Week 1: T-ball and getting ready for our 15-year class reunion barbecue.
Ernie and I are coaching T-ball again. We recruited a coach for the 4-5 yr. old kids so we would just have the older kids on our T-ball team. There are like 30 kids in town that could play, so this makes it much easier for us. It also helps that I am not 8 months pregnant this season, so I have a little (just a little) more patience with that many kids in the dugout. With the rainy weather at the end of May, we ended up only getting in one practice before our first game. So far the kids are doing great.
When our class got together for our 10-year reunion, we vowed we would get together every five years. I see most of these people more often than that, but it is so much fun to get a big group together. We hosted the barbecue at our house. Lindy had a great idea to have the meal catered by a friend of hers, so all I really had to do was clean. We had so much fun. We've all gotten together often enough that we all know spouses and significant others really well, so that made it even better. Almost half of the class made it. I was laughing so hard most of the night that I was crying. I don't know why I didn't think of getting my camera out that night. Here is a pic someone took with their phone. The quality of the picture stinks, but it's all I have.
Greg & Amy are getting married in September, so we are all excited to meet again at their wedding. Jon has promised to do the worm across the dance floor. :)
Week 2: Dentist appts, doctor appts, and more T-ball. I was running constantly, almost every day. Callum had his 9-month checkup, the boys had their 6-month teeth cleaning/checkups, Gavin saw an allergy doctor and had allergy testing, and then Asher saw the dermatologist in Grand Island for his bumpy fingernails. I was worried he had a fungus under two nails, but luckily she didn't think that was the case. Gavin, it turns out, is allergic to almost any kind of grass, weed, or tree...particulary ragweed. Basically from March to the first frost, he is screwed. this year, he has suffered and his legs were just covered with a rash. After a few weeks of medicine and cream, we got his skin rash cleared up fairly well, so now he is just on Claritin for kids. I never really thought I had allergies before, but this year I have really suffered too...so it could be because it's our first spring living in the country. ??
Week 3: Bible School, T-ball, and a wedding. I had to run Gavin to town every morning and then run back a few hours later to pick him up. I knew we would have that issue when we moved to the country, but man...that's difficult when you have two other kids to pack up each time you have to make a trip to town. Gavin enjoyed Bible School, so it was worth it. Ernie left this week for Canada, so was working extra late the days before to get his spraying done before he left. Luckily, I found a babysitter for Saturday and was able to go to Sami Hobbs' wedding in Madison. I took Callum with me, and of course right after the bride's entrance, he wet through his diaper and onto my dress. Never a dull moment with kids. :)
Week 4: I feel crazed already, even though it's only Tuesday. Yesterday, my hair appt ran long, so I had to speed home from O'Neill to get Gavin, and get to the ballfield by 6:00. Then today, we had haircuts for the boys, swimming (holy cow the water was FREEZING!!), and grocery shopping. We leave for Lincoln Saturday to spend the weekend helping Mark & Shayla move into their new house, and go to my cousin Derek's wedding. Next week is swimming lessons every day, and yes...more T-ball. I always think of summer as being a time to relax and catch up on things, but I will say that I am way busier in the summer. I have found myself longing for the school year more than once lately.
Here are some fun pictures from the last few weeks. Callum turned 9 months old. He is belly crawling all over the place. For some reason, I always find him under the toilet. If we leave a bathroom door open, he hightails it for the bathroom. I have no idea why. He is just starting to pull himself up to standing. We have tried to give him Gerber puffs, but he gags and even puked one time. The other boys were eating puffs and even some soft foods by 9 months, but Callum is perfectly content with his baby food and formula. He is so long and skinny, only in the 22nd percentile for weight...which is odd for one of my boys. My Mom jokes that I forget to feed him because I am so busy with the older boys, which honestly could be true. ha ha My memory is shot after three kids.
We got a few new "toys" at our house. This is the giant, blow-up waterslide. The boys have been on it almost every day.
Asher loves riding on the lawnmower deck when Ernie mows. More than once, he has fallen asleep while riding. I'll look out and he will be leaning against Ernie's leg sound asleep.
