Last Person on Earth

Ok, I know I am probably THE last person on earth to have finally read the Twilight series, but I am finally finished with book three. I'll say that I like the books and that I am excited for the last book to come out in August. I will even say that I have dreamt of vampires and such in the last few days. I will also say that Bella was bugging the tar out of me at the end of book three, I don't know why. Well, yes I do but I don't want to spoil it for someone(maybe the very last person) who maybe hasn't read it yet. All I can say is pee or get off the pot, choose and be done with it. Anyways, that is my two cents!! Good books and the movie should be really fun to watch too.

What no pictures?!!

Well this year there was no pictures to document Easter. We had a ward party and Easter egg hunt on Saturday. The camera got left in the car and so we didn't get pics of the kids hunting for eggs. Then that night I set out Easter baskets and thought I would get to see Lauryn excited to open her Dora book, maybe I'd get a glimpse of Meysa and her princesses and Ayden with his Lego Star Wars. But alas, it was not to be. I got woken up at 5:30 AM by Meysa telling me that Lauryn needed me. I got on to her for being up that early and sent them back to bed. I still heard noise so I got up and checked on them. Lauryn was trying to make a bed on the couch and I could hear Meysa and Ayden downstairs. There was no light on, only the headlamp attatched to Ayden's head(thanks Papa Chip) and I found wrapping paper and plastic everywhere. Needless to say Ayden had been up since 4:45AM and he had put together a whole Lego set by headlamp, plus he got the girls up too. Meysa mistook Lauryn's basket for her own and so they were fighting over the Dora magna-doodle and book. Thank heavens I didn't put any candy in their baskets or else I am sure that would have been gone too. I demanded that they all go back to bed which they kind of did and I went back to bed too. We didn't even get pictures in our Sunday best. How sad is that? Next year I am setting up the baskets at the end of my bed and by golly I am getting pictures. Hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend!!

Baseball Season is Here!!!!

Playing catch to warm up. Nice form Lefty. Ayden is one of the youngest on his team. There is only one kid smaller than him. The boy bending over on the right of the picture is twice Ayden's size. He is playing in the 6-8 year old machine pitch league. He didn't want to play 5-6 year old tee ball. He wanted the machine to pitch to him. Playing against the older kids should challenge him a bit. He seems to be holding his own so far.

Practicing his ground balls.

Ayden getting ready for the machine to pitch him the ball. The coach went around to each kid and asked them what position they play and Ayden told his coach,"batter." That a way boy!!!

Hitting the ball. He actually hit the ball during this picture. He has some of the better hand-eye coordination of all the players on the team.

Good follow through.

The Leprechaun Trap

Ayden had his first school project due this week and it was a fun one. He had to design a trap for a Leprechaun. Well what do Leprechaun's love? GOLD, and so we thought big giant gold nuggets would get his attention. Ayden was pretty proud of himself and his design. He even practiced his presentation this morning over pancakes, he was pretty cute!! Just thought I would share!!!

Flashbacks!!

So our little Ayden is getting ready to start the baseball season. He is going to play in the machine pitch league this year instead of the T-ball league. He loves to have Ryan pitch to him, but as a Mom I think maybe he will be suprised at having a machine hurling a ball at him. Maybe not, we shall see. Well for this league they have uniforms and need their own bats and such, which Ayden already has but he didn't have the cleats and practice pants. So last night Ryan and Ayden went out together and got the essential gear.
Ryan wouldn't let Ayden come upstairs to show me the goods until he had dressed him right. Boy it was like looking at his dad not too long ago. He looked so cute and strutted around the living room. And he showed me how much faster his cleats made him run!! I think this season is going to be pretty fun! Especially for his dear 'ole Dad!!
That is his best "show me what you got machine" look!! Pretty fun!!