T-Ball, Snow and Family Visits!

We have been really busy recently. I realize I should try to post here more often, especially with so many things going on. Jim and Lori (Matt's mom and step-dad) just left after visiting us for the past 4 days. We had a great visit with them. They stayed at a hotel is time, so we enjoyed their hot tub! We also had fun taking a walk on our favorite trail, going to Austin's first Tee ball practice and pictures and just hanging out.

Here are pics of Austin in his uniform for Tee ball! He is on the Rays. He had his first practice last week and his pictures done on Saturday. He was supposed to have his first game, but it was cancelled due to the rain. The mascot from the Sacramento River Cats was there when he got his pictures done, so both of the boys were very excited!



I can't wait to see his pictures he had done. His coach is great too. Austin did a great job at his first practice. I am so glad we got him on a team and I know he is too! All he wants to do now is go out and play catch!

We also got snow! Well, it came about a week ago, but we got some! Jim was here visiting us over St. Patrick's Day weekend (he has been working up in this area) and we woke up to snow on Sunday! It was absolutely beautiful on all the pine trees. The kids were so excited to be able to use their sleds. And we just happen to have a great hill on the greenbelt at the end of our cul-de-sac. So we walked over there and let the kids play! It lasted about 20 minutes until their were freezing but they had a great time.




For St. Patrick's Day we went to a Brewery here in town that had really amazing BBQ'd corned beef and cabbage. They also had a cool Celtic band and green beer. The kids had fun playing with all of the toys they have and we had a great time hanging out with Jim.



We are looking forward to more baseball practices and his first game in a couple of weeks! Ryland is still loving school and has done some really cute spring projects! I recently became addicted to Pinterest and finally set up part of the playroom as a craft/sewing area. I have really enjoyed doing some of the crafts and ideas I came across on Pinterest!

Matt is doing really well and enjoying work. He can't wait for the weather to turn so we can get back out on our bikes and go riding! (We can't wait either, feeling a bit cooped up recently.)

We are also looking so forward to Easter! I love Easter!

No Big News Here!

Seriously, we don't really have anything new going on! I know the title seemed like I was leading into something, but I'm not! So I will default to talking about the weather.

I must have spoken too soon on my last post when I said we didn't get a winter. It's been raining straight for the past 2 days and is supposed to go on for the next 5. I know I grew up with this, but living in the desert for the past 4 years, I'm definitely not used to it. I looked at the weather forecast today and I still find it crazy!

The main reason I'm a bit bummed about the rain is because I miss our trail! I have been walking on that trail a few times a week and we bike ride every weekend. So I miss the sunshine and fresh air and getting out there.

Austin is doing really well. Still off of playground play, but he will be rechecked by his doctor next week and I think she will release him! He is feeling great now, and is doing his homework without difficulty.

Ryland loves preschool! He brings the cutest little projects home and loves going everyday. He's such a big boy now...it's kind of sad! He talks about his teacher and friends from school all the time, so cute!

Matt and I pulled a parental fail and neglected to get Austin in baseball on time this season. Not like we didn't have a ton of things going on, but still. When I realized how soon baseball was starting and that Austin wasn't on a team, I made some calls. Well, lots of calls and emails. Our area association didn't want to take him because they were "full". Well, after more calls to our little league district supervisor, it turns out their "full" and the leagues "full" were different.

So I nicely called our area association and told them they were wrong and they had to let Austin on a team. (The district supervisor made some calls and emails to back me up!) And so, Austin is on a team! I of course had to listen to why they only want 12 kids on a team and I had to agree to help out the coach, but who cares....He gets to play! And Matt and I really don't mind helping out at all. I will volunteer to be team mom and see if they need me. We are just so excited he gets to play. He really wants to and I was so worried that he was going to miss this year.

We are all doing well and hope you are too!

Preschool and Riding Bikes

The weather is beautiful here! We really didn't get much of a Winter. Which we love, but I know it's not a good thing. The boys and I have been loving being outside! I always look forward to when I don't have to go on daily sock hunts for the boys! Those things always do a disappearing act.

Austin is doing well. He had another check up today. He did well last week in school, but was having some headaches with more cognitive work and found it very difficult to do any homework. (Matt and I thought he was just trying to get out of it, but that wasn't the case. He was really struggling.) His Dr. and I emailed back and forth about this last week, and after seeing him today she wants him to do half days at school for the next 2 weeks and work on homework with me throughout the day. So we will try that! She is consulting a Pediatric Neurologist and will see Austin again in 2 weeks.

Ryland started Preschool on Friday. I know, why start on a Friday...but he did. And he did great! He is now going every Tuesday and Thursday. He loves it so much. The teachers said he did a great job and was very friendly, smart and funny! When I came to pick him up he was playing outside, (they have amazing playgrounds~yes, multiple playgrounds)and was having a blast! He is looking forward to going again tomorrow.


Now that I have Tuesday and Thursday mornings to myself...which is slightly insane to me... I haven't had "time to myself" for well, six and a half years, I decided to start going to the gym. It's the perfect time for me to jump on the treadmill for awhile. This past weekend we found a great 5 mile trail right near the gym though. I'm on a trial membership at the gym, so maybe I won't join and just hit that trail. It's a money saver...and you get fresh air and sun! The trail is really great too, it crosses an old train bridge and is away from any roads! This trail goes throughout the town and we have been checking different pieces of it out over the past few weekends. This one stretch with the bridge is by far the best bike ride-walking area.


Two week ends ago we went on a bike ride and Matt towed the kids in the bike trailer. This past weekend we thought since it had been two weeks since Austins accident that he could ride this time...(come to find out today, we shouldn't have done that...Thank God he didn't fall!) so he rode his own bide and I pulled Ryland in the trailer. Pulling a trailer with a 40 pound kid in it changes the whole aspect of a bike ride. It's more like a bike tug-o-war! Unfortunately, there were times when the trailer was winning. I have to give Matt major credit for towing both of the kids! However, our ride yesterday was 2 miles downhill and then the obvious, two miles back up! I totally kicked butt on the downhill, it's the uphill where the trailer nearly won!


It looks like Austin is going to ride in the trailer for the next two weeks, so the trailer is definately going back on Matt's bike! We are really loving it up in these hills!