Twins Youth Baseball Camp

This is a picture of the boys with Twins Baseball Legand Tony Oliva! What a great opportunity for them to meet a REAL Twins player!

One of the camp coaches demonstrating to Jake the proper grip on the baseball for accurate throwing.

Mr. Oliva demonstrating proper grip on the bat.

The Twins Youth Baseball Clinic was very exciting. Our boys had a blast and can't wait to go again! They both learned SO much! Including...who Tony Oliva was:)

A Dream...fulfilled

Since Jake was little he has always wanted to be a catcher with a real umpire right behind him. During one of his first games, the coach put him in. He was thrilled...and he did GREAT!

Crabby Patty

One evening at dinner, Eric asked if he could make a REAL crabby patty of his very own. The boys love the show Spongebob and I guess he makes crabby patties....so they had to tell me what the ingredients were and I ran to the store to pick up the crabby items. In reality, it is a hamburger with cheese, lettuce, a purple onion, mustard, ketchup and pickles. Eric was so excited about this venture! He lifted it up...took a bite...and hated it! he he he he Off came all the items except the ketchup and cheese. It wasn't a favorite family dinner by the kids' standards, but we had a great time making dinner as a family!

P.S. Charlie and I enjoyed the crabby patties much more than they did!

Our First Baby is 9!

It wouldn't be Jake's birthday without a baseball birthday cake! Years ago it was always trucks and construction vehicles, however, since his birthday is in the spring he gets pretty excited about the baseball season. In this picture are the neighborhood kids who are almost like family! These kids have been friends since they were born.

Tradition!

It has been a family tradition to go to a Twins game every year for Jake's birthday. This year, it was pretty special...It was the last time this tradition takes place in the Metrodome. The Twins are getting a new outdoor stadium next year. As always, we had a great time and the boys actually made it for 11 innings. Unfortunately, the Twins lost this game, but we had a blast anyway!

Just Singin' in the Rain

Who needs rain to use an umbrella? Our boys and their friends got out this box of umbrellas that Charlie brought home. They each pulled one out and started up the sprinkler. It was 64 degrees out, but that didn't matter to them. They played with these umbrellas for over an hour!

HELLO TOOTH FAIRY!!!

Eric lost his FIRST tooth!

He was so EXCITED!

The tooth fairy brought him 4 very shiny quarters. I guess she looked everywhere and there wasn't a paper dollar anywhere to be found.