EXTREME birthday party

Last Sunday, we all met up in Glasgow to celebrate Kenle's birthday party. The boys were super excited about the party, Cash especially, because it was at the EXTREME play place in Glasgow. This is the same place that we visited frequently while living in Glasgow to enjoy some running, bouncing and jumping during the cold months.

Cash loved the foam block pit. He would jump in and begin throwing them at whoever was around. 

Kenle looks like she was having fun, too.

Look who else is having some fun in the foam pit. Here's Derek and his dad, Ken, enjoying the place. 

 

I love this picture. There's Ken and some mysterious arms reaching out to grab Kennick. 

Here's the foam pit monster, I mean Jeremiah, pulling Cash in. Cash loves being chased, so this was perfect.

When we would play here this past winter, B wasn't big enough to really jump in and have fun, but now he is! We got a kick out of him standing at the edge and falling in (jumping to him).

Here's the birthday girl again with her Nana (Aunt Kaffy) on the trampoline.

There's also a bouncy house castle that Heath tried out with the boys.

Happy birthday, dear Kenle! Happy birthday to you!

Here's the birthday girl with her daddy enjoying a cupcake. They were yummy...

as you can tell here. B ate all the icing off of his, 

but Cash and Kennick ate their's!

Kenle got lots of fun girly toys, clothes and more toys. What a fun day!

All the boys tried the balance beam one more time before the party was over.

B sort of cheated because his feet could fit side by side on the beam. :)

We desperately need to sign this boy up for tumbling classes. He loves this kind of stuff!

Right before we left Heath was running and doing flips on the trampoline, just like those old Todd Co. Tumbling Team days, right? I didn't get a picture of that, but I did get a picture of my three boys jumping on the trampoline. All smiles...

Flashback Friday

Balloons, Tunes and Bar-B-Q  September 11, 2009

Heath and I took Cash to the balloon glow that evening. We were even able to take a ride up in a friend's balloon (still tied down, of course.) We enjoyed the night. Cash loved the colorful balloons and the snacks that we brought along. Love this face!

Anyone going this year? (It's tonight...)

Labor Day weekend

This past weekend, Dad and I took a crazy-short trip to Tampa to watch the Rays play a home game. When I say crazy-short, I mean we flew down Saturday morning, watched the game at 6:10 that evening, and then flew back Sunday morning. Crazy-short, right?


But we checked another stadium off the list. Only 7 more to go...

Tropicana Field 

The Rays beat the Orioles 6-3

Where were the boys? Well, Cash and Baylen were hanging out with my mom and Granny. They had a ball playing in Glasgow with them, and had a successful sleepover, too. 

As for Heath, he went hunting Saturday morning with my brother-in-law, Derek. 

He shot 18 and fount 16 doves. We're having a dove fry soon. I'll let you know when it is. I'm sure you're really anxious to get in on the yummy dove breasts ... :)

Dad and I got back into town just in time to pick up Heath at the house and drive to Glasgow for Kenle's birthday party at the EXTREME play place there. Everyone had an awesome time. I'll post more pictures soon.

And we ended the weekend with some super yummy cupcakes from Sarah, Derek's sister. Here's B devouring a strawberry one, my favorite.

And here's lil' man enjoying a white cupcake with 'prinkles. 

Hope your weekend was just as fun! 

Wordless Wednesday

A baseball tradition

Labor Day weekend of 1999 ... where were you? I remember where I was, and I can probably tell you where I've been every Labor Day weekend since then. In 1999, I was with my dad at Yankee Stadium, enjoying a game, eating hot dogs, and sharing America's greatest game. 

I'm not sure if it was during that trip or sometime in the next year, but we decided that we would take on the challenge of seeing a game at each baseball park. Oh, no, not in one year like some people do, but in the course of the next how many ever years, we wanted to see each team play a home game.

Here's how the next few years went:

2000 - Camden Yards to see the Baltimore Orioles

2001 - Busch Stadium to see the St. Louis Cardinals

2002 - Minute Maid Park to watch the Houston Astros

2003 - Wrigley Field to see the Chicago Cubs

2004 - Skydome to see the Toronto Blue Jays

2005 - Coors Field to see the Colorado Rockies

2006 - RFK Stadium to see the Washington Nationals and Citizens Bank Park to see the Phillies 

2007 - Metrodome to see the Twins

2008 - Comerica Park to see Detroit Tigers and Progressive Field to see the Cleveland Indians

2009 - Kauffman Stadium to watch the Kansas City Royals

2010 - Busch Stadium to see the Cardinals (new stadium)

Here are some pictures:

2006 at Phillies game with dad

2006 at RFK Stadium

 

2008 - at 9 weeks old here's Cash in on the tradition

2009 - Kansas City to see the Royals

2010 - and here's the crew at St. Louis last year (B is around 5 1/2 months old here)

There are 30 baseball parks, and as we count it we've been to 21 together (I've been to see the Diamondbacks without dad, and he's been to see the Brewers without me.) Obviously, we've been to some other ball parks throughout the years other than on Labor Day weekend. We're getting close.

So where are we this weekend? We're enjoying some baseball together, eating some hot dogs, and planning our trip for the next year ... in Tampa.

Flashback Friday

This weekly post has fast become my favorite. I love looking back and enjoying some memories.

Here's one of B and me at Jackson's Orchard, October of 2010. With a sweater cardigan on (my favorite) we're enjoying the sights and sounds of fall with the family. This is probably my favorite time of the year. Days sunny enough for sunglasses, but cool enough for a sweater, and in this picture, I'm carrying my sweet B in his carrier. He's a little over six months old here. Crazy, he started walking about a month later.

I can't wait for our visit to Jackson's Orchard this fall -- apple pies and fresh apple cider. Yum!

If I had a hammer....

I'd hammer in the morning ...

I'd hammer in the evening...

all over this land ...

Does anyone other than me know this song?

B doesn't know this song, but he does chew on nails occasionally. (Don't worry, mom. I stopped him right after I took this picture.) 

These boys love doing whatever they see their daddy doing.

This one also loves cheesing for the camera.

I absolutely can NOT get enough of his cuteness.