Take Me Out to the Ballgame

We finally got to meet BP (Brian Paull), Brett's friend from grad school, his wife Heather, and their son Ashton today.  We met up for a Potomac Nationals (minor league) game. 

 

Taking his two to the concession stand-
(Heather thought this was hilarious!)

 
Doesn't she look like a classy lassie with my clip in her hair?
(It was hot and the rubber band I had in her hair broke.)

Here's the opposite of the classy clip look...
Girl does love her some popcorn!

Seventh-inning stretch (and the chicken dance) were a hit with Sylvie, who was a total trooper.  She was beyond exhausted b/c the game was during her nap time.  Brady liked this pitching game...and of course, he was good at it!

It was a special kids day at the park so they allowed the kids to run the bases after the game (but we missed that b/c we were playing games).  We did get to hang out and have a catch in the outfield. Brady had a catch with his daddy and Sylvie had a catch with her new pal Ashton. (Ashton had this cute crab "mitt" and sticky ball set to share.)

The south paw wind-up and fielding the ball

After the game, we went over to the BMX bike track to watch some kids riding- pretty cool!

Ashton and Sylvie were adorable together- laughing, running, laughing, sitting, laughing, picking flowers.  :)

 

Cropped Cutie

Sylvie looked so cute today in her cropped pants that I wanted a picture.  Here are the results of the various ways I tried to get her to agree to a pict-

"Mono can be in the picture!"

"Is that Dora on your shirt? I can't see her."

 "Where's Dora? Oh, right there. Thanks."

Happy Mother's Day 2012!

It was a day all to ourselves today...literally!  (That's why we have a timer shot above...which was accompanied by it's own hilarity and bribery.)  Brett was working on the townhouse with Vik all day today from morning until evening so I just hung out with my little peeps and we enjoyed the day.  They made me sweet gifts at school and it was fun to open them and hear them tell me about them.

Don't let their forced cheeese! faces and sun-squinting eyes fool you...this was by no means a "chore" for them!  Spraying water + bubbles = super fun!  (Note: does not necessarily = clean car) :p

Soccer Picts

We missed the official soccer pictures that were being taken by the league last week b/c rain in the middle of practice resulted in chaos.  So we decided to take our own pictures this week with our own cameras.  I don't know what the league picts looked like, but ours came out pretty cute...and we even got Coach Ephram, the trainer in there!  :)  Again, thanks to Graeme for taking these!

 

 

 

Broadlands Live

The weather was p.e.r.f.e.c.t.this evening to attend the first of the monthly outdoor summer concerts held in our neighborhood.  We met several friends there and that made it fun for us all!  This was the first time we all went as a family.  (I went 3 years ago for a GNO when I was just about 8 weeks pregnant with Sylvie.)  I'm pretty sure we weren't exactly the picture perfect suburban family as we entered the space and were told we had to put our glass bottled beers in cups.  Okay, no problem...except that we didn't bring a bottle opener.  So there Brett is hitting the beer bottle on the side of the kids' wagon (like you would to a counter top) to get access to his alcohol.  LOL!  Let me tell you, it was a sight to see!  So he finally gets the bottle open using my keys and we set up camp next to the Pauleys.  I'm talking to Kristin, so I didn't see this happen.  But I turn around to the sound of Sylvie wailing and see her d.r.i.p.p.i.n.g wet, and she smells like a brewery.   Somehow most all of the beer in the red Solo cup that Brett had worked so hard to get was now covering our terrified toddler- from head to toe.  We removed her soaking wet shirt, put her cow jacket on, and gave her some gummy snacks and all was right in her world once again!

These whirly airplanes someone was handing out were fun too...except when you trip and the plastic end goes right in to the fleshy part of your hand.  ouch!  Poor Brady...second crisis of the evening averted with some first aid cream and a band-aid.  :)

Mono y Yo

That's the name of this weird book we got free in a Cheerios box years ago, but it fits here!  Ms. Tiffany brought over a few toys that Cameron's older sister Maddie had outgrown and Sylvie is Super happy!  She's been playing non-stop with her new dollhouse (her very first real one- it's so awesome!) and with this little monkey who sleeps in a tree hammock.  She's named him Mono (b/c they were just discussing monkeys at daycare and that's how you say monkey in Spanish).  Can you see her happiness in this picture?  (She's got gummy snacks, her fav, and Mono- not sure life could get any better for her at this moment!)

can she be any cuter???

On Our Way

I had to capture this moment this morning (only had my phone) b/c I wanted to remember that it was happy.  The weather has been fantastic lately (and we're actually somewhat on time @ 8:30 AM) so we've been walking the 1/2 mile to Sylvie's daycare.  I just remember smiling when I looked at them- Sylvie strolling along chattering away and Brady pedaling as fast as his little athletic 4-year-old legs will take him.  Love them!

Bright. Eyed. and Bushy-haired!

 Dressing kids in bright clothing doesn't necessarily diminish the sleepiness.  :p  How cute are they with the crazy eyes, silly smiles, and bed heads?

Mayflower

I thought she looked so darn cute in her hand-me-down dress, so of course, I took her pict this morn-