Louisville Trip

Hello! Sorry for the blogging drought. No excuse really, just enjoying our last few days of Summer vacation. It's hard to believe we only have two weeks left. We decided to take one last little trip before school starts. We've been keeping busy by going to the pool, library, park, etc. We decided to go away for the weekend and it worked our perfectly. It was a whirlwind trip, but way worth it. The kids had a blast, we got to see a new city, hang out with a good friend, and watch some baseball! We went to Louisville, KY where our friend Adam plays for the Louisville Bats. They are a AAA affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. He gave us the grand tour of their clubhouse, where the kids got to try on his Jersey and eat some of the candy they have there for the players. How cool is that? Then we got to PLAY of the field! Even me! Hey... I'm terrible, but at least I have fun. The boys were ecstatic having played little league this year and then getting to run the bases and have a "REAL" baseball player play catch with them. My husband even hit one out of the park... :) How impressive! We got to go to the Louisville Slugger museum as well. That's where I got my picture taken with Cal! Guess who else was there? AMERICAN IDOL! They were filming there already for next season. Louisville was their first stop for auditions. Sad to say this.... I'm too old to try out. Sigh. They need an old person idol, I suppose. I kept waiting to see Ryan Seacrest, but nope, never did. Oh well. Anyways, we saw three games while we were there. Adam played great and got lots of hits. It's fun for our family to have someone to cheer for. We pulled in about 2 am on Monday morning. We were worn out and exhausted, but we all came home with a lot of memories. It's really fun to visit a different city. In fact, we think we might just pick one to visit every summer. The boys are growing up so fast, and it is great to be able to have these memories to look back on. Thanks for reading.

Baking a cake with Mom

Jeremiah always wants to help me when I cook. Today I was baking a cake to bring to a friend who just had surgery. He helped break the eggs, pour in the oil, etc. We scraped the bowl and put it into the oven to bake. I always let whoever helps me lick the spatula afterwards. Apparently it wasn't enough.... I left the room for a moment and when I came back in I found this: Jeremiah with his head stuck in the bowl! Jonas ran and got the camera. We both decided this was a picture!

We're off to take a little road trip/ mini vacation before school starts. We're going to Louisville, KY to watch a friend of ours play baseball. We're all looking forward to a weekend getaway! I'll be back soon with an update of our trip!

Cole's Birthday

Today was Cole's birthday. I can't believe how the time flies. That's so Cliche', but it's so true. It's hard to believe that four years ago he was creating such havoc on a household. Really... He was the one that had colic. Just writing about this makes me cringe. He used to cry every night. It would start about 7 and go til midnight. Nothing could console him. We tried everything! Mylicon drops, the vacuum, bouncing him, taking him places, rubbing his tummy, etc. He would cry... I would cry.... everyone would cry! I didn't think he'd ever outgrow it, but he did... finally! One day it just stopped! Now he's 4. He got a "big boy" bike for his birthday. He was so excited! He LOVES the movie "Cars," so he got some of those too. He wanted to go to Chuckee Cheese for his party, so we did. I just love shelling out 50 bucks for a ten cent toy at the end and eating cardboard pizza. Gotta love it! :) It was fun though and he had a great time. He woke up this morning and said..."Mom, is it my birthday today?" "Why am I not any bigger?" I think he thought he was miraculously going to wake up this morning and be "big" like his brothers! Four is going to be fun! Happy Birthday Cole!