Great Day At The Lake With Grampy

This summer slipped by quickly, and we didn't make it to the lake.  However, Grampy called this morning with the invitation, and the boys were so excited!!!  It was a perfect day to be on the lake.  It is really hot for September, but the water temperature was great!  Isaac skied for the first time by himself!  He got up and stayed up for a couple seconds (on his 3rd attempt).  He did great!  Eli skied with Daddy holding him.  They got up the first try and stayed up. This gave Eli an idea of what skiing feels like.  Both of the boys rode the intertube, which is their favorite!   They love tubing!  Adam and Grampy both skied too.  They've still got it!!  We left Hannah with Grandmama so she could crawl around and play, without being in the heat.  Being at the lake feels like a vacation away from all the busyness and stress around me.  It was such a nice, relaxing day!

Eli's 1st Homerun

This little guy, 6 years old, just transitioned to Rookie League baseball this fall, which is machine pitch.  He got to play "pitcher" and did a good job.  He looks so tiny out on the field compared to the older players.

On his second time up to bat in his first game, he hit the ball solid, in the hole between first and second base.  It went in between the outfielders and he got a homerun!!!  The score of the game was 1-0!  What's ironic is prior to the start of the game, Eli asked me "is it okay if I don't score?"  It was so cute watching him run the bases too.  The Rookie League rules are like real baseball, and so different from T-ball where they can only run to one base at a time.  He kind of stopped for a second at second base because that's what he's used to doing in T-ball.

He was so excited to win his first game and that he hit a homerun!  He said after the game "Mommy, what was the score of the game?"  Then he said "Who scored it?"  Eli, in his truly humble way, was making sure we noticed, and we were proud.  We would have been proud regardless, but it sure makes for a fun night getting to enjoy that with sweet Eli!

Isaac's 1st Time Mowing the Yard

Isaac is 9 years old, so Adam thought it was time to him to try mowing for the first time.  I can't believe he's tall enough to hit the pedal.  Bittersweet moment for this Momma!

Hannah's 1st haircut

BEFORE...

                                                   AFTER...

Hannah's hair was almost in a bob; although, she had an extremely long lock of hair (1.5-2 inches) on the left that had to be cut to even it all out a bit.  There was another long piece on the right that needed to be trimmed as well.  She has very light hair underneath her top layer.  Even though it looks much better evened up, I was a bit sad to cut the long lock.  Hannah wiggled some so I cut a little more than I intended.  Oops!  I still think it turned out well overall!