The Brown Brick Road

Capturing our adventures one photo at a time...

T-ball

Maxwell had his final T-ball game on Saturday. It’s been a great season! He’s really enjoyed it and had a fun experience. I took my camera up to get some team photos before the last game…

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The coaches are a little fuzzy but it’s better than nothing!

I then got some fun shots of the game…lots of action! Maxwell batting, playing pitcher, and sliding into home on each run! Maxwell definitely learned a lot about the game this season – he was one of the few that really was always “baseball ready” out on the field.

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Pitcher!

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Ready to make a baseball play!

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Batter up!

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Look at that form!

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I love this big smile on his face after that awesome slide…

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They ended up playing 3 innings that game so there was one more time up to bat…

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and one more good slide!

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They also got trophies and a ball after the game. Can’t beat that!

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Most importantly, Maxwell and his teammates learned the #1 rule of baseball – HAVE FUN!  🙂

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Go A’s Go!

Kindergarten Orientation

When we got home last week, Maxwell had a special surprise waiting on the mailbox!

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It was his invitation to kindergarten orientation! Woohoo! We went on Tuesday and it was great.

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Maxwell was pretty excited and it helped to walk in and see several familiar faces like Lila, Jack, Glenn, and Cate. We all sat in the auditorium at first while the principal introduced herself and all the kindergarten teachers. The kids then left with the teachers to check out the classrooms and get a little treat in the lunchroom! The parents stayed in the auditorium to learn about important things like school lunches, carpool, and what shoes to wear for PE!  🙂  We also got LOTS of good information about ways to get involved with the PTO. No surprise, I’ve already signed up! We then all went downstairs to find the kids who were having a fun time and enjoying a huge cookie. Kindergarten is off to a great start!

With Glenn and Cate…

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Outside after orientation with some buds…

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These kids are going to hit the ground running in kindergarten!!

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I’m really excited for Maxwell. I’m also a little sad. He’s growing up so fast and I’m really going to miss him next year when he’s at school. 7:50 to 2:50 is a long day! That said, I know he’s ready and I cannot wait for him to experience and learn all the fantastic things MBE is going to teach him. He’s SUCH a good kid. He’s smart, he’s curious, he’s personable…he’s READY for kindergarten!

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MBE here we come!!!

Batter up!

Maxwell had his first t-ball game on Saturday and we all had a BALL! 🙂 We got really lucky with the weather. It was nice and warm and the rain held off until about 15 minutes after our game ended! The boys were excited to get their official jerseys and hats…

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and then it was time to warm up!

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The game was cute – they did 3 innings with no outs. So, each kid got to hit 3 times and run all the bases. I think the funniest part is just watching them all try to run in those heavy batting helmets! Maxwell played first base, short stop, and 3rd base.

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3rd base

But, obviously, his favorite part was hitting and running!

 

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Samantha and Spencer did pretty good during the game…despite both of them playing with a live worm and Samantha eating a large wad of dirt.

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Spencer was pretty happy when he got to go with Dad over to the team bench!

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Overall, I’d say it was a great start to Maxwell’s baseball career!

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Swing, batter batter!

Watch out World!

Here she comes! Samantha is on the move on 2 feet!

She really started walking on Wednesday and hasn’t slowed down since. I could spend all day watching her take these wobbly little steps. The cutest!

 

Her other new trick? Sitting in her chair and holding her own bottle. Talent.

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Just like a princess on her throne!

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Seems only fitting that her new bath towel has a crown. She is my little princess!

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Wave to your royal subjects Baby Mantha!

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Hope you all have a great weekend!

big boy bed

When we were in Highlands for Thanksgiving, Spencer slept great in a twin bed. We decided that maybe it was time to move him out of his crib at home too! I’m not really sure why we thought it was a good idea, but Spencer seemed to be on board so we got that big boy bed on order! Funny – we also moved Maxwell into a big boy bed right after Christmas in January 2012. Maxwell was 3 years and 5 months. Spencer was 3 years and 2 months.

A few days before Spencer’s bed arrived, I went in to get him up from his nap and he was still sound asleep. I couldn’t resist snapping a photo of my baby in his crib. I love how he would put his monkey blanket on top of his elephant to use as his pillow. Of course, Puppy was in his hand!

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The night before his bed was going to arrive, I snapped a photo of his last sleep in his crib. By the way, Spencer is a GREAT sleeper – never wakes at night and takes fantastic naps every day. This boy loooves his zzzzzzs! He was also about to bust out of that XXL sleep sack! ha!

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When the boys came home from school that day, his big boy bed was all set up and ready to go! Complete with jungle sheets!!

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big boy bed

Spencer said “it has yi-ons!! I yuh-ve it!” Translation: It has lions! I love it!  🙂

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He then immediately started jumping on his bed!

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First nap didn’t go too well. Too much excitement for sure! That night, he was still pretty excited and big brother helped get him tucked in…

big boy bed

big boy bed

Unfortunately, the first few nights were a little rough! He woke up several times just having trouble getting his covers straight, his pillow situated, etc. He’s gotten better though and, after a week is on a string of sleeping all night and even taking good naps during the day! Hooray! My baby is growing up and I don’t think I like it one bit. Thank goodness I’ve still got another crib with a baby in it in the room next door!

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ps – Maxwell wanted some jungle sheets too so his bed got a little upgrade! 🙂

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Sleep tight!