T-ball and Kindergarten

Logan has been playing t-ball this spring and having fun doing it for the most part. He plays at the Woodway Family Center where it's about teaching them how to play and the basics of the game. They play for fun and don't keep score. He has a great coach who is very patient with all of the kids and is really trying to teach them the fundamentals of hitting, catching, and playing a position. He allows all the kids to play each position for one whole game and then switches it up for the next game. I think it really works because I've noticed over the last few weeks that we are one of the only teams where the whole team doesn't go chasing the ball out into the outfield every time. The kids play their positions well and know whose turn it is to chase the ball.

Logan is a pretty good player. Like all of the kids, he has his 'daisy-picking' moments, but he also has some really good times when he catches and throws pretty well. He's been practicing his hitting and getting pretty good. Evidence seen here. Yes, the ball went pretty far after he hit it off the tee this time. Here he is playing "pitcher" and throwing to first base. He's got a pretty good arm and usually has pretty good aim. Sometimes, though, the first baseman isn't always watching.

To top off our week, we signed up our little ball player for Kindergarten tonight. It was Kindergarten Round-up in our school district. I can't believe my baby will be starting "real school" in the fall. That's what he calls it. Mother's Day Out is school but not "big kid school." Maybe I'll be ready for this the closer we get to August. At least I still have my two little ones at home.

New Pics

Fun in the Pool


Yes, those are his phones in the pool with him.


Pretty smile

I'm the Baby, Gotta Love Me

Living with an infant again for the second time in just under two years is very interesting. Just when we were getting used to sleeping through the night again, here comes Meagan. We know she's teething because of all the drool, but we also think she's going through a growth spurt because she can't seem to get enough to sleep through the night like she was doing just a few weeks ago. So, we tried some cereal to see if that would help.

We tried some plain rice cereal, but it wasn't very popular. She would barely tolerate it, and we couldn't seem to get the consistency quite to her liking. Picky child for one so young. So we decided to try the rice cereal with apples in it. This was a little better.

However, these were the results of the rice and apples cereal. Not extremely popular, but at least she will eat most of what I fix rather than clamping her mouth shut. We just get to keep trying and pray that something will fill her tummy enough to sleep through the night.

As you can also see Logan likes to get in on the action and entertain her while she's trying to eat. She does love her big brother.

Adventures in Self-Feeding

Matthew is 19 months old now, and we're trying to allow him to begin feeding himself with a fork and/or spoon. We've had some interesting results with this. Under our watchful eye at home, we can control somewhat the mess he makes. We are able to generally intercede before yogurt or applesauce winds up on the floor, the tray, the dog, etc. You get the picture. As these are the easiest to clean up, we have started with them and moved onto pasta and meat combos that can be messier especially when they contain tomato sauce. He's done okay with them with just a few smears on the clothes or high chair tray. All this said, I suggested to his teachers yesterday morning that they might try letting him feed himself his morning yogurt. A short time later, I got a request to go to his room with my camera. See for yourself the results.

I especially like the positioning of the spoon.

New to Blogging

Well, Dennis and I have been talking about doing this, and since I have more time, I thought I would go ahead and get the process started. This is for our friends and family who don't get to see us and the kids very often if at all.


For any others, Dennis and I have been married for eight years and have three children. Logan, Matthew and Meagan are 5 years, 19months, and 5 months respectively. They truly are very special children, and we are blessed to have them in our lives. I am a part-time stay at home mom. I work 2 1/2 days a week at the church we attend in the Mother's Day Out and MOPS programs. Dennis works at Baylor University where he works in the Electronic Library with all of the classroom technology equipment. We both enjoy what we do and feel blessed that God has put us in the positions we're in.


Dennis also works with the sound and media at our church. He really enjoys that as well. In fact, he likes it so much that he is taking a week off during Vacation Bible School to be there to take care of the sound and media needs for our children's minister. VBS will also be my one week out of the classroom. Besides teaching kids, I also like photographing them. I am the designated photographer during VBS. I can't wait, I'm truly excited about taking pictures of the kids and prepping and running the daily pictures slide show.

These are my own children.

This is my big boy, Logan, age 5.

This is my blue-eyed boy, Matthew, age 19 months.

And my baby girl, Meagan, age 5 months.

Don't they all look alike? I think they do.