Just the Way It's Supposed to Be

Bo had his first baseball game tonight.

Baseball season is my favorite.

I can just sit in the sunshine and cheer for my baby.

Oh yeah no...I mean I chase my baby...

...and Kit sits in my chair and soaks up the sunshine.

This year Bo's team is the Grasshoppers.

And I won't lie...I was a little '"What? Grasshoppers?"  

what about something tough like last year?:

Now thunder is cool!  

Just look at that cloud! 

I was wondering how weird it would be to yell, 

"Go Grasshoppers!"

But then, we got to the game.

And the red team...

well just look at the picture I snuck of their coach:

Yep...The Chihuahuas.

Go ahead, try yelling "Go Chihuahuas!"

All of a sudden Grasshoppers seemed so cool!

I mean he even looks like a tough little grasshopper:

So, when Bo hit a home run I yelled 

"Go Grasshoppers!!!

with the other parents,

chased babies & didn't even care that Kit stole my chair, 

and Roo's sunflower seed. (Roo cared but I didn't)  

I have a feeling it's going to be a good season, 

full of home runs & dirty knees.

Just the way it's supposed to be.

Grasshoppers Rule!

A Good Deal

Toinght, I dropped Annie off at her cousin's college dorm 

& headed to home to a house filled with boys. 

Bo has a friend sleeping over so I'm outnumbered 7-1.

I heard Kelly shouting out the front door,

"Bo!  Put that saw away! You can't cut off our tree limbs!"

Bo explained he needed firewood to sell.

I told him if he wanted firewood, to gather it from the woods, 

in the BACKyard.  

Kelly took the saw and they scrambled to the woods.

10 minutes later Rocco came in the house to grab 

something out of his drawer in the kitchen.

Rocco:  Bo got some great firewood! He took the bark off  

             and he's washing it so he can sell it.

Me:  You can NOT wash firewood Rocco.  

         And he can NOT sell it!

Rocco:  Yes he can.

Me: No...he can't.

Rocco:  Yes he can, why not?  It's just beautiful.

Kelly:  Rocco why are you taking that dollar outside? 

           (as Rocco is headed back out)

Rocco: I'm gonna buy some firewood.

Oh brother...so it turns out Rocco's tooth fairy money from his first tooth was in his hands less than 12 hours.

Rocco gave Bo the dollar and was quite 

delighted with his wet beautiful firewood.

I have to admit...it was beautiful,

(and much larger than I thought it would be.)

And the rest of the wood made delicious 

s'mores for the good ole' boys club.

 So I am admitting here that I was wrong.

You CAN wash firewood,

And someone will buy it.

I can only imagine what our friends say when they return home.

Sorry Joey.  

Newest Addition...

Our journey to a dog started a long time ago.  

It started with an agreement and a puppy jar.

Yes, I was finally ready to get a dog.

They had all been waiting for me.

Well, over the year that little jar filled up.

Every coin and bill they had was stuffed into the jar.

They kept filling the jar, counting it up, 

and tucking it into our secret spot.

They filled that jar many many times, and raised 257 dollars.

Then, we waited for a dog to steal our hearts.

Saturday night I made a call to an add on Facebook:

Golden Retriever Puppies

Two hours later we were sitting in a kitchen, with new friends, cuddling their adorable puppies.

And one stole our hearts.

Completely stole our hearts.

So we left that night, blessed by Maria and Carl, with a puppy.

Now he was our puppy.

Bullet Doyle.

Now he's just one of us.

And when Bullet wants to go for a walk we all go for a walk.

When Bullet wants to stop,

we all stop.

When Bullet is tired,

everyone is tired.

He is one smart dog.

He knows how to magically make little boys 

want their picture taken.

Well, except for  one little boy in the back row who is sad cause HE wanted to hold the puppy.

Bullet already knows where the 

best seat in the house is to get a free snack.

And he knows he is completely loved.

Welcome home Bullet.

Yes, We Are Crazy.

Yesterday, after 3 months of on the job training,

 my niece was sworn in as a police officer.

Just yesterday she was just our little baby girl,  

and now she's a police officer holding my baby!

We are so proud of her!

Since we were headed to the police station 

I thought it might be kind of fun to bring some bad guys.

If you notice Bo & Rocco were not pictured.

They were too afraid they would be arrested in this room full of cops, so they refused to put their masks on.

I would advise you, if you are over 18, 

don't try heading to the police station dressed like this.

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But as it turns out, the cops wouldn't lock 'em up 

so I had to take them home.

Yes...we are a bunch of crazies~

Good thing today at school was crazy day!

Plenty of those here!

The Golden Day

Here in Minnesota, it was a gem of a day,

so right after school, I kicked them out to play.

The boys were surprised to see me tag along,

but I had a mission I'd been planning all day long.

I sent them to gather the tallest sticks they could find.

Then we tied them at the top,

 with a little ball of twine.

With a stretch and a flap,

and some tying here & there,

The boys watched their tee-pee rise high into the air.

Well thankfully for you, my little poem is done,

but for those little boys their adventures had only begun.

I wish you could have heard their giggles & their conversations.  

They were so busy building, exploring & protecting.  

And when the "men" went off to build a bridge across the creek, Mama & her babies held down the fort.

And just when I thought they couldn't get any cuter...

...I raised my camera to take a picture from further away and 

caught the sweetest moment:

So many moments today my heart just burst with love.

I dreaded the sun setting on this golden day,

but then the flashlights went on 

& the giggles spilled into the night.

And when I stuffed them into bed 

I wanted to put it all here so I never forget.

Ever.