Day 127

Since I shared GothGirl’s Mother’s Day creation here yesterday, I’d better share LilCrockett’s here today.  What mom can resist a child’s handprint and a cute poem?!! 

LilCrockett also brought me another gift today.  He went for a walk to the local pond with the neighbor girls and came back with a bouquet of flowers for me.  He told me he got me the flowers “because it’s Mother’s Day and because I love you”.  Awww….melt my heart!  I took a cute photo of him with the flowers but that photo is on my phone.  I was lucky to get the photos from my camera downloaded, so this one will have to do (it’s actually a better quality photo anyway, but just doesn’t have my sweet little boy in it).

Crockett had baseball practice today and since it was picture day, they got to wear their uniforms for the first time.  He was especially excited about his new hat.  Here are a few photos from practice. 

Batter up!

LilCrockett is still trying to get his timing down during batting and catching, but he already has an amazing throwing ability.  Sometimes I can’t believe how coordinated he is especially since I’m not!  He definitely gets that from his dad.

I love this shot.  He was playing 1st base and got his teammate out (they were playing a scrimmage).  Overjoyed, he leaped up off the base.  So cool that I caught his jump mid-air!

This is probably my favorite shot of the day.  A close-up of the coach with the players.  They give each other high fives at the end of practice and then end by singing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”.  Love this candid shot with no one even aware that I’m taking the photo.  And who can resist cute little kids in ball uniforms?!!  Too bad the other coach was in the background picking up the bases.  I may end up Photoshopping him out at some point.

During practice, GothGirl hung out with one of her friends (whose brother is on LilCrockett’s team) and another of their friend’s little brother. 

After practice, the kids make a beeline for the playground equipment.  This particular playground is normally reserved for the other elementary grades when school is in session, so the kindergarteners don’t get to play on it much.  Thus, it’s the first thing they want to do after practice.  Here’s a shot of LilCrockett jumping from the top of the equipment.  So glad he didn’t break a leg or anything.  Crazy boy!

And then a shot of him at home playing on top of the wheelbarrow, which is his new favorite toy.

Day 126

Mother’s Day is coming up on Sunday and the kids brought home the creations that they made for me at school.  GothGirl brought home the cutest hand-painted rock and I simply adore it!  See how awesome it looks in my flowerbed.  I’ll share LilCrockett’s creation with you tomorrow.

   

Tonight was a friend’s birthday and I offered to have his kids spend the night so he and his wife could go out to a movie.  It was beautiful weather so we spent most of the night outside.  One of the neighbor girls came over as well and got in on the action.  Here’s the gang…

And a cute photo of GothGirl by herself:

Day 125

Crockett was gone tonight, so the kids and I grabbed some take-out and headed for home for an impromptu picnic while watching a family movie.  We watched Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader and it was fantastic.  I’ve enjoyed all of the Narnia movies and I love that it’s something we can all watch together.  Some would argue against it, but I do see some religious connotations in the movie. 

While we were watching the movie, the sun was shining in our big picture window and was hitting each of the kids beautifully, so I couldn’t resist snapping some photos. 

A backlit shot of LilCrockett…

A front lit shot of GothGirl….

Camera update: due to the earthquakes and tsunamis in Japan, Canon and its retailers are sold out of nearly every model of camera.  As a result there is an increased demand and a correlating spike in prices.  Looks like I will be waiting awhile (who knows how long) before I can get my new camera.  While a big part of me is finding it very hard to be patient, I’m reminding myself that toys and trinkets are nothing compared to the devastation that Japan and its people have experienced.  My heart goes out to them. 

Day 124

Back when GothGirl was playing volleyball, we weren’t able to get professional photos taken so the parents took photos instead.  I failed to get a good shot of her due to her lack of cooperation and the poor lighting in the gym.  So, I forced her outside tonight for a photo session.  Here’s one of the better shots.  Unfortunately the colors are not showing up correctly here on the blog despite uploading via Flickr.  This photo is much more vivid in real life.     

Day 123

Tonight after work, we took the kids to watch our high school girls’ soccer game.  We know 4 girls on the team and so it was fun to watch all of them play.  Unfortunately it was very cold and windy so we left early because GothGirl was nearly frozen. 

My camera is still driving me crazy with it’s inability to focus correctly.  My photos are all a little blurry and/or out-of-focus.  They only look decent here because of some editing in Photoshop.  I decided about a month ago to get a new camera, but I’ve been waiting ever since for Canon to get them in stock.  Hope it’s not much longer. 

Day 122

There wasn’t much going on tonight, but I saw these bottles of wine that I received as gifts for my birthday and knew they might make for an interesting photo.  Yum….I’m not a big drinker, but I love me some Moscato!

Later that night, Crockett called me over to our picture window to see the gorgeous sunset.  I quickly grabbed my camera and dashed outside.  Even so, the colors were already starting to fade.  Amazing how quickly it happens.  I’m glad I was able to capture these images though.

Then just as the sun was nearly down, a plane flew right overhead, so I turned my lens on it. 

Day 121

After the chaos of Friday and Saturday, I was ready to do some relaxing today.  I woke up feeling really tired and not interested in cooking breakfast.  So, we all hopped in my mom’s new van and drove to a new restaurant in town called Le Peep.  We actually ate at one of these restaurants in Indy about 12 years ago when we were there visiting friends.  The restaurant is so popular there that they recommend reservations.  Fortunately ours is not quite as popular yet, so we were able to be seated right away.  The food arrived and LilCrockett’s plate was so cute that I had my mom (who was seated next to him) take a pic with my phone.  Too cute!

 

After lunch, mom had to head for home.  I spent the rest of the day doing a whole lot of nothing like reading & playing Scrabble on my iphone.  By afternoon my eyelids were drooping, so I went in to take a nap.  It was by far the best nap I’ve ever had.  1-1/2 hours of glorious sleep.  Ahh!!  Quite refreshing (and much needed after a busy weekend).