Cole had quite a Spring Break this year. We started off spending some time at Rhonald's parents' house (pictures to come later) and then my parents came by and took Cole to Tulsa for a little getaway. They had such a good time - they visited the Aquarium, the Planetarium and the Space and Air Museum. Cole loved the hotel room and eating out. He had a really great time and came home full of information about space and planets and airplanes. I think he is really excited to go back again!
One thing T ball has done for our family is give Rhonald and Cole lots of time to practice and hang out in the backyard. Usually Lily is not far behind and they can usually convince her to catch the ball for them, which she feels is very important. I love to look out back and see them playing catch and making great memories together.
I feel like this has been the longest winter ever. Seriously. It warms up one day and then the next day is freezing cold and raining. ugh! In this house we are VERY ready for Spring. A few weeks back we had a very, very nice day and decided to stay up a little late and take advantage of the weather. Cole got a new bike this year for his birthday and Lily is finally able to ride our tricycle so we opted for a neighborhood bike ride. It was so much fun - even if we did just ride up and down our street over and over. I couldn't help but laugh at our kids....they really showed their personalities that night. Lily was scooting and ringing the bell on her trike while shouting, "Wait for me Bubba! I comin'! I comin'!" While Cole payed very close attention to what he was doing, kept asking me if it was really ok to ride on the road (we live in the country) and would shout back to Lily Kate, "Lily, you have to pay attention to what you are doing! This is serious!" I loved it - and so did all of our neighbors who were listening to us. We have been on our bikes every single nice day we have had and we have loved it....I just wish those warm weather days would come and stay for awhile.
The kids' preschool invited Rhonald back this year to speak during Community Helper month. Last year he was kind of nervous but this year he was all in....very excited and very prepared. Cole could not wait to sit on stage while Daddy shared with the school how to wash your hands and what to expect at the Doctor's office. Lily, on the other hand, decided to cheer Daddy on from my lap on the front row. The kids really seemed to enjoy having Rhonald visit and asked a lot of great questions. We were very impressed with how well they listened and how much they cared about what they were learning about.
Life has turned into a crazy whirlwind this Spring as Cole has started his first season of T-ball. Oh my word-you talk about hectic...between practice and games and trying to eat dinner we are busy! I will admit that I was complaining about this whole new schedule to Rhonald just the other day. All complaining came to a halt as soon as we saw Cole play in his first game. His smile was plastered to his face from 5:30-8:30 (he played a double header that night) as he ran and hit his sweet little heart out. It was so much fun to sit and watch all that he had learned in such a short time. We loved cheering for all of the kids and watching them work together to figure this whole game thing out. There were chants of "Let's go Huskies, let's go!" ringing from the dugout as they cheered for one another and it was awesome! I did get teary eyed as our boy ran into the dugout after his first inning playing outfield. Cole had not touched the ball yet but he was grinning from ear to ear and yelled, "I really love this!" as he ran in. I can see many, many nights at the ball field in our future and I am so glad. His confidence is growing leaps and bounds and he is truly enjoying himself. I am so thankful that he has had a chance to have this experience this year.
