First Little League Game

 
Wyatt had his first Little League t-ball game yesterday and it was a magical night. Ross was on shift and decided to take vacation and raced to the ballpark so he wouldn't miss it. Wyatt was THRILLED to see his daddy there. When Wyatt took the field for the first time (at shortstop) he turned to me and gave me the "I love you" hand signal in sign language (heart melting!!!!).

His team, the Blue Lions, played two innings of t-ball and he did great. There wasn't a single out made by either team but that's why they have a rule that the kids can only advance one base per hitter. Wyatt was the last batter to hit so he got to hit two bases clearing home runs.

He is so proud of his baseball uniform and he took his baseball cap to school today. It was raining outside so he put it in his backpack and said he would put in on once he was in the classroom so it wouldn't get wet. Sammy was also excited about baseball and asked Wyatt if he could wear his #1 baseball jersey this morning. Wyatt being the sweet big brother he is said "yes" and Sam has been wearing it ever since. I love my boys!!!

Park Time!

We are beginning to get small glimpses of spring being on its way so we are trying to take advantage of every dry and sunny moment. We have been driving past a really cool park every week on our way to swimming lessons and I have been promising the boys we would stop someday to play and Thursday was the day!

The boys had a great time running up and down the three-story structure and pretending to be pirates on a big ship. I was really surprised by how much more confident Sam has become at the park and he was climbing up vertical ladders and going down the curly slide for the first time with no problems. It was great to see!

Wallaby Ranch

Wyatt's preschool took a trip to the Wallaby Ranch in Fall City last week and it was so much fun! We watched a slide presentation on the development of a baby wallaby from conception to around 6 months and then got to explore the property and look at wallabies, wallaroos and kangaroos. We even got to pet a few of these adorable creatures, including an 8-month old wallaby named Leonard. Wyatt was in the thick of things every time a petting opportunity presented itself, while Sam was his usual cautious self and preferred to view the cuteness for the most part from a distance.

Here the boys are meeting Leonard. Even Sam (red coat) got in the action and there is Wyatt upfront and center (blue coat).

Leonard's fur was really soft and his feet looked like chicken feet.

This kids also had a chance to feed the wallabies through the fence.

The owner, Rex, had a special relationship with this wallaroo that he called his "girlfriend".

Miss Terri and Wyatt pose for a picture with Leonard...

Rex feeds the red kangaroos- the largest of any kangaroo species.

The Wallaby Ranch breeds rare albino wallaroos. Here you can see baby sticking out of mom's pouch.

This is a group photo of Wyatt's preschool class along with a few siblings and their teachers- Miss Terri and Miss Amy. Can you tell Wyatt was told to use antibacterial as soon as we cleared the barn doors? He's still rubbing it in in this pic.

Happy 3rd Birthday Sammy!

Dear Sammy,

How can it be that my BABY is 3?! You have grown up so much this past year and have become an outgoing, fun-loving, silly and smart little boy.

You have come out of Wyatt 's shadow and have gotten over your shyness to become a boy who loves to learn new things and make other people laugh- especially with your crossed eyes. You love to be read to, play with trucks and dig in the dirt. You also like to ride bikes, play hide-and-seek and role play that you are a pirate, police officer and firefighter.

You love to talk and sing and have quickly learned some of the songs Wyatt picked up from preschool, which have taught you the days of the week and the months of the year. You cannot wait to attend preschool and look forward to socializing with Wyatt's classmates and their siblings at school drop-off and pick-up. You are in the thick of things with the older kids at the end of the day and run around Miss Amy's tree and play tag even though you are by far the youngest and smallest kid out there and have frequent head on collisions with the others kids but you get up, brush yourself off and get back in the game usually with your adorable laughter filling the air.

You are making big progress in the potty training department, which received a big boost during the January power outage when you decided it would be cool to poop in the pitch dark bathroom by lantern.

You love to go to the movie theater but will not eat the pop corn.When we can't go outside and play you like to take long baths or build forts using the couch cushions. You would never wear clothes of any kind if you could get away with it in public, although you like wearing pirate hats and carrying around swords and squirt guns. You like to "catch bad guys" and "go hunting"- both games which involve a lot of shooting noises.

You're favorite songs are "Moves Like Jager" by Maroon 5 and "I Wanna Go" by Brittany Spears. You're favorite foods are butter and cream cheese (do these count as foods?!). You're favorite toys are fire trucks and dump trucks. You're favorite book is "Freight Train". You're favorite tv shows are "Curious George" and "Jake and the Neverland Pirates".

Your daddy, brother and I love you more than you and you bring so much joy into our lives.

Love,

Mommy

Big Boy Bed

Sammy has finally graduated into a big boy bed! We purchased this awesome captain's style bed (like Wyatt's) so we didn't need to purchase an additional dresser, which works out great since his room is so small. He was thrilled when Ross assembled it.

He even gave the bed a few hugs...

Wyatt and Sam did their best to help Ross with the assembly and Ross was his patient self and let them feel a part of things. He is truly a wonderful father!

The first thing they wanted to do was bounce on it... 

And Sam gave it a big thumbs up!

Here he is testing out the matteress for the first time...

And laying under the covers...

There's more than enough room for two!

And the first night of sleep went off without a hitch.

Snow Walk

During the recent snow storm we headed out for a long walk to the lake to check out the ducks. The boys loved running around and trying to catch the snowflakes on their tongues.

Both boys got in on the snow angel action and Wyatt made sure I walked around his imprints and not through them.

It was a beautiful day with my beautiful boys.