Maddie turns 6!

My Maddie girl turned 6 today! I really can't believe how big she is getting. Every year when I look back I am both sad and excited to see just how much she has grown. We had a birthday party on Saturday since family was going to be in town for the ballgames. I had asked Maddie weeks ago what kind of party she wanted and she told me Hello Kitty, and I think everyday since then it changed. Finally last Wednesday I said "Maddie you are going to have to tell me what kind of party you want so that I can buy plates and napkins and make a cake." To that she replied "you know my favorite flower, violets, well I want a purple party with flowers and small jars with purple flowers in them." Ok, I can do that...

Here's Maddie with her purple flower cake.

Here is her birthday table. Notice the small jars with purple flowers.

Opening Day!

Baseball and softball season has started! We have two kids playing this year and it is already hectic with practice and now games. Opening day started with a parade...


Here's Ian pointing to his name on the truck. The boys rode in the trailer and were super excited. Go Mustangs!!!


Maddie in the back of the Ladybug truck.


Here's the truck from the front. Isn't it cute! They won 1st place for their float...go Ladybugs!


Cole just hanging out being cute!


Maddie is up to bat. Look at my sweet little slugger all ready to hit the ball. She definitely has her stance down.


Here she is on first base! I think her softball tattoo makes her run faster.


Cole exploring the park!


Coach Daddy giving Ian some pointers.


My big slugger hydrating himself. Man, it was hot out there!


Ian up to bat. They are using a pitching machine and it scares me to death seeing that ball fly at him. I would have gotten a better picture of him at bat but I was trying to watch for foul balls. There seems to be a lot of them and I'm pretty sure they hurt.


At the end of the day everyone was tired, but the boys had just enough energy to teach Grandaddy how to play Angry birds!