Springtime Catch-up

Right after school got out, the kids and I went to Indy for a week to visit Nana and Opa. Deanna and her girls came out from Cinci to join the party, and we had SO much fun with them!! We went swimming, did a LOT of jumping on the tramp with the sprinkler underneath, went bike riding on a beautiful trail, ate delicious food, and played at the Children's Museum. I love this pic of Nana reading to the kids, because they love the time they get to be close with her, and be spoiled by her reading LOTS of books with them. The cousins (including Chief the dog!) got to sleep all together in the living room--they loved that!!

I love this pic of Kate (Dee's baby) because 1)she's adorable! 2)gotta love those thighs!! 3)I've never known a baby to do the splits!! It was fun cuddling her and squinching her thunder thighs!

Bike riding on the Monon Trail.

Fun at the Children's Museum.

Gotta love a clown!

One day this spring, I couldn't find Trev anywhere, and after looking frantically for a while, I finally found him bouncing up and down on his bottom on our front door-step. He must've snuck out the garage and walked around to the front door. I thought he looked so cute there, so I ran inside for the camera.

Spence Played "Pitching Machine" baseball (his 1st year), for the "Cleveland Indians". He was one of the youngest on his team, and he did an awesome job! It was exciting to see his progress with hitting and fielding over the season. He got so good that whenever we play baseball in our yard, it's no fun playing with Spence anymore 'cause he's always hitting home-runs!

Mikey played soccer in a "3-4 year-old" league (even though he turns 5 in August). As you may imagine, there is a HUGE difference between a young 3-year-old and an old 4-year-old when it comes to playing sports. Needless to say, Mikey had his time in the limelight for a full season. I kind-of felt bad for the younger kids who didn't get much ball-time, but half the time half the team was getting snacks from their parents or oblivious to the game going on...so I'm sure they didn't care too much.

Here's Mikey (black shirt #9), going for a goal!

Have I mentioned that we really love to bike ride?? :-) Here's a trail close to our house, and the kids found a frog one day in the creek. I made them let it go before they got any ideas about bringing it home for a pet.