Boys playing ball and the field manager

I stole that title from my father-in-law. He got a new tee for Sam to play with, so Stuart, Clarence and Sam went outside Sunday night and enjoyed the nice weather. We took Kate out there to crawl around too, and you'll see her in her pretty little dress without the matching hat that she refuses to wear. (Thanks Sarah M!)

Kate's First Haircut

Our niece Nickie came over and tested out her new beauty-school skills on the family on Saturday. She cut Mary, Clarence, Sam, and Stu's hair, and I decided she could help me by trimming Kate's bangs. Kate has all this hair on one side, and it hangs in her face, but little on the other side. So we don't want to cut much, so that it can grow or whatever it is girl hair is supposed to do. Here're the pics though:

Recent Pictures

As you may notice, no picture postings of late. So I'm including a few from the last week or so to show you what we're up to...

Here's one of Mamaw and Kate... Mom stayed with us for about 10 days while caring for Nanny during her recent hospitalization. We tried to squeeze in a few good times. Notice the big wave from our girl Kate.

We took the kids out in their wading pool on Tuesday afternoon. They were so sleepy and strung out all day that we weren't out for long, but we got a couple of cute pictures...

I took this one as a reminder that I still have a sweet little boy and I need to cherish him while I can. He's growing so big so fast now. I noticed today that his foot is now longer than my hand!

And our other sleeper...

Last T-ball practice... er... game

Sam had his last t-ball practice today, which technically was a game. They played two innings-- everyone bats and no one gets out. It's a great way to play. It also requires parental support for nearly every child on the field at all times-- much more labor-intensive than football or basketball.

At the end of the practice... I mean, game... the "coach" called all the boys in for one last (and possibly first) team huddle. He started to say "On the count of zero" (no, I'm not joking, he used zero) and Sam jumped in with "I like it when we yell..." The coach ignored him and said, "let's yell "go penguins" or whatever and sam said "Why don't we yell..." He's a natural leader, I tell you. Not intimidated by what any coach might say... able to make his own decisions and lead a team. I was so proud.