Start of the Week Stuff

Whew.  I'm tired!  We had one of those weekends where you really need a couple days to recover from it when it's over.  Saturday we took the divide and conquer approach. Matthew took M to her 3 tournament games an hour away, and I kept the boys and took R to his baseball game.  We had record-breaking tempters, and the boys took full advantage of it.  They were in their swim trunks by 9am and asking for me to set up the slip-n-slide.  We did the water table, kiddy pool, and after switching some hoses around I got the slip-n-slide set up for them.  After about 10 minutes of that running I realized it was going to completely flood the yard if it was on much longer, so I turned it off and pulled out the big blow up pool that we got when we lived in Redding.  I got it set up for them to play in for a bit and then headed to R's baseball game.  After the game they played in the pool some more and then we headed to meet Matthew and M at church.  When we got home at almost 8pm it was still 82° in our backyard, so the kids swam while I made a quick dinner. 
Sunday we left the house at 7:30am to head back down for more softball.  It was the elimination part of the tournament, so we didn't know if we'd be there for one game, or all day. They won their first game, then had to wait for another game to be played before their next game.  They won the next one because the team they were playing had to forfeit.  After that they had to wait to for another game to see who they would be playing in the championship game.  They did great and ended up winning the whole thing, which was so awesome!!  
This was my first experience with my kid competing, before this season they've never really kept score or had it count for anything.  It was so nerve-racking watching them play, way worse than those close Giants games!  
Anyway, we didn't get home until 7 last night and we were all exhausted (except N, who napped in my arms on the hard bleachers during their last game). It was a fun weekend, but I am not feeling ready for this week at all.  Luckily it's not looking like it will be quite as busy as the last couple have been.  

Here are a couple pictures from the weekend:

In the pool at 8pm

Right after winning the tournament
(M is on the bottom, second from the right)

To-Do's:
Monday- grocery shopping, baseball game
Tuesday- guitar, softball practice
Wednesday- work in R's class, baseball practice
Thursday- dentist for R, softball practice??
Friday- dance
Saturday- baseball game, two softball games, grand opening of the new showroom at Matthew's work
Sunday- Mother's day :)

Menu:
Monday- something quick & easy
Tuesday- crock pot pineapple chicken sandwiches
Wednesday- BLTs
Thursday- Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos
Friday- homemade pizza 
Saturday- 
Sunday- guys BBQ at my mom's

(National) Scrapbook Friday

It's a big weekend in the scrapping world, and Britt has lots planned to celebrate. She's got an awesome grab bag being released today that you won't want to miss!  Here's the page I scrapped with what's inside. 

full credits here

Be sure to check out here blog so you don't miss all the fun! 

Start of the Week...

Busy.  I think I'll just start every weekly post until school is out with that.  This week feels especially busy, but I feel like I say that every week.  I won't even let myself look too closely at next week, just taking it as it comes right now.

To-Do's:
Monday- yearly check-ups for the big kids, baseball game, home group (not to mention all the picking up and dropping off involved with all 3 in school today, I don't even want to know how many times I will be driving though town)
Tuesday- grocery shopping, guitar, softball game
Wednesday- work in R's class, dentist for R, baseball practice
Thursday- softball game
Friday- dance
Saturday- baseball game, softball tournament (THREE games in one day!)
Sunday- church, softball (1-3 games depending on how they play)

Tuesday will be M's first softball game.  The team she was scheduled to play Friday had to reschedule and the Saturday teams decided they couldn't/didn't want to come into town, so they were canceled.  Again, really frustrated with this softball season with ASA!  So disorganized!  And now I just found out the weekend tournament schedule.  Three games in a town an hour away from us on Saturday (9am, 1:30pm, and 3pm), and 1-3 games again on Sunday.  NOT what I signed up for.  Way too much if you ask me.

I also have a ton of editing to do, as I shot my first wedding last weekend. :)

Anyway...

