School Fieldtrip for Bradley

Thursday, May 3rd, Bradley had his second fieldtrip with his preschool class.  He went to this park…..

This is a park we frequent a lot as it is right near our house.  I even walk the path behind it with Gavin and Easton when I have my act together and exercise.

The kids played for a bit.

I love this Bradley Bear!

 

Then Miss Nina and Miss Katie led their students on a walk to the Fire Station.

Then they went to the Police Station.

 

Bradley liked the new experience of the police station.  He liked getting pretend “locked” in jail.  he assured me that they did not really lock the gate. He also assured me they had no real bad guys in the building when they visited.  Seems typical for Pinehurst.  I didn’t even know they had a holding cell.  He taught mommy some things from this trip for sure.  He loved his badge the most and Miss Nina even put a code (three numbers she made up written in magic marker) on his and some of the kids to make it like a real badge.  He still is wearing it and keeps it safe so it wont lose its stickiness.  I think it is just because of “the code!” I do like that about Miss Nina how she indulges boys and her students in their imaginations and little quirks they each have. We will miss her as the year is coming to and end this month.

  

After their tours of both the Fire Station and the Police Station they walked back for a picnic lunch and to PLAY some more!

 

Bradley with Harlan and Davis.

Bradley’s 1st Baseball Season

Bradley is now playing his first season of baseball (Coach Pitch) through our Pinehurst Parks and Recreation Department. His team is the Blue Jays.   Here are pictures from his first week of Baseball.  His season is based around meeting for practices and/or games on Mondays and Wednesdays for the next 6 weeks.  Nothing on Saturday’s yet which is what I was used to growing up.  He met Monday and Wednesday this week for practice and then on the 7th they have one more practice and it is also picture day and he will receive his uniform.  Then it is ALL games after that every Monday and Wednesday.  They really throw them in there.  He is on a team with boys and girls ranging from 5-7 years old.  There are some good and bad things to that but so far everyone has been very nice welcoming Bradley and other children for their first season.

Bradley has done really well and throws great, can hit great and catch good. Improvement on all of those of course will come and also he needs to RUN right when he hits the ball.  It is funny to see Bradley and other first time players hesitate because they are excited and shocked probably that they hit it and are just watching the ball. Let’s get on to the pictures now.  I didn’t take too many close up’s as I did not bring my zoom lens and I stayed back some because I didn’t want to come across as ‘overbearing sport fanatic mom’ right from the beginning! Also, there are probably just as many if not more pictures of Gavin and Easton. I know that’s bad but Bradley is off running and playing I don’t always have him in view.

Teaching them throwing form. 

They went through a whole game and what it would be like and Brad helped the coach with the team.  Meanwhile back in the stands Bradley’s two little fans were playing a game of their own.  They wanted to be playing baseball but since they couldn’t they found fun wherever they could.

 

“No, No Easton”

Playing Tag or at least Gavin thinks they are.

They found a random water fountain in a pipe and it was just their height so they started splashing in it.

     

That was all on Monday night. Here is Wednesday night….

 

Hitting.

They rotate with the other four teams so on this night they were practicing just in the grass.

Gavin playing by throwing the ball up in the sky to himself.  I love how the water tower is right in view.  It is a nice touch for nostalgia reasons considering we wont always live here and all three of our boys were born in this little town :)

 

Hitting.

Hands on helmet on base. 

 

Running in for their team talk and snacks! Good Hustle Blue Jays!!!

The Other Side

Hopefully we are on the other side of being sick for a while.  Please Lord! Our house could not catch a break for a bit.  Bradley, Gavin then I got a stomach bug that not only lasted 24 hours or 48 hours but it lasted like 4 days.  Mildly then worse then back to mild.  It was like it did not just want to get it all over with in 24 hours.  This bug kept us in for about two weeks.  Then, just as we were out the door and ready to move on to some fun I hears myself saying “Gavin has a fever that won’t go away!” Then it was Bradley.  Gavin’s lasted 4 days and was a virus that just had to run it’s course.  Bradley’s lasted two days and was the same virus but he developed an ear infection from it.  So, this Mom is happy to report we are all healthy and happy and I am praying we are on ‘the other side’ of sickness for a long time.  I am playing catch up because of this.  Here are some cute pictures and a few things we did.  We have started baseball and Bradley had a field trip today so I will get to that next time.

A cookout at Aunt Tab’s house for us to see her new house but it was her first play date there.  She had her two nephews visiting from Florida and she wanted everyone to meet them. Of course I didn’t get pictures of both of them. Just one. Above is Easton trying to blow bubbles.  He actually went to eat the bubble that was on the wand.  It was so cute to see.

 

Tab treating her guests to Cupcakes!

One of her Nephews Noah.

Feeding Easton an orange creamsicle cupcake. So yummy! He was in a sugary daze!

 

These were captured when I was taking Easton’s 16 month pictures.  He is such a beautiful boy! Even with his fang teeth and hair that mommy can’t cut right.

 

Next you will witness the very act of Daddy spoiling his boys. He gave them each 1 donut and 1 chocolate chip cookie since they couldn’t decide and they wanted both.  Who needs grandparents to spoil them when they have a Daddy like Brad.  I told him he had ‘Sucker’ written right on his face that night.

 

I love this one how Gavin is looking up at Bradley so he can do what he is doing.

 

Proves that Easton has the temper that goes a long with his red hair and he is not all sweet.  This happened in like 2.5 seconds the change. He was smiling and then pissed his cookie was gone since he likes that better than donuts.  That is what we “guessed” at least since there was absolutely nothing wrong with him.

Daddy’s Boy.

 

Bradley being the photographer.

 

 

Their first water gun fight of the season!

 

 

 

 

Here are the boys last Saturday at the doctors office.  They were so good for being there for 3 hours from start to finish.

After that I was so sick of being cooped up I quickly gave Bradley his first dose of antibiotic and enforced mandatory fun! We went to Springfest in Southern Pines to ride a few rides.