Eggs

TJ: Pitcher and 3 rd Baseman for the White Sox

TJ got 2 hits, right center and center field

3 base pick off

Art

I tried unsuccessfully to write about my multiple neck injections and my impending

Radiofrequency Ablation (zapping those nasty nerves in my Cervical spine)

so here is Art

I really enjoyed when fellow bloggers posted their kids art work. No matter where

anyone lives or what kind of school their kids attend

we all pretty much have the same art work.

Made original by our child's creativity

Gotta love the clay...still have 1 more child to add to the collection

A friend of a friend from a different suburb posted their childs Lion

very similar to Karricks

pfour

My kids went to every possible preschool

Academy of Movement and Music Oak Park

my fave(Montessori and creative movement)

Singing Winds

 Waldorf school- little granola out there

for me but great water color art work

Now Karrick at a catholic school we get the religious 

end

Baseball

TJ finally had his 1 st practice game of the season.

White Sox vs the A's. The last 2 games were cancelled due to

weather and poor field conditions.

Today we had to play on the soccer field

because there was a 10 x 4 foot trench behind the pitchers mound

The sun was shinning, the wind was blowing and

we had to lend the A's 2 players

Nothing was going to stop this game.

Can you believe I left my camera on my desk? Aarrrrgh...

I bought a disposable camera. awful awful awful

No zoom, no preview, no delete and certainly no pixels

My White Sox blanket...don't judge

That tiny speck pitching is TJ

TJ is such a sport in regards to my over the top

obsession with baseball. I'm loud, I'm intense and I play to win

( Well, actually TJ plays)

I'm not alone, there is a group of us "baseball moms"

that belong to this club.

TJ had a lot of fabulous pitches and some not so fabulous pitches.

At one point he got so mad that he threw a fast ball that made

every spectator, in unison suck in their breath

A lone voice was heard above the sea of silence

"Holy crap, that had to be 80 mph"

Straight over the plate and knocked the catcher over.

PS: It wasn't me that said it, my jaw was still on the ground

Was it 80 mph? probably not.

Avg for a 12 yo is 50-55 mph

The coach then made a little visit to the mound and

a giant smile grew on his face

and Yes, he calmed down

Friends...

My boys in Michigan with their friends

God bless you Gayle

Best buddies

Picture says it all

Bowling

With Tim skiing in Colorado and TJ and Callahan

up in Michigan with the Chriske's

Karrick and I bowled and we bowled 

and we bowled

Wii bowling

Safari Land Bowling

yeah, I got a strike

Hooray for the wonderful worker at Safari Land

She suggested Buttercup wear a wristband if he was to

play in the Lions Den with Karrick

That about made karrick's day

We even bowled in the driveway

For Karrick's birthday Papa Henry gave him money.

While he was on the phone thanking  "grandpa"

he says

 "thank you for all my money, I am going to buy my own boeing set"

and he did 2 of them to be exact.

 6 pins isn't enough

New Comp cards

Callahan and Karrick had a photo shoot with

Nicole Thomas Photography

for new head shots. My 3 boys have been exclusive

with FORD MODELS

for over 7 years. This was my boys first time shooting with Nicole

She was excellent and very engaging with Callahan and Karrick.

Nicole clearly enjoys children and photography and made

 my children feel special

Karrick just came to life with many original poses.

I don't care how out going a child is, if they are not comfortable

with the photographer it will show in the prints.

I am just thrilled with the preview shots that were posted on Nicole's blog

and can't wait to see the rest

Thank you Nicole for a wonderful shoot