Leaving for Florida

The kids were so great on the drive down to Florida.  We stopped at the Kentucky border for the night.  During our drive we only stopped once in the several hours of being on the road...this was more for the adults than kids.  We played traveling bingo, the license place game, alphabet game and lots of others.  The kids watched movies, snacked, and slept.  I was so proud of how well behaved they were for such a long drive.  The travel pillows I made worked great too :)

The Colorado trip that didn't happen

All packed up and ready to go to Colorado to see Uncle Ben graduate from the Air Force Academy.  We had great weather here but in Chicago where our connecting flight was not so much.  After sitting at the airport and waiting for a delayed flight it was canceled.  We were the last flight out of Peoria that day so the next flight leaving was in the am.  Which we couldn't do because graduation started at 9am.  So after all of us cried we sucked it up and realized there was nothing to do and stressing about it wasn't doing anyone good.  We tried to make the best of it and went to a late showing of the new X-Men movie.  Hunter fell asleep half way through but liked what he saw haha.  So home we went to have a few extra days to pack and get ready for Florida!!

headed to the gate

me and my Bubba

keeping entertained while waiting for our flight 

now trying to entertain ourselves for the delayed flight

making the best of the situation watching X-Men

Kids 2014

They are getting so big.  They have their moments where they argue like siblings like every normal kid. Every now and then I catch sweet moments between the two.  I watched them play baseball in the yard the other day and take turns hitting/pitching and running bases with ghost runners on some :)   Then there will be times where they need to get the bag ready for the sitters and Hunter will pack all the stuff they want to take (he even made sure her Ipod was charging the night before)..even Lexi's.  He is such a good big brother!

Mushrooms

Every year the kids love to go mushroom hunting.  We didn't find many this year but enough to have a meal.  Lexi and Emma love to help get them ready to eat :)

Hunter turned 9

It's hard to believe my baby boy is 9 years old already!!  Not to mention he keeps growing and in a couple years is going to be taller than his mama :)  Where does the time go??

He loved his deer stand cake Grandma Rebecca made

Baseball Season 2014

I love watching the kids play baseball.  Our schedule was full this year with games Monday - Thursday.  Both did a great job and I was so proud of them.  I have to say we also have a great group of parents for both teams as well :)

Emma & Lexi

look at that stance

Uncle Ryan helping Lexi get ready to catch

Daddy giving her a few pointers

ready to run

Hunter had a good eye this year when batting and most of the time he got walked (the others he had hits).  Typically he walked to first, stole 2nd & 3rd, and on one they overthrew to 3rd when he was stealing and got to take home.  I was cheering like a crazy women with pride for my little man!!

Hunter & Great Grandpa

Hunter loves to catch like Uncle Ben did.  He is pretty good at it..until he gets tired/hot then he gets lazy.