Baseball Boy!

This spring, Micah has had his first taste of organized sports ~ he's playing t-ball. And he loves it! It's especially fun for him to have his Daddy as an assistant coach. Here's a few shots of our baseball boy! Batter up!

I love this picture - he looks so serious and intent on the task at hand. Thanks for the great photo Dhon!

This was Micah's first "at bat"

Nobody had to tell him to run when the ball when flying ~ he knew right where to go!

Heading toward 1st base

Giving Daddy high-fives

And a big wave for mom!

Running home! Great job Micah!

Celebrating a great victory!

Actually, Micah has been a little bothered at the way tball is played. He really wants to win and isn't much into "tying" the other team. Every night he prays that his team will play well and win the following game. So cute! And so competitive!

Ashlyn has had fun watching too, although she would much rather be over on the playground sliding.

Seeing Daddy out on the field, Ashlyn is always trying to get onto the field herself. Here she was content to look at everyone in the stands.

Getting a few tips from Coach Daddy before swinging.

Micah has shown himself to be quite the runner. He's really quick getting from base to base.

Catching the ball...

and throwing toward 2nd base

It's been lots of fun watching Micah learn to play tball! So glad we decided to let him do it this year!

Poppy Reserve

On Sunday we traveled north to visit the Poppy Reserve while it is still in bloom. It was a beautiful! And the weather was perfect. Although it was windy on the reserve, the bright shining sun kept us all warm.

Trudy, Micah and Josiah

We took about a 1 1/2 mile hike around one of the trails

And we were reminded early on to keep on the lookout for snakes, when this little guy crossed the trail in front of us. Yikes! I'm glad we noticed him!

Micah had such a good time having Trudy here to visit for the weekend. We're wishing she still lived in CA near us. We miss you already Trudy!

Josiah joined us on Sunday while his parents are away for a few days. The three kids all had so much fun together, although at times I think Trudy thought the boys were a bit wild and crazy!!

The kids had a ball running ahead on the trail...

and then stopping to take a rest before getting up to run again.

What a beautiful display of God's creative power!

"O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Thy name in all the earth,
Who has displayed Thy splendor above the heavens!"
Psalm 8:1

Micah and Mama

Trudy's Here!

We are so excited to have Micah's friend Trudy here visiting for the weekend! It's been over two years since they last saw each other, but they've been having a grand time getting reacquainted with each other. Here's some of the things they did today...

Trudy and Micah made some rockets (one of Micah's science experiments). We used alka-seltzer and warm water as the gas - so they did launch, but only a few inches off the ground.

Friends

They made cookies together in the easy bake oven ~ here they are enjoying the fruit of their labor!

Game time ~ Micah wanted to teach Trudy to play Life

Dinner time ~ Trudy loves tacos, so that's what was on the menu for tonight

And of course we have to have crazy faces too!

Here's Ashlyn, having fun with Trudy too!

Here's Ashlyn's crazy face!

Trudy has a blast learning to ride Micah's bike ~ without training wheels!

Go Trudy!!

Ashlyn had fun throwing the frisbee around with Trudy.

Enjoying "Daddy shakes" as a special evening treat

Cuddling with all the animals while singing in worship together.

What a fun day we had! We look forward to more fun tomorrow!