This and That

My kids go to daycare. Sometimes, Mommy forgets to send a. extra set of clothes OR the set there is out of season. When that happens, a little something like THIS happens....

And YES those are girly butterfly shorts! I may have to pull this out for their first dates.

Avery Loo-Hoo...

Avery has her first dance recital coming up. She's been learning her ballet and tap routine. We got her adorable costumes in. We paid her showcase fee. She's ready...or is she? There's that pesky fear and anxiety we continue to deal with! I was bound and determined for her to try on those costumes. Avery even told her Papaw that she would, but she wouldn't. When I'd waited long enough, I stripped her down, sat on her, and put the stinking things on her! Then as she screamed and cried, I made her look in the mirror, and walked her around the house making her twirl for everyone (esp her Papaw). Then, something great happened...she kind of got over it! When it came time for recital pics, she readily got dressed (make-up wasn't worth the battle, but she didn't seem to looked washed out without it). While she began to cry in the studio, a few minutes later she started to have FUN. She prissed and danced and sang and it was GREAT. #overcomingfears

Avery took some photos with her friends at Batson recently. She was really anxious at first about the Sweet Potato Queen, but they asked her to take off her large....glasses, and Avery came around. She had a good time and had fun taking pictures. One of the photos was in Find it in Fondren Magazine. I love having special things as keepsakes for Avery, and Mrs. Amanda sent us a few copies. #overcomingfears 

Bryce-Man...

Bryce-Man IS getting SO big! Daddy IS determined he's going to be a lefty. I think that is pretty funny. Now that he is walking, Bryce is into A LOT, but he actually listens pretty well for a 15 month old. He loves hitting things (watch out people), throwing things, and digging in things. He is ALL boy. We have turned his carseat around, and he loves it. He is babbling more and more, and he says things like, "Uh-oh" and "ta-ta" all the time. He thinks his daddy is always outside when he doesn't see him or he's not home, so he goes to the window or door and calls him! He also points at the dugout and calls him at games. He loves to go talk to Daddy at the gate too. While he says "Dada" a lot, let's be real, he's still Momma's boy. 

              

More Baseball Season...

Spring Break 2014

The Baseball Life...

Baseball season is now in full swing, and not that the kids seem to be feeling better (and the weather is getting nicer), we will be at the park more often than not. Spring Break weekend was a crazy one, but it ended up in a two game win. That wasn't the crazy part! We witnessed a true miracle in the middle of the first Saturday game. It was unbelievable, and something I've found difficult to get off of my mind. My post from Facebook is below. MC also pulled out another great win on Monday night! Avery and Bryce love to ride in the cart with Daddy, so it's a good thing they won that night!

Behind me, Avery was playing with Parker like nothing was going on. To my right, this picture was happening...MC and their opponent who were supposed to be in the middle of a game praying together for what was in front of me. In front of me? A poor woman on the ground surrounded by what looked like an assembled team of medical people (which was actually medically trained bystanders who came to her aid) being given CPR. She collapsed and had no pulse. The first people to notice? Joycell Owens and her husband, a fireman. He tirelessly gave the lady CPR for a very long time, and he got her back. She's now breathing on her own at the hospital. She had valve replacement, and her valve wasn't working. After she left in the ambulance....a prayer praising God was spoken from the press box. What. A. Day. #trueteamwork#Godiswithus #Heanswersprayers

 — feeling human with Jake Bell.

 This player's grandmother ended up leaving the hospital by Tuesday. The doctors said that she wouldn't have made it if CPR wasn't begun immediately. Another amazing thing to me is that her daughter tried to talk her out of coming to the game because she wasn't feeling well. If she wouldn't have come, there would've been no one to give her that CPR that in turn saved her life! Another player's mom mentioned that she wondered if someone there was needing that miracle for their eyes to be opened. I wonder that as well. 

Spring Fever...

We spent as much time as possible outside over Spring Break! 

We were in Vicksburg a lot, so we went to the Riverfront Park and had lunch at Chick-fil-a with GG.

                                 We came back home for a couple of days (until Daddy went out of town), and we shopped, played at Winner's Circle Park, and went to Bop's. 

 The biggest blessing this week was the birth of my beautiful niece, Josie Claire Beauman! She came early (on Monday, March 11), but she is perfect in every way!

When we went back to GG's and Papaw's, Avery and Cooper made silly noises and faces as they caught up  with face time. 

We got burgers and lemonade from The Tomato Place (and bought some fresh sourdough bread while we were there),...

                                                                     and went to play some more at Catfish Row.

We made GG a birthday pie because we won't be in town for her actual birthday next week. Avery insisted that we sing Happy Birthday twice! 

We did some arts and crafts together,...

                                                               

                                                         

While Bryce napped, Avery and I went for a color walk throughout GG's and Papaw's backyard. Avery did a great job of picking out things that were yellow....white...purple...green...brown...blue....and gray.