Take me out to the ball game

Another fun day at the ball field. This time Aidan actually played instead of warming the bench (by the way he would choose to sit on the bench, coach Jim doesn't actually make him sit out.)

Here is Aidan showing off his batting skills. We always laugh at the fact that Aidan is such a slacker. We are sure all the other parents thought he was no good at first because he is always rolling around on the field or playing with his toys instead of paying attention to the game, but when he is up to bat he can really pound it.

Zoie always finds ways to entertain herself during the games.

My styling is courtesy of Zoie... do we have a new fashion trend in the making?

Aidan in his huge helmet, I swear his head is not really that big...

And here we have Aidan out on the field yelling for his team mates.... no wait, he's yawning.

At least he is out on the field.

More sleeping Zoie

I don't know if anyone is getting tired of seeing pictures of Zoie sleeping, but around here we are definitely not. We think it is hilarious how she can fall asleep anywhere, by the time she finishes elementary school I am sure I will have enough to fill a photo album.
When we were outside I was pulling weeds (joy!) and next thing I know I look over and Zoie is asleep on the lounge chair. Don't worry, I moved her inside so she wouldn't get sunburned (but only after getting some priceless pics of course).

Nolan plays catcher

Towards the end of the season Nolan's coach let him have a try at playing catcher. He was sooo excited. It takes forever to get all the gear on and Nolan couldn't wait to get out on the field and play. He did pretty good for his first time.

getting all the gear on He looks so little, hee hee

And of course Zoie fell asleep for it all, we all know that girl can sleep anywhere.

Easter weekend part 3

After leaving Tampa we drove the 2 hours home and stopped at Jim's parents house for another egg hunt and dinner with the family. The kids loved hunting for real eggs this time but we tried to make it quick, since it was so hot and we don't really want eggs sitting in the sun for too long. After the kids were done with their hunt we had our traditional hunt for the adults. I am pleased to announce that Keri and I beat Jim and Will in the number of eggs we found. Yes! go girl power! ha ha j/k Also the pic of Jim and his Dad is so that I can constantly remind Jim what not to wear when we get older(black church socks and church shoes with shorts) Sorry Bill...:)

Easter weekend in Tampa

The week before Easter was spring break so we decided to head to Tampa for a few days. We had tons of fun as usual relaxing and having fun with our friends the Ojukwus. We went to the beach, swam in their pool, and we even got to have a couples date night while all seven kids stayed home with a sitter (she was very brave to take that on). Then on Easter Sunday the good ol' Easter bunny came to visit and all the kids had a great time sorting through their candy and having a egg hunt before church. Then we headed back to Fort Myers to spend the afternoon and have dinner with Jim's family.

Sorry it's been so long

Anybody tired of looking at the old man on the motorcycle yet? Ha! Sorry I have been majorly slacking on the blogging, it's been a crazy couple of months here, but things are settling down now somewhat and summer is almost here so I guess that means I should post the pictures from Easter...

The weekend before easter we went down to Gulf Coast Town Center to do one of our favorite things which is eat at Moe's and then get ice cream at Cold Stone. While we were there we came across a scary bear but Jim scared it away .... As you may have guessed we decided to stop by Bass Pro because the kids love to run around and look at the fish and all the stuffed animals.
Zoie and Nolan with a racoon.

Playing in the kids tent

Nolan eating ice cream

Aidan showing off his toy

Princess Zoie (she wouldn't leave the house without her crown) being brave and going to see the big horse/dog we saw there
And who else did we run into...

Yea! The Easter bunny, who would come to see us in Tampa the following week.

To be continued...

What's the point of THAT??

When we were driving home from Orlando a few weeks ago we saw this guy we could not believe that he had his helmet riding in it's own special spot on the back of the bike instead of on his head. Seriously, what is that point of even having a helmet if you are not going to wear it? Maybe he was going for the wind blown look, or maybe he just wanted to feel the wind in his hair before his hair is completely gone.

By the way the reason we took a picture of this weirdo is because Jim kept talking about all the Sunday School lessons he could base off this guy. What good are your scriptures sitting next to you if you don't read them and on and on, I'm sure you get the idea...