Busy week with both Kristin and I traveling. I chaperoned for Jake's class on a fieldtrip to Sea World last week. I haven't ridden in a school bus in a long, long time. I remember the seats being bigger! We had fun and I managed to somehow not lose any of the kids under my charge. Jake had a T-ball game on Wednesday. He got a couple outs, hit two doubles and got the game ball. Sunday Jake and I went ridding at the track and Tyler and Kristin spent some quality time together. Memorial Day we just relaxed and BBQ'ed at home while the boys played in the pool.

 

 Dinner at Red Robin for Presley's birthday

 

 Tyler is so proud of his plant!

  I just sleep in the boy's room when Kristin is gone.

Getting ready for our field trip getting instructions from Mrs. Pon

 Jake, Kyle and Shawn

 In a polar bear came

 Watching a walrus

 

 Petting bat rays

 

 with Shamu

 Jake's game ball

 

 Tyler having fun outing with Mommy

We are safe from all the wildfire going on around the county. The boys did get a couple days off school because of them just as a precaution. Jake and Ty's cousins get snow days off school, while Jake and Ty get fire days. The winds have calmed down and it's supposed to be fairly cool here next week.

Jake had another race Friday evening. Again not so great out of the gate but again he was able to move up through the pack to take third overall. Saturday morning all the mommies got to coach Jake's T-ball game. Kristin was the head coach and it was a great opportunity for me to take some pictures.

Kristin just left today for a couple days on business. She'll be back Tuesday, then I head out Wednesday till Friday for work. The boys don't mind because we let them sleep with us whenever one of us goes out of town.

 Beating the heat with some ice-cream

 

 Kristin and Jake doing the little league pledge

 Ty cheering from the bench while eating Skittles

 Coach Kristin and Jake

 

 Jake playing third

 Jake and his team (he is second from the left)

 

  We put a pool up in the back yard for the boys
(and us) to keep cool this summer.

Needless to say that it is a huge hit with Jake and Tyler.

  Micky-D's at the park with the electric motorcycles.

 

Happy Mother's Day!
Jake had a race Friday evening. He got third out of 11 overall, which is awesome considering he has one of the smallest bikes out there. It doesn't have a lot of torque to get him out in front on the start. The first turn in about 160 degrees and he slows down as all the other kids go into the turn so he is dead last going into the first lap. To his credit though, he battled his way all the way up from last to fourth and third on his two moto's. That is pretty incredible to be able to move up like that past older kids on bigger bikes.

We had a great weekend. Saturday morning we did the Home Depot kids workshop and the boys went to birthday parties. Kristin had a spa afternoon with her friends so Maddox and his Dad came over and hung out with us. Today we had the Ceglies over for a Mother's Day BBQ. Matt and I prepared everything so Maria and Kristin could enjoy the day.

 Tyler practicing tracing his name

  Tyler's class is growing plants at school. Every morning he is excited to go see how much his plant has grown.

  Jake showing Tyler how to stand to hit the ball.

  Ty on his way to school after our trip to Starbucks on my off Friday morning.

 Mommies Day at Ty's School

  Jake ready for his first moto.

Before his 2nd Moto

  Working his way up through the field with

his sights on his next victim...

 ...passed him, going after the next one.

 Made Mommy flower holders

  Getting some great batting tips from Mr. Dom and Maddox

 Happy Mother's Day!