Video of Little Man batting...

You'll have to excuse me yelling into the camera and moving the camera around...wanted to film Little Man but also wanted to keep an eye on the next batter so I didn't get pegged with a fly ball. Some of those kids can really hit!

First Game of the Season!

Little Man had his first T-Ball game of the season and it was great! The kids looked so cute in their uniforms, although the shirts were like dresses on all of them. :D

When the team took the field, I think there were more parents out there than players. The coaches directing the kids to chase the ball when it was hit, suggesting they keep their eye on the batter so they don't get hit in the head with the ball and throwing the ball to first. And the parents taking pictures, recording video of the game and helping catch wild throws so no one took a ball to the face. :)

Once the team was up to bat, the coaches & parents would stand at each base so the kids would know where to run. The coaches waving their arms crazily and the Mom's yelling, "run to Mommy, run to Mommy!" It was pretty entertaining. Especially when a kid from the other team got a base hit, ran to first and kept going. They had to chase him down. :D

Here's some pics from the game:

The line up. Little Man in the gray pants, 6th kid down.

Little Man getting a base hit! Run! Run!

Shaking hands with the other team, "Good Game, Good Game..."

Little Man is right in front of the coach with the blue shirt.

I'll try to post the video of Little Man hitting the ball as soon as I can.

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Practice #2

Little Man's 2nd practice went well! He's hitting better and going after the ball more but we need to work on running the bases. :)

Daddy was on hand for this one...hee hee...quite the eye-opener for him. :D

Base Hit!

High five at 1st base!

In the outfield.

Daddy helping out.

Goofy's idea of "getting his glove up".

Tomorrow is the first game of the season! So exciting! I'll take some video to share.

Have a great weekend!

Play Ball!

Last night was Little Man's first T-Ball practice!

He's always enjoyed throwing balls and hitting...things. :D And after watching his cousins play flag-football, he expressed interest in playing a sport. I was more excited about him playing T-Ball than football...for obvious reasons, so we signed him up. After receiving a T-Ball stand for his Birthday, a bat, a glove and a bag of soft T-Balls, we practiced at the park. He hit the ball really well and although he's not as crazy about fielding, he gives it a good effort and has a good arm!

The team name is the San Francisco Giants! They received their team caps and jerseys and they are going to look so cute at the first game!

I wasn't sure what to expect at the first practice...they are a group of 4-5 year olds. And I think only 2 of the kids have played before. But the coach was so patient with them and covered the basics in the hour we had to practice.

Here are some pics from last nights practice:

Not really interested in stretching

Need to work on that fielding! :D

Getting help from one of the Dads

Little Man finally getting to bat!

I'll keep taking pictures and recording some of the games for the Grandparents. :)

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On vacation...

Lots to do before going to visit the family for Easter so I'll post something new when we get back.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Easter holiday!

It's Party Time!

Today was Little Man's Birthday Party at Pump It Up! Imagine 30 kids bouncing around and sliding down a giant inflatable slide...great fun!

Little Man had so much fun with all his friends...so happy that they all could join him in celebrating his 4th Birthday.

Happy Birthday Jedi Jaden!

Slam Dunk with an assist from Daddy

Time for Pizza!

Star Wars Birthday Cupcake Cake!

I think he was getting tired and starting to zone out. :D

Still had enough energy to play after the party...

couldn't say the same for Daddy! :D

I forgot to take "The Silly Birthday Hat" to the party but he was a good sport about me getting a picture of him wearing it once we got home.

Friends and Family singing "Happy Birthday"

Thanks to everyone who celebrated with us!

It was fun!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY LITTLE MAN!!!

Four years ago today we celebrated the birth of "Little Man". Crazy how fast time flies.

Seems like it was just yesterday that we were still at the hospital, figuring out how to change a newborn diaper, then loading him in the car for the 25 mph ride home and finally standing next to his crib, watching him sleep and thinking how blessed we were.

