Cute...

So this t-ball thing is cute, and a good idea in theory- but its not working out so well. The more we practice and have games, the less Lincoln likes it. There is just not enough action, and he is SO bored, maybe soccer would have been better- either way, at this point I am just hoping he makes it through the season without refusing to play. In the meantime, he sure looks cute in his uniform :)

Ready for his first game

Daddy giving him a pep talk before the game

Lining the kids up in order of batters- not as easy as you'd think

He's ready!

On deck

Happy Springtime!

A family friend plants an AMAZING garden of tulips every year for Spring. Sadly, these temperamental flowers only bloom for one month. We were able to borrow her yard for a mini photo shoot (she said they would only be around a few more days :( so much work for such a short period of time, but definitely beautiful enough to be worth it)






Mommy and Me time



My sister was with us and helped with getting Lincoln to smile


This was my sisters attempt at professional photography :)

This is not the best pic, but I had to include it because it is SUCH a Joey face!

Getting started

Lincoln started t-ball this year and has had 3 practices so far. 2 went well, I guess 66% is pretty good for a 3 yr old, the other he got mad in warm ups and sat on the sideline until 10 minutes before practice was over, I'm told this is normal :)

I already regret signing him up, I think he is just too young, he is 3 and turns 4 5 days before the cutoff for playing on the team. I think waiting till next year would have been better- but too late now! The games do not start until the end of March so maybe he just needs a little more time.

First Practice

warmups

running home (no where near the base)

lunch after at taco cabana

Practice 2- he's ready!


Practice 3

ready to bat!

Take me out to the ballgame...

This is SO not like me, I was actually dreading the day Lincoln wanted to get involved in team sports (since Joeys work schedule will basically leave it all up to me). But, our HOA has a facebook page where everyone in the community can communicate and there was a super long thread on Bball sign ups and I found out that there were 7 other 4 yr olds in the neighborhood playing Tball and that they were forming a "Lakes of Prosper" team with all the kids from here. Hmmm... I didnt even know there were 7 4 year old boys in this neighborhood! I thought it sounded like a great way to meet boys his age that he will likely be starting K with and being friends with eventually, so why not now! So, we signed him up and he will be playing t-ball this spring.

Joey was a little nervous because he never played baseball so he didnt know much about it- I assured him that all they would be doing is playing in the dirt, there was no competition at this age! I am sure he will just look super duper cute in his uniform and hopefully meet some boys we can start seeing more often. Still, Joey insisted on getting him started early...




We also learned that the Prosper fields- Frontier Park- is right behind our community, we can walk there (but wont). So we headed out there on yet another beautiful day in this crazy winter to check it out. It's really nice and, of course, Lincoln had to get some time in on the playground.

Way to beautiful for January!

Yesterday I had the day off so I could do some subbing (I have to do a few days each year to stay active). I ended up with a half day and was home by noon, so we got to spend some awesome family time out on a GREAT day to do it!

First, we went to lunch at Scotty P's


That was good, but it was just too nice out to do nothing. So we made a last minute decision and headed out to the Zoo! It was the PERFECT day and since school was in, there was almost no one there. I have never been to the Dallas zoo. I've always heard Fort Worth was one of the nicest in the country so I never saw reason to try Dallas, but I was wrong. Not only is Dallas easier to get to, but I actually like it better. We were SO close to so many animals. We were also there during feeding time and got to see alot of activity. It was perfect! Lincoln was most excited to see the elephants on the way there- but since we got to feed and pet the Giraffes, they ended being his favorite!





The zoo closed at 4 and we headed home, we stopped at a park for some fun while we waited to have dinner.


This was the best use of a day off!

Recents...

Lincolns favorite thing to do at the mall is eat Sbarros (no- its not shopping!)- every time we go he wants "pizza", here he is enjoying a breadstick (ranch is required for anything he eats there!)

Santa left a can of silly string in his stocking, once he figured it out he loved it- for the 30 seconds it sprayed before running out!

We have created a monster! Is my child the only one who goes shopping on YouTube? He watches all kinds of toy reviews and then decides he has to have the toy- he is currently expecting two Jokers from imaginext because a video he watches shows a boy playing with two (one is not acceptable!) Its bad- not sure what to do about it.

Lincoln- watching the Phineas and Ferb movie with his Phineas and Ferb movie Perrys :)

Ho Ho Ho

We were ready for Christmas early this year! I had our tree up the week before Thanksgiving and it snowballed from there. We also had Lincs pic taken with Santa the week before Thanksgiving, just getting around to posting. I really need a scanner but for now- Iphone pics will have to do.