Mudhens

Liam played coach pitch baseball this spring.  His team was the MUDHENS!

 Coach pitch was definitely a little more challenging to hit the ball but he did have a few hits.

I love this baseball ready stance.  

 He was not always ready though.  

My favorite play of the season, he was on third base, the ball was hit to him and he grounded it then ran and tagged the runner out before he made it to base.  

We had a lot of fun watching him play!

Ladybug Caitlyn

 We put Caitlyn in Ballet this year and she loved it.  She was the most excited about her costume and being able to be a ladybug in her recital.  Plus she was able to wear a little makeup, one of her favorite things.   

 We practiced a few times before the recital and she remembered her dance moves pretty well. 

 Her pouty face because I kept taking pictures and she wanted to play with her butterfly. 

 My cute little ladybug.

Seriously, how can I say no to those eyes and pouty cheeks??

T-BALL

 One of my favorite things this spring has been watching Liam play T-ball.  He loves playing and watching these young kids playing ball is very amusing.  I am sure it will not be a shock but I take plenty of pictures and love getting some action shots.  Instead of posting them all one by one I made collages to show the action of the play and still be able to post all my favorite shots.

This shot pretty much explains why he is still having a harder time catching the ball - I love it!!

First base - I love his "Michael Jordan" with his tongue sticking out and the concentration on his face. 

This play he was running to third and the ball was hit to the short stop who was having a hard time stopping it - Liam stopped running and tried to get the ball himself.  After a lot of coaxing (yelling) from Craig he finally continued his run to third. 

Here he was playing short stop, picked up a grounder and ran to third base to get the player out - He was so proud to get an out!  Some of the kids forget to touch the base to get the out so I love the shot of him actually touching the base.  He probably should have thrown it to the third baseman but since none of them can catch they tend to run to the base themselves.  

His swing - all of the bats are still pretty heavy for him, I need to bulk up his muscles a little.  Maybe some spinach and start lifting some weights. 

Stopped the grounder and threw the ball home instead of first base but I love his foot preparing for the plant to throw the ball.  He looks more like a pitcher. 

Sometimes it is so hard to see my little baby boy growing up but also exciting to enter a new phase with baseball, school, glasses, etc.  My dad used to be teased that he had to take a lot of pictures while he was hiking because he walked so fast it was the only way for him to remember what he had seen.  I am discovering that kids grow up so fast that taking a lot of pictures will be the way that I really remember all the memories I have of them as children.  These pictures will bring me right back to the days of watching him play baseball for the first time.

Ballet

Caitlyn has been taking Ballet for a few months now.  She really likes it and it so excited for a recital in June where she will be a ladybug. 

2nd position

I love how she is checking out what she looks like in the mirror

Getting ready for a jump

Jump!

I am excited to see her in the recital also.

Are you ready for some FOOTBALL?!

So proud of my 4 year old son - when the cheerleaders came out he proudly announced he did not like them

 Redskins training camp.  Unfortunately, Craig was in Utah so I took the two kiddies by myself.  I learned a little from my first experience also.  Next time take chairs, there were no seats only the grass to sit on, and a cooler with drinks and snacks.  I went early which was good but then we were waiting for about an hour and 30 minutes before the players even came out.  The kiddies were done at that point so we left about 15 minutes later, after I snapped a few pictures.  An hour after that practice would be over and the players were signing autographs, which I would have loved to stay for.  When we left people were still coming and traffic was backed up a few miles.

This picture is for Craig - much to the dismay of my son

Safety

Running some defense plays

John Beck - former BYU quarterback

Rex Grossman - I didn't even realize he was playing for the Redskins

John Beck making a pass

Rex Grossman in the pocket

Grossman taking a snap

Rookie wide receiver

This is the view from the top of the hill -

It really put me into the football mood and I am so excited for the season to start.  With Beck playing for the Redskins I will probably even cheer for them most of the time.  Craig and I have tickets to a 49ers/Redskins game in December and I am so stoked to go to my first NFL game. 

Soccer trophy

Liam was so excited to get a trophy for soccer.  Both him and Caitlyn had so much fun playing and were sad to see it all end.  They both slept with their trophies the first few nights.   His fun little team that he was playing with.  They called themselves the "Fire Trucks."

More Soccer

Soccer

He can kick it pretty far

eye on the ball, a big difference between him and his sister

very focused

GOAL!

I just hope he doesn't run over any of the other kiddies

He loves it, but then he loves all sports so far

Our ward has a little soccer club where the kiddies can play with the other kids their age without a huge commitment since they are so young.  It is so nice because they are learning some basics and getting some good exercise and we can see if it is something they would really enjoy before putting them into a bigger league or club.  I love seeing them active and involved in sports.

if her ball isn't going where she wants then she picks it up - little cheater

making an ice cream cone

see that determination

She is really learning how to run and kick it better

eye on the goal instead of eye on the ball

She tripped over her own ball most likely because her eye was not on the ball