Baseball pictures

Tuesday night we played the Sand Gnats, and the boys were able to pull off another win. Myles played pitcher for a few innings & then Coach Kevin moved some of the players around. He moved Myles to third base, & it was there that Myles made the play that is the play of the year so far. A little boy hit a line drive between short & third and he ran & caught it. Then without looking he ran straight to second base & made a double play! It was amazing. He continues to amaze Kevin and myself with his knowledge of the game & knowing what to do when without having to be told. It's plays like that that make me miss my dad so much because I know how excited and proud of Myles he would be. He would be so tickled to know what a great ball player he is becoming! Connor continues to back up first base very well. He loves it and is really good at it too! And, he is really hitting the ball very well and runs the bases really fast! A quick thanks to my friend Kelly who actually took these pictures for me!



Connor hitting the ball hard!


He made it to first!


Myles hitting the ball hard too!


Look at how differently the boys slide into home plate!
Connor sliding!


Myles sliding!

They are so cute!

Sneak peak of Grayson!

Grayson finally made his grand entrance around 2:05 in the afternoon. He weighed in at a whopping 5 pounds & 9 ounces and was 20 inches long! The boys and I went up around 3:15, but we didn't get to see him outside of the nursery because he was awaiting his bath. So after our game, which we won by the way, we made another trip to the hospital. The boys LOVE him so much already! I had shirts made for each of them that said "I'm the Big Cousin" and had their name underneath the picture. They wore them proudly today! They were really sweet with him. I was kind of shocked. It was the first time they have ever been around a newborn. Little Connor wanted to stay with Aunt Kimmie tonight & help her out! Of course, we didn't let him! I'll be posting more pics tomorrow.

Grayson Joseph

We LOVE our new cousin!

The whole family!

What a cutie!

Tomorrow is the BIG day!!!

We're so excited about the big day tomorrow. We can't wait for our nephew's big grand entrance. Here is a picture of my niece tonight with the things that she'll be taking to the hospital: baby bag, coming home outfit & car seat! She is so excited!

Update on baby Grayson

Baby Grayson, my newest nephew, is set to make his grand entrance on Tuesday (if he doesn't come tomorrow!). We have our things ready and Connor is so excited that he can hardly stand it! We'll be visiting the hospital Tuesday afternoon & before our baseball game that evening. I can see Connor now....showing Grayson his baseball cleats and all!!! You can check out my sister's blog at http://carleighandgrayson.blogspot.com/

Trip to the Birmingham Zoo

Wednesday afternoon the boys & I (Kevin was in Jacksonville all week long) headed up to Tuscaloosa to stay with my friend Robin's parents & head to the Birmingham Zoo on Thursday. We thought it would be a great day to go and since the schools in the area already had spring break, we thought it would be kind of empty. Boy were we ever WRONG! There were school buses everywhere! I guess Thursday was the day for field trips! We had a great time though, and were glad to spend so time with our friends. Thanks to Nana & Poppa for letting us stay the night!

Emily, Kerri Ann, Myles & Connor hanging out at Nana & Poppa's house. We were wired!!!!


This was actually the last picture that I took and so Connor was not very photogenic!!


My absolute FAVORITE picture of the day! Love, love, love this picture of Connor with the birds in the background!


Myles with the butterfly life cycle, which he learned about before spring break!


The boys with some pretty colorful birds in the background!


The kids riding a camel. They had a blast. Now that I look at the pictures, I noticed Connor wasn't a gentleman because poor Kerri Ann is behind him! We'll make sure we work with him on his manners! Of course here he is with his no fear attitude!


Me & the boys. We were on our way out so by this time and 136 pictures later, Connor wasn't very happy to see the camera! Thanks to Robin for taking our pic!


For lunch, we packed a picnic & enjoyed the nice weather!


Priceless picture: Kerri Ann reading the map to Connor! So sweet!


Monkey see...Monkey do! This was Connor while we were looking at the monkey exhibit!


The boys and the alligator! He/She was staring right at the boys & we were actually able to see him/her move from the grass & into the water. And the water, it was so nasty!

Random pics from the zoo

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Baseball this week..1 Loss & 1 Win

We had a busy, busy week full of baseball. We had 2 games this week and won one & loss one. Our record is now 2-2. Both boys are having lots of fun and are playing great. Next up for us will be the Sand Gnats on Tuesday!

We sure are loving baseball!


Connor heading home! The coach doesn't even have to tell him to keep going--he does it automatically!


Myles getting ready to hit a big one!


Future track star..a.k.a. Connor!


Ready to play hard!

Myles making an awesome out at third! The first hitter on the Muckdogs hit it straight to Myles & he threw a brilliant throw to get him out. Their team was in shock! Because Myles is so small, most people don't realize what a great arm he has until they hit it right to him!

