Girls Mountain Trip

Over the weekend, Sydney, Tangie, Mom, Bri, and I went to the mountains for a girls trip!!! We had a blast. The first day my mom, Bri, and I went hiking in the mountains and then we all enjoyed the aquarium. We of course ate some yummy food and enjoyed some shopping. On the last day, we headed back up the mountains for more sightseeing and we were delighted to see it snow while we were there! So beautiful!!  We had a such a great time just us girls!

Hiking on the Appalachian Trail

beautiful view on the trail

 

 

 Mim on the Appalachian Trail

 

 Bri and I

 

taking a break on the trail

 

 

 

 

 

 

us atop the mountain

 

 Bri down by the river

 

 

 

Bri taking a rest on the Appalachian Trail

 

me enjoying the peaceful river

 

 

 

 The Aquarium

 

 jelly

 

Sydney loved the aquarium

 

 my favorite........a beautiful sea turtle!

 

 

scary shark!

 

 

 

sea horses 

 

Grandma, Mim and Sydney enjoying the aquarium

 

Sydney's favorite........the penguins!

 

sweet little penguin

Down by the River

 

we enjoyed watching a few kayakers down on the river! 

 

 Sydney loving the outdoors

 

 

 mommy and Sydney

 

 Bri watching it snow in the mountains!

 

 One last look before we headed back home!

William's First Practice

Will had his very first baseball practice today!! I don't know who was more nervous, him or I?  He did great though! He was a little shy at first and slow to move, but when he warmed up he did great! He said that he had a great time and that he loves it! Woohoo!! Here are some pics of his first practice......

 

Daddy and William

 

All the boys lined up listening to the coach before practice

 

William getting ready for a ground ball!

 

 

 

 

 

Big Sis and Little Bro playing away!

Baseball Tryouts

William had baseball tryouts today! We were all a bit nervous as to how it would go but William did great and had a lot of fun!! There were a ton of little boys there trying out! They will all make a team but we don't know which team as of yet.  They just wanted to evaluate each player individually! William hit the ball and ran to the bases! So cute!! We are all excited to begin the season! Here are some pics of his tryouts........

 

morning practice

 

 

warming up!

 

 

 James and Will having a pep talk......so stinkin' cute!

 

My little leaguer 

Happy Valentine's Day

my love

 

my sweethearts!

family pic

 

our Valentine's Day!

Baseball

 

William will be starting baseball next week!! He is so thrilled and we are thrilled for him! We have been practicing a little everyday to prepare him for player evaluations coming up this weekend.  After that, they are assigned to a team and then begin practices!  Matty wants to play so badly with his brother so we have had him practice right along with Will! I have a feeling he will be signing up next year!! Fun Times Ahead!!

Exploration

“We must go beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths and untrodden depths of the wilderness and travel and explore and tell the world the glories of our journey.” 
~ John Hope Franklin

 

 We took a hiking adventure today!!!

 

 We found lots of neat things!!

 

Matty pushed his wheel-barrow the entire time in case we found treasure!!

 

 What a fun day!!