Spring Fever

So our enthusiasm about Opening Day may not have helped to this point, but it's a long season. The kids were decked out in Cardinal gear and had a fun "Cardinal Holiday". Anything out of the norm is fun for them. I mean, I had the amazing privilege of eating lunch with Pujols and Molina!

Saturday Andrew had his first baseball practice! Drew took him while I stayed home with the nappers. He had a great time but Drew said everything we had been working on at home went out the window...oh well, I guess we can only improve from here.

Saturday night we took the family over to see my good friend Catherine and her family. She was in from Wyoming and we had an awesome night hanging out catching up. The kids got along great. Her oldest daughter is between Andrew and Matthew and she was IN CHARGE. That's exactly what my crazy boys need. Molly enjoyed trying to keep up with the big kids and playing with Catherine's daughter that is a few months younger. Of course the adults enjoyed the adult conversation and planned a few family trips when the kids are older:).

Sunday we had an amazing Sunday dinner at my parent's. Both my brothers attended with their families and the weather was perfect! It felt like a mid summer day and the kids just played and played. Before everyone else arrived Matthew collected some sticks so he could take them to the woods with grandma. Poppa just got home from a fishing trip and had his pick up truck at the house. So the kids got to take a special ride. Then grandma bought a pack of seeds for each grandchild to plant. They all really enjoyed that activity. It was also Natalie's first Sunday dinner! After dinner Grandma took the oldest 5 down to the tennis courts. She was the only adult (besides Kiersten:)) but she came back with some great stories. She said that Andrew and Kiersten got "married" and on the way home Andrew said, "Grandma, Kiersten and I need to go on a romantic drive." They ran the other direction and thought it was the funniest thing ever. The night ended with mini drumsticks for all the grandkids! So fun. Thanks for a memorable night mom and dad.