Archive for April, 2007
What Are Little Boys Made Of?
Little boys (and big boys) love playing with critters, and this weekend we got to play with all kinds. Jeff and the boys went out to the pond and fished again. But not only did they catch fish. . . they caught a frog and a snake too! They thought this was the best night ever! Here are some pictures of their catches.
First, we started with an unhealthy picnic of pizza and coke. Oh well, it was good!
Now on to our little fishermen:
Jonathan’s two big catches included a bass that he snagged while he was bream fishing and a frog right before we came inside.
As Jeff was fishing, he accidentally hooked a water snake! He had to fight it so he could take the hook out of its back and release it back into the pond; and of course, the boys had to pet it!
Outside Fun
Jeff and I have to cast for Caleb and Aaron.
Caleb tries to catch a fish, but can’t sit still long enough! 
Instead, he plays in the dirt and poses for a picture.
And he and Jonathan play with the worms.
Aaron loves reeling it in.
And he reels in a good one!
Jonathan has always loved fishing.
Third Baseman
Jonathan has been doing an awesome job playing 3rd base for the BOMBERS. He is really beginning to grasp the concept of the game of baseball a whole lot better. The ball hardly ever makes it past Jonathan, and then he is understanding where to make the play.
This past Tuesday night, we finally won our first game. We have a very young team. Only 3 of them are 6 years old, and the rest are tiny 4 and 5 year olds. For many of them, this is their first year to step foot on a baseball diamond. We have been playing teams of mostly 6 year old kids, and we’ve been getting spanked. With much hard work and practice, our team has greatly improved. This game we won was against a team with lots of young, 1st year players also; so it was a more even match. Our boys have started hitting the ball on offense and getting outs on defense, making for much more enjoyable games to play and watch.
Anyway, this is a blurry picture of Jonathan on 3rd base. It’s hard to get good pictures through the fence at night. He will be having an earlier game later this season, so I’ll get some good shots then and share them.
Handy Helper
It’s always nice to have a little helper around the house. That’s why I really appreciate Aaron’s ever-willingness to offer a hand whenever he sees me doing housework. He, unlike his brothers, is the one who will fold his clothes after he undresses, make up his bed, and usually put his shoes in his closet. On many occasions, like this morning, he likes to help me fold clothes. He’s very good at matching socks and folding washcloths and towels for me. Then, he puts them where they belong. I know this probably won’t last long, but I’m enjoying it now! Thanks Aaron for being such a sweetie!
Playing T-Ball or Just Playing
This is Aaron and Caleb’s very first year to play t-ball. At the first practice, Aaron was somewhat interested in playing the game; but Caleb, on the other hand, was just interested in playing. I must say, however, they are both taking a better liking to the game, and just may turn out to be pretty good ball players. We took some pictures of their initial practice and game to show everyone a glimpse of how cute they are playing!
Brothers stickin’ by each other, ready to field a grounder!
Ready!
Or not. Here it comes. Surprisingly, he did catch a grounder just seconds after this picture, and got the guy out at first! Way to go Aaron!
“These hats are way too big for our little noggins!”
Caleb decided to rest on Aaron’s back.
T-ball’s Not for Wimps
Caleb is a pretty tough little guy. He can definitely hang in there with his older brothers, but we just found out last night how he hangs with other kids. During his t-ball game, Caleb captured a ball that was hit and found himself in a quite dangerous position. We have learned through our years of playing t-ball, most kids will run all the way from the other side of the field to tackle the lucky one who actually has the ball, which makes it very difficult to make any kind of good play. This was the case in the game last night. When the pile-up finally cleared, Caleb was found at the very bottom with a nice little shiner on his right eye where someone’s cleat had dug in. He was not very happy about it, but he stuck it out to the end of the game. Way to go Caleb! We’re proud of you for playing so hard!
Jonathan’s Soccer Season
Last week marked the end of our busy, busy weekdays. While we were juggling 2 boys playing soccer and all 3 playing baseball, we had something to do EVERY night. Soccer season ended with a hoppin‘ party. We thought we’d share some pictures of Jonathan playing for the purple team, his party at McAlister’s Deli, and his shiny new trophy.
A Blessed Easter
We had a great, and cold, Easter day. It was a wonderful time teaching and celebrating with the boys and friends and family the life, death, and resurrection of our Lord and Savior. We dyed Easter eggs Saturday night with Ma and Pa, and woke up to baskets full of goodies Easter morning. We worshipped at Trinity Sunday morning and gathered with our small group that night. The kids joined in on an Easter egg hunt too. Afterwards we enjoyed some fine food straight off the grill.
