My Mouse

Today for the first time ever Mouse used the term, "Today is the Best day of my LIFE!"  :)  I thought it was momentous enough to write a post about it!  I am sure there will be many more of these in his life.  But the first time you say this, well, it should be documented!  Mouse is a bit "shy" when it comes to baseball.  He tends to not swing at much.  He wants to be a pitcher.  He can catch, steal, and walk like no other.  Jeff has been out practicing with him tons. The other day after a game that he struck out and walked in I gave him the talk.  "You know, Daddy struck out SO many times, but do you know that he hit the ball more often than not?  Do you know why?  Because he took the chance and SWUNG the bat!  You have a better chance of hitting the ball if you SWING than if you DON'T swing.  If you never swing you will never hit it, if you TRY you may strike out, BUT you could also possibly "knock it out of the park!"  (Great life lesson there!)  His face lit up and he kind of had an "ah-ha" moment.  So he had Jeff out back so many times in the last few days pitching to him that it was driving me nuts!  Last night he had a baseball game.  He hit it out to center field! He was SO excited!  He was practically bouncing when he walked in the door....and he said to me...."Mom, TODAY is the BEST day of my LIFE!"  ....I am getting choked up typing it!  It is funny that, at 9 yrs old, the best day of you life has come from hitting a ball.  But, to a boy who loves his Daddy, and wants to play baseball with, and for his Daddy...well I guess this WAS the best day of his life!  I can't wait to hear the about the next time he has, "The best day of his Life!"  I know there will be many.  I thank God for the blessing of my son.  I just love him to pieces!  He makes a Mama proud to call him SON.  He ROCKS on the guitar (I mean REALLY rocks!) and he LOVES baseball.  He LOVES to play and he is the BEST team player I have EVER seen.  I can't believe my baby will be 10 in 4 months.  My kids make me SO proud!

Happy Spring!

I love spring, but I don't love allergies!  Spring was brought in yesterday with a roar of wind!  So of course everyone is sneezing today.   Allergies in AZ really haven't been bad, but with our last move, well they are really bad this season.  Who knows what is in our yard or a neighboring yard that is getting us but pollen is everywhere!  We are LOVING the AZ sunshine right now!  The kids celebrated the solstice by jumping in the pool again!  It is SO cold but they were having a great time!  We are hoping for a mild spring like last year again.  That was fabulous!  Didn't get really hot until June!  Will post pictures soon...we are working on our garden right now so it is messy.  Trying to get a new chicken coop up too.  Hoping you are enjoying a beautiful spring Sunday, we are off to church!

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Happy St. Patty's Day! Quote for the day:
"May the strength of God pilot us, may the wisdom of God instruct us, may the hand of God protect us, may the word of God direct us. Be always ours this day and for evermore"
~St. Patrick
2010

Happy Birthday to me :)

Well another year has come and gone. I LOVE birthdays. I think EVERYONE should always celebrate the day the Lord decided to send them down to Earth to live on this human plane. He made us for his pleasure. I don't think I always do a good job of appreciating that fact. But I learn and grow daily. So on the day of my birthday, I would like to (Oscar moment) thank my GOD for knitting me, my parents for raising me, and my Husband and kids for loving me. :)
I promise this year not to be a stranger to my own blog. I will try harder to post pictures and updates of all our happenings! So with that...as the Irish would say...

"May Joy and peace surround you,
Contentment latch your door,
And happiness be with you now,
And bless you evermore."

A new year, A new beginning

Or so I keep telling myself :) JuJu started school last month. She LOVES it. She also lost a tooth and had her first grown-up tooth come in. Mouse and I are back on track with our homeschool and Peanut has finally resigned himself to the fact that, Yes, he has to go to preschool one day a week and once again enjoys it! We are looking forward to warm weather and trying once again to plant a garden. Hopefully the chickens wont kill this one!