Colin's Activities

All summer Colin had activities that kept us really busy. His schedule was swimming on Monday and then soccer. Tuesday and Thursdays were WeeBall and Wednesdays were soccer. Fridays were the Fun Run. Wow - he is one busy kid! But...he enjoyed every single moment of it and loved playing the sports.

Here Colin is at a soccer game. The games are quite interesting. Pretty much a pack of 4 year olds just running around together. Half the time the kids would be kicking the ball in the wrong direction and score for the opposite team. Colin played goalie quite often and he enjoyed it. He did good blocking the ball most times. Even saved a ball while someone (accidentally) kicked his knuckles. See, real hard core soccer here! :) We enjoyed watching him enjoy the game. When I played soccer, I pretty much just hung out by the goalie and did some gymnastics or picked flowers...yeah, my parents were real proud of me, I'm sure! :)

Here is Colin at WeeBall. WeeBall is the step before T-ball. There are no games, just practices that teach them the fundamentals of T-Ball so they can play next year. They made it a lot of fun for the kids. Below are some pics of them having water WeeBall. Instead of a ball, they did everything with water balloons. Remember, Colin doesn't like to get his clothes wet, so that was interesting! After awhile, he came around and was fine. The last day everyone wore their tshirts and took pics as well as ran competitions. Colin did awesome and won two first place ribbons and one second place ribbon. They were for hitting, running, and throwing. We are proud of Colin for doing so well. He definitely wants to play next summer.

And just because this is so funny to me...
I walked into Colin's room and this is what I find. Notice all the books on the floor behind him? Yeah, he designed his room to look like that he told me. Seriously? The underwear on the head is hilarious. The things they come up with. ha!

Cade wanting to be just like Colin...although, Colin said Cade did it first. Who knows! You can see the admiration for his older brother. So cute!

It's been 6 years!

Wow...time does fly when you are having fun! Today, Steve and I have been married for 6 years. Where did time go? It feels like not that long ago we were getting ready for our wedding. 6 years, 2 kids, and 2 houses later, we are still having fun and loving life. What more could you ask for? Steve and I are so lucky to have found each other...because, really? who else would put up with him? (TOTALLY kidding!) Love you Steve! :) Here's to many more happy years together!

Our wedding party on July 12, 2003

Caroline Lynn Engle

Erin and Kevin became parents on Wednesday, July 8, 2009. (love her birthday...7-8-9!) Caroline Lynn Engle was welcomed at 9:25 am weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces and 19.5 inches long. She has lots of light brown fuzz just waiting for lots of bows to be put in it! We got to see her on Wednesday afternoon and she is a doll! Just precious as can be. I always forget how little they are! Congratulations Erin and Kevin. You will be wonderful parents, Caroline is lucky to have you!

Proud parents! Mommy and Daddy with Caroline

Colin meets Caroline. He was so excited! He was upset he didn't get to see her the first day "in real" (not in pictures I took!) So, Colin and I went last night to see her. He was so sweet with her. He chose the gifts we gave her with much thought. He wanted her to have a rattle, an outfit that said mommy and one that said daddy (have to have one for both parents!) and then a silky pink blanket like all of his he still loves. He just knows Caroline will love hers too!

The Zoo and More...

Last week Steve and I took the kids to the zoo. It was a beautiful day and we had lots of fun. Below are some of the fun times we had at the zoo!

Cade had lots of fun looking at the animals this time. He hasn't been too interested in the zoo before, but the animals were moving around and he is loving making animal sounds lately, so this is right up his alley. He even touched an animal today and thought he was some hot stuff!

Here are some pics of Colin. He has always loved the zoo. He has so much fun when we go there. He also likes to play mini golf and complete the fun puzzles they have there too. He also touched some animals that I wouldn't even touch! :)

These were also taken last week (when it was warm!) They had so much fun with our $5 Slip and Slide that lasted all of about 5 minutes. A dollar per minute isn't bad, right? :) They have so much fun together.

And, then something like this happens. Ahh, gotta love this age! Of course, I love to document these fits and one day hope to show them to Cade and show him how silly he looks. But, for right now...I just point and shoot the camera while he is throwing these fits and just laugh. Gotta love being a parent! :)

Nice...so nice!

Have you ever seen the really dumb movie House Bunny? Love the quote "nice...so nice!" from the movie. Long story to explain it, but it is said with some attitude and sarcasm and I say it a lot when I am frustrated! You will just have to go out and rent the really terrible movie to understand it! :)

So, I walked away from the table for just ONE second and I come back and see this...

Nice, huh? How can you not laugh though? He is just so darn cute! Of course, before stopping him , I had to grab the camera! Love him...not the clean up! :)

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to the best Daddy! Steve, you are a wonderful role model to our two boys. Colin and Cade could not have a better father! They anxiously await your arrival each night and can't wait to spend time with you. Thanks for being such a great dad to our two boys! We love you!

This afternoon, we celebrated Father's Day at my parents house. Here are the two boys with all of their grandpas and daddy. Grandpa Ray (my dad's step dad), Papa (my dad), Grandpa Gene (my moms dad), Grandpa (Steves dad), and Daddy. They are so lucky to have so many men in their lives that love them!

Happy Father's Day! :)

And we're back after a short...I mean LONG break!

So, I am pretty much the worst mom on Earth! I haven't blogged in a very long time! I was so busy with school and activities, time just got away from me. Then, I never had time to load my pictures, then it turned into I didn't have time to go back and update, and then I was overwhelmed with updating over that long period of time, and now...I am forgetting about updating and just moving on! So, if anyone is still out there even checking on this blog since we took a very long hiatus...I am promising from now on to update regularly and be a better blogger, commenter, etc.

This summer has been lots of fun with the boys so far. If only the weather would cooperate, we could make it to the pool for once! The boys have swam in my parents backyard (gotta love the plastic blue pools!) They have done the slip and slide a couple of times and even the sprinkler. But, no public pools as of yet.

The boys do play well together and it is fun watching their relationship grow. Colin is such a good big brother to Cade. Cade is learning how to be a good little brother! :) Here they are playing outside having fun.

I was welcomed into the wonderful world of 30 last week. I still have a hard time believing I am 30, but it isn't so bad! My family got together for dinner that night at my brother and sister in law's house. Erin and Kevin joined us also. As you can see from the picture below, Erin is expecting and looking quite cute these days. Caroline is due to arrive July 25th and we can't wait! I am so excited she is having a little girl! :) Below is Steve and I at Jeff and Emily Engle's wedding (Erin and Kevin's brother and sister in law) at the beginning of June. The original Jameson family (and a tad of Colin's face...he can't stay away from Papa) and then Erin and Kevin with us.

Here are the boys helping GG make her infamous GG bread. She does that Amish Friendship bread...bakes it every 10 days. I don't know how she can keep up with it, but my boys LOVE it! She even started making muffins and the first thing my boys want in the morning are GG muffins. Do you see how long Colin's tongue is? That thing is so long!!

Fun outside with bubbles and the swingset. Do you see what I am talking about how Colin is a good big brother? He waits for Cade to sit on his lap, jump on his back or lay on his tummy to go down the slide together! Even pushes him in the swing. Too cute! Cade loves his big brother and Colin loves being a big brother! :) Cade is keeping us very busy...he is VERY active and energetic. Always keeps me on my toes!

Well, that is it for now. I am promising to keep up from now on and if I don't...please remind me of this promise! Hope everyone is enjoying their summers! :)