Menu:
Monday- snacks at baseball
Tuesday- crock pot chicken for burritos
Wednesday- pancakes, eggs, sausage
Thursday- speghetti
Friday- pizza
Saturday-
Sunday-

Start of the Week Stuff

Friday was R's birthday.  We didn't do a whole lot because we had his party the weekend before, and Saturday morning we left for SF to go to a Giants game!  We went down on Saturday, got to the city about 12, did some shopping at the Dugout Store, had lunch at the Public House outside the park, and then got in line to get through security.  It was a whirlwind of a day, but lots of fun!  The Giants played a good game, kind of boring with not a lot of hits, but they got the win, so that was good.  Little side note, we go to usually 2 or more games a season, and at least once a season (if not more) we see Timmy pitch, and we almost always see them loose.  Timmy has always been one of my least favorites, even when he was really good, so I was a little bummed that we were seeing him again, but he got us the win, so I guess I'll be okay with it.  You can bet I'll be counting out the pitching rotation next time we buy tickets to try and miss Timmy though.
Anyway, we spent the night in Pleasant Hill with Matthew's sisters and then did some shopping before heading back home.  We got home just before 8 last night and pretty much just went to bed.
All of that made for a very messy house this morning.  I've been cleaning up messes from R's birthday, and trying to unpack and do trip laundry, as well as get my week started.  Needless to say, I have no clue what we're having for dinner tonight, and we leave for baseball practice in half an hour.  So, I'm trying to throw together a menu really quickly now.

To-Do's: (not quite as busy of a week as last week thankfully!)
Monday- baseball practice
Tuesday- softball practice
Wednesday- dentist for R, baseball game
Thursday- nothing (hopefully it stays that way, last time I had an open day it ended up getting filled with an extra softball practice)
Friday- dance and a softball game (at the same time, ugh!)
Saturday- baseball game, two softball games (at least they're in the same town this time), and I'm shooting a wedding for a friend
Sunday- church, working second service in the 2&3 year olds

Menu:
Monday- spaghetti
Tuesday- crock pot refried beans for burritos
Wednesday- grilled pizza sandwiches
Thursday- honey lime tilapia, broccoli, and brown rice
Friday- homemade pizza 
Saturday- something with chicken :)
Sunday-

Also need to make more granola (regular and peanut butter), waffles, tortillas (maybe), and I want to try these homemade cheese-its.

Scrapbook Friday

Britt and Krista have some fun new alphas that go perfectly with all the Project Mouse goodies they've been releasing.  Here's the page I did with one of the alphas. :)

full credits here

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I'm sure there will be more to come later this week (we've got some FUN stuff coming up!), but I took this one last night at R's game and wanted to share. :)

I love that he's getting to play catcher so much!  He's GOOD at it, and it's really fun to watch him play.  It's just such a big switch from last season, and I'm so proud of him!  Last year he was the kid in right field chewing on his glove or playing in the dirt, and this year he's catching!  Last year he maybe got a couple hits off the machine, but mostly hit off the tee (they get 4 pitches and then go to the tee), this year he has hit off the machine every time!  He's been out in the backyard practicing all year, and it really shows!!  I know I've said it before, and I'm not trying to brag, I'm just so proud of how hard he's worked and how much he has improved! :)  

Start of the Week Stuff

Busy.  That's pretty much it for the next two months.  With two kids playing baseball/softball, plus guitar and dance, we don't have a day all week without an activity scheduled for at least one of them.  I love watching them play, but I'm very thankful that this season is short!  

Schedule for the week- 

Monday- game for R (small group if it gets rained out)

Tuesday- practice for both kids (at the same time, in different places, of course)

Wednesday- work in R's class, game for R

Thursday- practice for M

Friday- R's birthday! Dance for M

I'm pretty frustrated with M's softball this year.  Last year she played under the local Little League and it was great, but this year they've switched to ASA, which is what she played in the year before Little League, and it's pretty disorganized.  We had a terrible experience with it the first year, which is why we switched, but I was hopeful that having the Little League people be involved would make for a better experience.  So far not so much.  I do love her coach, which is good, but they organization still seems very unorganized.  We have yet to get a game schedule, and are getting practice schedules one week at a time.  I would really love to know in advance how many days we're going to be doubled up with practices/games for both kids, and if we might actually have a day or two free.  It's just frustrating to put other plans on hold until I get a schedule for her.  

Both kids are enjoying it though.  R has been working hard practicing in the backyard all year long, and it really shows!  He has improved so much from last season!  We could have probably had him tryout and move up, but we chose to keep him in the same level as last year and let him build his confidence this season.  He's getting to play catcher a lot, which he loves, and he's hitting off the pitching machine every time!  It's been lots of fun to watch his games!

So, now to come up with a menu of quick and/or portable dinners that are still healthy and (somewhat) real. :)  

Monday- crock pot salso chicken quesadillas (going to try to make them ahead and bring them to the game maybe)

Tuesday- salad and whole wheat biscuits 

Wednesday- pasta with meat sauce

Thursday- 

Friday- (rice krispies to R's class)