Summer!

 Our summer has been insane and we are just THRILLED we made it through June.  We are done getting wood already and usually we have not started.  We had 3 different baseball/softball teams this year and they are over (that was insane).  We managed to get 2 camping trips in already and have 4 more to go.  The coolest thing we have done this summer was on May 31.  Grace and Gid turned 8 and were baptized.  It was a very special day and we were so proud of them!  Thanks to the great family we have that came and supported them on this special day!

 Bug told me the other day she wanted "piggy buns" in her hair.  I asked what that was and this is what she told me.  She is so funny.

 Gracie played her first year of softball and loved it.  She got to be an awesome batter and does well in the field when she is not playing with her hair or worrying about how she looks.  She is a girly girl but we love her and she is excited to play next year again.  She loves to just play catch with her mom.  That is about all we can do to get the girl outside and away from tv and books.  I am just glad she loves it and wants to do it again!

 Here she is playing with her hair again!  She hit her first triple this year!  It was so cool!  She was so excited!

 Gracie and Halle did a theatre camp this year.  They had so much fun!  They did 3 numbers.  Halle was Snoopy and had a speaking part!  She did so cute. 

 Halle was so cute as a monkey in the Dr. Seuss number.  The thing I love the most about her is that the girl is ALWAYS smiling!  She is so cute and fun to be around.  This camp was right up her alley!

 Gracie was the Cat in the Hat.  She had several speaking lines.  She did well, she has her mom in her though.  She memorizes really well but when she gets nervous she talks really really fast!

 She also had a poem she had to do by herself.  This was the most nerve wracking for her. 

 The other number was "Your never fully dressed without a smile"  from Annie.  We kinda missed this number since the camera went caput but it was so cute.

 So this year I ended up (by default) coaching Gid's baseball team.  Brian stepped up and pitched to the boys since he did not want me out there with balls flying.  It was fun to spend time with him and Gid.  Gid improved very much once we figured out the poor kid could not see the ball coming at him.  We got him in to the Dr and he was given glasses.  After that the became our best hitter and did so awesome on defense.  He LOVED this season and was sad to see it end. 

 Gracie became our photographer since Bri and I were both occupied.  She did pretty well.  Gid hit 2 triples in one game and was so excited.  He loved hanging out with his friends. 

 Our handsome boy in his glasses.  He almost look weird to me now if he does not have them on but he LOVES them.

 On deck

 He is such a fast runner. 

 Halle also played ball this year and was thrilled to play coach pitch instead of "boring T-ball".  She did awesome.  She had the cutest batting stance.  We had to work with her a bit to "widen it up".  She hit so so good and loved every minute of it.  She got to play with her cousin Chloe and that was so cool to her. 

 That cute stance.

 And then the sass.