Visitors

Matt's family (Rod, Dixie, Cara and Kinsley) came to visit us Memorial Day weekend.  They left Friday after school and got here at 2 am on Saturday morning.  We had the Eagle Run at 8am, so they didn't get much sleep that day.  After the Eagle Run, both boys had baseball games.  Saturday night, we grilled out and just hung out at home.  We watched "The Greatest Showman", which is one of the boys favorite movies.  On Sunday, we went to church, put the water slide up here and hung out, and then went out to dinner.  On Monday, Rod and Dixie headed home.  Cara had already finished school, so she and Kinsley stayed with us for the week and flew home on Friday.  

We loved having them stay a few days longer.  Kinsley started to really walk while she was here, had a blast climbing the stairs, and was constantly entertained by the boys.  Landon and Keegan loved having their Aunt Cara and cousin here.  It was a busy week with multiple baseball games, and all of us were still in school.  Matt worked from home a couple days to hang out with his family, and I got to hang out with Cara and Kinsley for a couple hours on my own every day since I'm done with school at 12:30 each day.  We spent a couple afternoons shopping, and Cara and I even got a pedicure one afternoon while Kinsley hung out with Uncle Matt!  Cara also took the boys out for ice cream one night, and Matt and I got to watch Kinsley.  Such good times.  I wish we were able to see them/spend time with them more.  We instantly missed them as soon as they left :(

Here are some pictures from our fun times.  I have a lot of Eagle Run pictures so I will post those in a separate post. 

The kids in the basement

 Another cute picture of the kids

A few pictures of Uncle Matt and Kinsley

I love her face in this one! 

 This is one of my favorite pictures of the 3 kids.  It was taken outside of church.

Fun on the water slide...

Keegan

 Landon

 Landon with Kinsley

 Kinsley

The kids swinging

Stan and Marcia made us yard yahtzee for Christmas and we finally got to test it out.  It was a lot of fun!

 Landon worked really hard on this surprise for all of us on Saturday night for the Cubs game.  He called Dixie earlier in the week and told her to bring construction paper for him.  He made everything  himself and even set out peanuts, sunflower seeds and bubble gum for us to eat during the game. 

Kinsley loved Keegan's scooter

She also loved all of Keegan's puppies, but especially this one.  She gave this puppy hugs all week!

 Matt and I took Kinsley for a walk, played outside with her, and gave her a bath while Cara took the boys for ice cream. 

 Aunt Kelsey and Kinsley

Such a cute pic

Aunt Cara and the boys getting some ice cream

 Kinsley taking Keegan to get on the bus

 Group selfie

 One last picture of all 3 kids

Thank you to all of our visitors for coming to see us.  We had a blast and really appreciate you making the drive/flight to come visit us!

Family pictures

We kicked off Memorial Day weekend by having family pictures taken.  A former student of mine (who also babysits the boys) took them for us.  

Here are the pictures that Matt took with his phone...

And here are my favorites that Addysen took...

Soccer and Baseball

Soccer and baseball overlapped for the month of May, so it was chaos at our house.  Landon and Keegan both played soccer and baseball, and Matt coaches everything!  It was non-stop for the month, but we wouldn't have it any other way.  With that said, I'm glad it's over!  Tons of fun, but also exhausting.  Here are some pictures from the games.

A couple cute pics of Keegan in his soccer uniform

 Landon's travel soccer team

 The soccer boys celebrating the season at Mitchell's ice cream

Our baseball boys.  Keegan is playing for the Phillies, and Landon is playing for the Raptors.

A few action shots of Landon pitching and fielding a ball at short stop

Fun with friends...

Avon Brewing Company sponsors Landon's team and the parents of two of the players on his team own the restaurant.  So, one Friday night, we headed there after our game.  It was fun to hang out with the parents, and Landon said it was the best night of his life hanging out with his friends.

Landon and Owen played against their friend, Jack, the other night.  It was a great game, and the boys had fun playing against each other.

Jack, Landon, Owen and Stanley (Owen's dog)

Soccer is done until the fall, but we are just in the middle of baseball season.  Stay tuned for more pics!

Ninja Championships

Ninja Championships at FMU gym were on Matt's birthday.  Both boys participated in the championships.  They each got a practice run on the course, and then their second time through was timed to see if they placed.  They did amazing, and were so fun to watch.  Keegan ended up getting first place in his age group, and Landon ended up getting 2nd place in his age group.  Now, Keegan has two first place trophies and Landon has a first, second, and two third place trophies from Ninja! 

Landon had to go straight to his Pitch/Hit/Run competition and didn't even get to stay for the trophy presentation, so we had to pick it up a couple days later.  We knew that he got 2nd when we left, but didn't have time to stay for the ceremony!

Keegan on the podium

 Jackson and Keegan

 Keegan with his trophy

 Landon with his trophy

The boys with their trophies

I'm not sure how Landon and Keegan do the obstacles and run the course so fast, but we are sure proud of our little ninjas! Congratulations, boys!

Happy Birthday Matt!!

This year Matt's birthday was on a Saturday.  We tried to spoil him as well, but we had a busy day with Ninja Championships, a Pitch/Hit/Run competition, and baseball games. We did manage to get him a coffee and bagel for breakfast.  He also opened his presents first thing in the morning.  We got him a couple of Cubs shirts, a new Yeti, a Cavs shirt, a couple sessions of Cryo therapy, awesome cards from the boys, and Keegan wrote him a book!

The baseball games got rained out that afternoon, so we were able to go out to dinner.  Matt picked Barrio, which is a build your own taco place.  It was delicious.  After dinner, we came home and had the cake that I made him.  Matt likes cookies and brownies more than cake, so I made him a 3 layered brownie cake with Andes mints pieces, stuffed with chocolate chip and m&m cookie dough, and covered with dark chocolate ganache and Andes mints. It was also delicious!

Matt with his presents

 Opening his presents

His cake

 Singing "Happy Birthday"

 Blowing out candles (with a little help from the boys)

 The inside of the cake

Happy 35th, Matt!  Hope this year is a great one!!