wow, this summer is going by quickly!

I can't believe June is done. We've been busy with baseball games and swimming lessons for 2 weeks. Ted played baseball tonight and then is off until next week when they play 4 games (2 regular and 2 playoff). It's amazing to see how much all of the kids have improved since they started a few weeks ago. Ted played pitcher and catcher tonight and sat out one inning. It was cute when he was catcher tonight. He collected the balls thrown and was fairly focussed on that. Well, when the ball was hit he went up to the homeplate like he should in case someone threw the ball to him. When the kids ran toward home, he tried to tag them with one of the extra balls. Some of the kids looked a little puzzled. Their teammates had hit it past the row of players in the field and it would have been surprising to get the ball home that quickly.

One of the players on Ted's team is also the oldest of 3 boys. His baby brother is 13 months and was there tonight too. Toward the end of the game, the baby came up to me and wanted me to hold him. I picked him up and he was happy and content in my arms. Nate looked a bit concerned, though. After I put the friend down, I picked Nate up to let him know he wasn't being replaced. He was happy to know it.

Playdough fun

This was the first time I tried playdough with Nate. He wanted to eat it at first but then had a great time with it. Ted and Harry hadn't played with it in quite a while and had a blast also. It entertained them a long time so I need to get it out more often.

chasing after the girls

Today, we went to McDonald's to celebrate Ted's friend's birthday (Austin). The kids were all running around having a great time but then one of the girls, Summer, came and said Ted was trying to kiss her and Alyssa. I asked Ted about it and he confirmed that he had kissed both of them. I asked him where and he pointed to his lips. I told him that I didn't think they wanted him to kiss them so he said he wouldn't then. He told Summer he wasn't going to try to kiss her anymore but she wasn't so sure. Ted walked away from her but then she ran over to tap him on his shoulder to see if he'd chase her again. Talk about mixed signals--it starts so early, no wonder guys get confused. I asked Ted at home about the kissing and he said he was chasing them and trying to kiss them. He couldn't kiss them on the lips (although he would have if given the opportunity, I think) and kissed each of them a few times. I'm not sure what exactly happened. It's kind of funny now, definitely not looking forward to the teen years, though!

Uh oh...a future gamer

Nate wants to join in all the fun with the boys. You can tell he's been watching and learning how to play video games. In one hand, he has the nunchuk. In the other hand...the tv remote, of course.

Oh, and in case you're wondering...I put pants or shorts on Nate after I dress him. He has a hard time staying still for diaper changes that I don't worry about it until we're going somewhere.

My little helper

This is a fun age--they love to be helpful. I put Nate right to work sweeping the floors. Actually, what really happened is the hall closet was open and he grabbed the swiffer out of there. He's always taking stuff out of cabinets and drawers and closets. We are working on picking stuff up. I'm going to have to rearrange the pantry because there's been too much cereal dumped on the floor when he decides to grab a snack for himself.

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