the kids and men wanted to do after lunch on Saturday????

Chip Fiend

Grace was in heaven when Bobby let her eat chips right out of the bag! She passed up sweets all weekend if chips were around. That is NOT a trait that she gets from her mommy.

ACE Stables

We drove up to the stables at the park after the kids played in the hot tub. We scheduled a wagon ride for 7 o'clock Saturday evening, but the wagon forgot us and didn't show up. Bummer. Gabriel thought it was too funny to feed the horses.

Grace would not get adventurous enough to pet the horse.

Ben rode with us to see the horses too.