4 - year old t-ball!

I signed Devon up for t-ball this year and boy has this been fun!  I think 4-year old t-ball is definitely a must for our next two boys!  Here are some of my favorite things from t-ball:

1.  Every time Devon does something other than play in the dirt or grass - like run to get a ball, or bat - I call out to him and give him the 'thumbs up'.  He smiles proudly and gives me a big 'thumbs up' right back!

2.  Devon does not lack for confidence out there on the field - whenever he walks up to the plate to hit it is all business - he has a look on his face that says he's trying not to smile but he's pretty proud when he hears me call out his name!

3.  We get to have conversations about how fast Devon can run around the bases - I tell him I can't even see him because he runs so fast and all I see is the dust behind him.  He likes these conversations, too:)!

4.  Since Devon turned 4 just before the deadline he is one of the smallest kids out there - and he thinks he's pretty good!

5.  The uniforms are the best!  They have jerseys, hats, and cute little baseball pants with a belt!

6.  The batting helmets are huge - Devon can barely keep it on as he's running around the bases holding on with two hands!

Of course he isn't playing in the dirt - this is just after he made a diving catch and threw a line drive to first base to get the runner out:)!

Watch Out!

"Ready position" - it's a good thing most of those little kids couldn't hit the ball too hard - I was always a little nervous that while Devon was in "ready position" that a ball would come straight for him!

Happy Easter!

Here are Sawyer and Marissa at our neighborhood Easter egg hunt.  Here is Marissa helping Sawyer open some of his eggs.  Before the hunt started, I took the kids where the rest of the kids were waiting patiently for it to begin.  Sawyer was having none of that and proceeded to run out and try to grab at the eggs - he got so mad at me every time I stopped him.  When the hunt finally started he didn't care after he got the first egg about anything but opening that egg.  Marissa persuaded him to get a whopping three eggs!  Marissa, on the other hand, wasn't going to waste any time during her hunt and brought in quite the load!

Sawyer was being extremely difficult and walked away as soon as I set him down next to the sign.  Poor Devon didn't get to go because he had his first t-ball game at the same time.  The only reason I took the other kids was because Marissa promised to share half of her eggs with him.  Remarkably, he was fine with that!

Easter afternoon - we had 9 o'clock church so the kids got to find the colored eggs the 'Easter Bunny' hid after church.  Luckily, the 'Easter Bunny' hid the eggs just before we got home so the hard boiled eggs were still edible!

Here's Devon showing the Bumblebee legos he got in his basket - the night before we had a little mishap.  While I was reading scriptures with the older kids, Sawyer got a hold of some of Devon's small legos he had made into a car.  Marissa at one point tried to tell me Sawyer had the legos but I already knew and I didn't want her to interrupt scriptures.  I knew we would be done in a couple of minutes anyway.  Just as we were finishing up we all heard the toilet flush and went running to the bathroom - we found Sawyer standing by the toilet empty handed with the lego car nowhere to be seen.  Devon wasn't very happy.  Luckily, Ryan was on his way home just a little later that night and I made a call.  The 'Easter Bunny' was able to make an emergency stop please a little boy on Easter morning!