BASEBALL!!!

My poor boys! I should say my poor girls too. We go to the baseball fields and mike is busy coaching, I have to do the books, and the girls are not watched and told to watch each other. eeek and argh! I don't ever get to take pictures of the boys. Last season I had a couple pictures because our friend Kevin snapped a few one day. I do know that they are going to have great memories of playing ball and their dad being their coach. The girls have made lots of friends with the other little kids.

This season I'm going to try to take more pictures. That is my goal!

Their first game they won 27-1 (because of league rules we can only report a score 10 runs ahead so 12-1), second game they won 17-15. They are an awesome team! It's so fun to watch them.

Pratice pictures.

Michael

Jake has been playing first base.

Anthony plays short stop.  He really, really wants to play catcher all the time but he's too good at short.

Game day.

Michael playing catcher. He plays pitcher, 2nd base and 3rd.

Jake

Anthony

School Pictures

The day I dread has come. Picture day for pictures I know I won't buy. Usually I'm able to buy the digital one copy for $5. This year they are charging $15 for the digital. So, here are the picture day pictures we will be getting.

My awesome 2nd graders!

and my beautiful 1st grader.

Annie

Anthony

Jaileigh

Jakob

Michael

The fabulous 5!

We have to leave for the bus at 6:50 so the fact that all 5 were ready in time for me to take pictures is amazing!!

soccer

The girls can't seem to find the niche. We've done dance but decided to take a break. I feel like all the dance studios just want to suck money out of you. $100 for a tutu costume, come on! We tried boys and girls club but it was mostly tap and I would like more than that. They are doing tumbling now and are really enjoying that. Mike got them gloves because he wanted them to do softball. They wouldn't do it unless he coached. We signed them up for AYSO and they decided no they didn't want to do that. Then our neighbor said she was going to do soccer at the boys and girls club and they decided they wanted to to do that too. I'll take $50 over $200/kid anyday!

The first day of assessments Annie decided she didn't want to play. whoo hoo!

so Jaileigh is playing soccer with her friend.

I love her enthusiasm!

Annie sat down, took her shoes and socks and shin guards off. She was not going to get tricked into playing!

Briohny

She loves the boys. I think she is more comfortable with them because has three brothers. She talks to them at soccer, sits by them on the bus, plays with them at recess. I'm wondering if I should be worried.

The Kids

I've been trying to play with my camera a little more. I'd like to feel more comfortable with the settings other than the "auto"ones. eeek! My poor friend Kevin, who is an amazing photographer, gets texts from be asking all kinds of questions.  He is so patient!

Michael

The kids all have CUBS haircuts. We cut them for their first baseball game. Anthony is Anthony Rizzo, Jake is Kris Bryan (KB) and Michael is Ben Zobrist. 

Rizzo

Annie

hmmmmm? 

She said they were playing house. She was the baby that reads books.

Jake will not let me take his picture!

Michael

Annie

Jake is still hiding from me,

So I tackled him.

This was the best I got.

Annie

I'll have to find Jaileigh! She was hiding.