Neil playing "Wee-Ball"

Well, Rick has waited a long time for a son and has been anxiously awaiting for him to play sports.  He sent in Neil's registration form and money for Tee-ball but got a phone call from the city informing him that Neil is not 5 yet and cannot play Tee-ball this year.  Well, this did not deter Rick for long.  He found out that the YMCA has a "Wee-ball" league for 3 and 4 year olds.  So, he signed him up. 

Neil likes it but he does get bored.  He is used to playing in the yard with all of us and we pitch to him and he runs all the bases.  He knows the game really well and is really good.  So, I know I'm bragging but Neil is head and shoulders above the other kids, not to mention he is physically a lot bigger than most of the other kids.  It's pretty cute to watch, although painful at times...thankfully they only play 2 innings and everyone gets to bat once each inning.

Neil is the one on the right, on the left is Reagan.  His dad is Rick's boss. So they usually sit together and stand by each other in the field.

I think Neil is trying to pry the ball out of Reagan's glove here. 

Here is Neil with Coach Tim.

Rick and I laugh because Neil waits forever before he swings the bat.  He stands there and stares at the ball with that cute little grin on his face.

He likes posing for his mommy!  He gets mad that they only let him run one base at a time (wee-ball rules).  If it were up to him he would run home every at bat!

Savannah's 1 year pictures

Well, it's really her 15 month old pictures since I procrastinated doing her 1 year pictures for 3 months.  Anyway, they are done and I think I got some really cute ones.  I took them out at my in-laws house, they have 4 beautiful acres and the weather was great that day. 

Savannah is so much fun.  We all just adore her and love seeing how quickly she is growing and learning.  She took her first step at about 10 months but didn't really start walking until about 14 months.  However, she is quite the talker.  She says well over 40 words now and is constantly letting us know what she does and does not want.  She has always been so quiet and sweet but lately she has been showing us her feisty personality...must be from her father.  She may be tiny but she can hold her own for sure.  She is my only one with dark brown eyes and I love them!  Both Grandma's have dark brown eyes so I guess I can thank Granny and G-ma.

I just have to say that I love this smile (in the picture above).  This is her little smile she does when she is happy and we all just love it.

Jacksonville Trip

We went to Jacksonville in March to visit...mainly because my sister Mary was there visiting.  She now lives in Louisianna so we don't get to see her very much.  So, all the sisters came in town so we could spend some time together.  We went to a Park in Riverside which was so beautiful and the weather was perfect.

We all tried to limit the number of kids we brought, so it wouldn't be a complete zoo at my mom's house.  In the end we brought the 2 oldest cousins and some of the babies.  The two oldest don't see each other nearly as much as they would like so we graciously allowed Auburn to go so she could see her cousin Elise...then we made them chase the toddlers around the park!

Mary, Mom, and Annette (who is pregnant and due next week, even though she barely looks pregnant at all!). 

Annette, Adrienne, and Taylor...we always love seeing Taylor, she's the last teenager out of all the sisters...she makes the rest of us feel old.

Here is Mary's baby boy, Brody.  Such a cutie.

Mom had fun, I think, chasing around Savannah for me.  I really enjoyed spending some time with her.  All the kids adore their Granny!

Back at Mom's house, it was all we could do to keep Savannah from getting to Elena (Stephanie's new baby).  I believe Marlee is trying to protect her sister from Savannah here.  Savannah just kept saying "bee-bee, bee-bee"  all weekend.