Random pics from the weekend

Here are a few random pics of the boys over the weekend. Most were taken at Lambert's Cafe!

This is Connor doing what he's best at: being SILLY!!! He is one hilarious little boy! Once he gets over being shy around new people, he's a riot! Here he is dancing with his eyes closed on purpose with a peach in his mouth. Silly boy!

Here's Myles being silly. He had to be like his little brother!

Here are my 2 favorite pictures of the weekend, which would describe our boys perfectly: Connor the silly one & Myles the serious one!

Here are the three boys at one of our favorite stores, The Coleman Outdoors Store. We were there for a LONG time on Saturday picking up a few camping items as well as the table and benches the boys are sitting on. We are itching to get the pop up camper out, and it looks like we might head to the Gulf in two weeks!

The next Indiana Jones'???

As you can imagine with the three boys in the house, there is a countdown for the next Indiana Jones movie going on in our house! They are getting excited. They LOVE Indiana Jones. That series is the most played movies in the van so far. All day every day kind of thing! While we were at camping store over the weekend, the boys put on some hats that made them look like Indi to us!

USA Jags Reunion

Kevin, Billy Woodard, Mike Ryan,

Lee McKinney & Brady Wilson

The past weekend, Kevin's college teammates had a reunion. We were able to go & meet up with some of the guys last night at Banana Docks Cafe. Most of the guys ran for South Alabama during the late 80s & early 90s. Back in 2000, there was a huge reunion for a race called the 3000 in 2000. Plans are in the making for another larger reunion in 2010! As of last night, Kevin will hopefully be running the Boston Marathon next year! I'm so excited for him and can't wait!

Home of the thrown rolls!

Yesterday, we had a family fun day and headed to Foley & Gulf Shores. We decided that we would eat lunch at Lambert's, which is the home of thrown rolls. Of course the boys loved it, and I was able to catch Connor really catching his! He was so excited!

Throw me a roll!

Yes, I really caught it!

Fun trip to Target!

Wednesday afternoon when I picked Myles up from school he told me he had money to go to the mall. I didn't know what he was talking about. He received a $25 gift card to Target so we headed straight there. Of course he bought Star Wars men with the gift card & has been playing with them nonstop.

A sweet story: This morning as Connor and I were leaving I gave Myles a hug & kiss and said "I love my student of the month" which is what we've been telling him all week. Then Connor went up to him and gave him a hug & said "I love MY student of the month". It was so sweet. And then Connor got into the van & said "I'm Connor of the month". I started laughing so hard.

On my way to Target!

Not too sure which ones to get?

I think I'll get all of these!
Sure does pay well for being

Student of the Month!!

First loss of the year!

Tonight we had our first loss of the year. It was really hard because we loss by one run. The boys did have one amazing inning when they made a triple play! It was great. Myles & Connor did great. Myles hit the ball very well-all the way to the outfield- but the runner in front of him wouldn't run pass second base so Myles stayed on first base. Connor hit a triple & it was great too. He's becoming such the little baseball player!

What the tooth fairy left!

Click on the play button!

Grasshoppers 19 Hooks 18

It looks like we're off to a great season this year. I can't believe baseball has started again! We won our first game yesterday. As you can see from the last post, Myles hit is first home run of his career! We are so excited for him. Connor did very well too. He hit the ball really hard, got on base every at bat, & even hit a double once! Myles did awesome in the field too! He made the best play that we've ever seen. He was playing shortstop and a ball was hit between third & short so he dove for the ball, stopped it, got up & still threw the runner out! It was amazing. A memory that I hope I never forget! Connor did very well backing up first base again. He seems to enjoy doing it! Can't wait for the next game! Up next will be Thursday night against the Rockhounds!

Getting my knuckles all

lined up!!!

Ready for a big hit!

First at bat of the year = First home run of career!!!

That's right! Myles first hit of the day was a home run!!!! He hit the ball all the way to the fence! He almost stopped when he got to second base, but the third base coach told him to keep on going!!! We're so proud of him!

That was a lot of running!

All smiles after the home run!

Kate Shepherd Star!!!!

What a wonderful day today! Life has been so busy lately with baseball and now that my mom is back in the hospital with blood poison so it is always nice to hear good news. Our good news is that Myles has been chosen as the Star Student of the Month for his entire school! Every month one teacher, one paraprofessional & one student are picked to be Stars, and Myles was chosen this month! We're in complete shock because there are tons of kids at his school, but we do know what a special boy he is, but as parents we are sometimes biased!

The Big 13!

Today is my nephew Alvin's 13th birthday. It's hard to believe that I now have a teenage nephew! Hopefully we'll get to see him this weekend or next week since it's his spring break! Hope you have a great one, Big Al!