Little Man - Born on Good Friday, 2007

Little Man - 1 year old

Little Man - 2 years old

Little Man - 3 years old

We were excited to take him out to dinner Monday night to celebrate and of course he chose "the rice place with the big horses" (PF Changs), one of his favorite restaurants. Since his Grandma M, Grandma & Grandpa A sent his Birthday money early (Thank You!), we went ahead and gave him his present to play with on the drive over. A Nintendo DS game system! He was so excited! Now he could play cool "big kid" games like his cousins!

Playing Diego's Dinosaur game &

wearing the "Cool Kid" button from Grandma M.

Score! Free Birthday Dessert!

Decisions, decisions, decisions!

Finally went with the raspberry cheesecake...Mmmmm!

Last night I stayed up late making a Birthday shirt for him to wear to school. Unfortunately, he woke up with a cough & runny nose and had to stay home...so he put it on long enough for pictures. But his birthday wasn't a total loss, he spent the day building with his Trio Blocks, watching videos, playing video games and being waited on hand and foot by Mamma. Oh, wait, that's pretty much any day he's not in school. :D

Hopefully he'll be feeling better for his party on Saturday.

His rocket Birthday shirt says, "I'm Four!"

Our "Little Man" is quickly growing up to be a big boy.

Happy Birthday!

We love you! (((THIS MUCH!!!)))

Plants vs. Zombies Game Trailer

Gamer.....

So I had to go to the Verizon Wireless store yesterday because my phone died...AGAIN! This is my 3rd phone in 6 months. Don't ever get a LG Touch screen phone. It's great, when it's working, but just spend the extra money and get an iPhone. You get so much more for your money...including a phone that works...like ALL THE TIME. :D And you get all the fabulous Applications (aka-Apps)! Which brings me to the point of my post.

Apps/Games

Every time I go to the "phone store", as Little Man calls it, he's with me. So the sales guy always finds him a game to play while I get the phone situation...situated. This is how we became acquainted with "Plants vs. Zombies". The kid LOVED (notice I typed LOVED) this game, had to play it, didn't want to leave the store, had to find it online to download to our desktop when we got home and became addicted to it. UNTIL we beat the highest level and ZOMBOSS, the giant robot zombie controlled by a goofy looking scientist zombie guy with a giant head. Now Little Man is like, "Meh, I'll just play something on NickJr.com".

Well, yesterday, the sales guy put him on an iPad with the game "Angry Birds". I've heard of this game, heard it's addictive but I.HAD.NO.IDEA. When it was time to go, I ended up "helping" Little Man play...who am I kidding, I took over the iPad and played for 10 minutes. Little Man didn't mind. In the 10 minutes it took for me to get my phone situation situated, he mastered the game! So he was showing me how to play! Crazy how fast a 3yr old can pick up this stuff.

I made the mistake of mentioning to the sales guy that we were thinking of replacing Little Man's jumbo DVD player with an iPod Touch. He said they dropped the price of the iPad, so it's only $50 more than the iPod Touch and you get a much bigger screen! Thanks...thanks a lot man. Now our 4 yr old thinks he's getting this $299 iPad with the "Angry Birds" game.

Anywho, tried to leave the store, Little Man had a meltdown, finally got in the car, he demanded that we find the game on the computer when we got home, I put him in his room for quiet time and THEN checked the online Apple Store for the game...thank goodness I couldn't find a desktop compatible download. Can you imagine the HOURS wasted playing this game at home!!!

This morning on the way to school, I hear from the backseat:

Little Man: "I know what we can do after school today! Go to the phone store and play the chicken game!" (big smile on his face...he actually believed I'd take him)

Me: "Um, No".

Little Man: "I like that chicken game..." (defeated and gazing out the window).

I think we have a little "gamer" on our hands. :D

(check out the videos on this blog if you're not familiar with Plants vs. Zombies or Angry Birds. But it's not my fault if you become addicted to playing.) :D