Bully Buster...

So, while at Garrett's CHURCH LEAGUE ballgame last night, Braden and his friend Alex got into some trouble with bullies on the adjacent playground.  Specifically, Braden said he accidentally bumped into a boy who had an icee...and dropped it due to the bump...who then told Braden he would kill him for doing that.  Then, he proceeded to round up a friend or two to chase Braden around the playground.  He finally came to tell me and I escorted him back to the bleachers.  He insisted he wasn't scared, but I assured him there was no reason to push it...sit down and wait for the end of the game. 

Then there's the photo above.  Several older boys, probably 10-11 years old, were charging the smaller kids a quarter just to be able to slide down the slide.  Braden said he guessed the password correctly ("banana"), but Alex gave them a quarter to slide.  He came to tell his mom and she told him to go get his money back.  He was timid, so I offered to go with him.  That's Braden in the red T-shirt and Alex beside him in blue.  I just asked the one Alex pointed to if he had their money, but he said he hadn't taken anyone's money...but that he'd gladly give Alex a quarter if he wanted it.  Mmhmm...several kids then rolled their buddy under the bus and said he had, in fact, taken money on the slide.  The kid pulled, like, $2 in quarters out of his pocket and returned Alex's money. 

Just to insure that said bully's big momma didn't come lookin' for me, I finished up with a mini-lecture to the whole group about playing nice with each other on the playground.  At this point, some preteen lookin' girl piped up and said "I told them that, I told them!"  I guess she was supposed to be watching after them or something.  Big momma never did come after me, but I stuck close to the dugout until it was time to go...just in case...

Ethan Wants Out...

I'm having a very difficult time today getting ANYTHING done...Ethan has dropped, head down, and is constantly pressing on my left hip bone!  Really, all I want to do is lay down and nap, which will NOT work with two boys in the house. :0)  My next appointment in Monday and I can't wait to check his progress, then pick his birthday!  It's time, folks...it's definitely time.  Ethan wants out and Mamma wants him out...

Late Easter Post...

Yep, that's right...you counted five boys...and that's with Tyler missing!  Larry has two grandsons to add to the herd of nearly all male grandchildren already in our family! 

This was our now annual Easter tradition, egg hunting at the Eagles lodge.  It's a little strange, having small children hunt for eggs around the dance floor and in full sight of the bar, but it's a good time and always goes off without a hitch, rain or shine.  And, since this year's Easter was water-logged, we were all about the indoor hunt! 

Garrett's Grace Graduation...

How's that for an alliterative title???  Back in May, Garrett graduated from Grace Place Preschool...and was voted by his teachers to be most likely to become a track star because he's always running...and running FAST!

Nanny and Nanna came to witness this auspicious occasion...what a treat!

Aren't they the cutest????

Regression????...

Ummm...can you say regression???  When I took this paci off the diaper cake, Garrett Jake sort of lunged for it and begged me to let him have it.  "It's for my animals," he said, but you can see where it ended up.  And, the fight was on...Braden wanted something, too.  So, he got a baby feeding spoon to feed his animals.  The "nunnie," as it's called in this family, is floating around the house somewhere, turning up from time to time in one mouth or another...and promptly snatched by the mamma.  Perhaps it will need to be secreted away in the middle of the night, which won't be difficult considering I'm up at all hours of the night anyway!

Memorial Day Fun...

That Nana...she's one of a kind!  And what a good sport.  Not only was it her brilliant idea to entertain four little boys with silly string, she let them shoot it at her, too!

Great American Pastime...

*Before I go on, I just want to make it known that I am baffled by the way Blogger is refusing to turn my photos right-side-up when they are saved that way.  UGH!

Anyway, now that that's off my chest, I'm playing catch-up big time.  The next few posts are events that have passed, but are still totally important...just not so important that I was willing to give up precious family time at the end of the school year to blog about them.  Now that I'm officially off on summer vacay, things should be better...here's hoping! :0)

 These photos are from our very first Arkansas Naturals baseball game last Sunday evening in Springdale, AR.  We had a blast watching AA ball, but it was HOT!  How can it be this hot in early June, I ask?  What a trick...no spring, just rain and heat.

                                 Including the nephews, Tyler and Jacob. 

                          Can you say T-R-O-U-B-L-E????

Well, well...what have we here?  Oh, double-chin girlie and her hubby.  I love doing things like this together...he's such a good daddy and a wonderful helper for me when those ornery boys get a little out of sorts!  Fun, fun, fun!