Play Ball!

I was all ready to sign the boys up for tennis, and have just one day of sports.  Then a friend let me know that two of B's friends from his class were signed up for little league.  Well, I guess I kinda had to sign him up too.  Then, of course, I felt that Evan should have his own sport this year, since he has never done so before!  This all makes for a busy, but fun, spring!

Benjamin is a Devil Ray this year.  The games are coach pitched, which is one step up from the T-ball he did last fall.  No surprise, but Benjamin has done great and really seems to love it.  It is so much for for him to be on a team with his little buddies.  It just touches my heart to see him forming his first real friendships!

These two pictures are interesting.  First it is brother bliss with there snow cones, then Benjamin's friend Kade comes to sit down. They look at each other like, "oh yeah we're best buds".  Then Evan looks on from the outside now.  Well, I can relate because I think this is how I always felt when my brother had friends over.  Outside looking in....I'm sure their relationship can survive it.

Brothers are a different kind of friend, one who is built in to last a lifetime.  

While it is a big time commitment, I am excited about the beginning of the sporting era for our family.  So far its been fun!


Of course, we've been up to other fun things this past week, like gardening. Sawyer likes to help in the garden, but sometimes he just ends up wet and crabby.  

In my quest to prevent pests from eating our crops, I did lots of research and settled on these pop up tents for the raised beds.  It did not surprise me that the boys thought it was a fun toy.

Makes a great sleeping tent as seen above, but it also works well over the plants.

Lucky Evan got to go to work with daddy one day.  He's just my little cutie, I can't get enough of him these days!!