Baseball, Baseball and Baseball + some water and football too.

Last week was full of baseball, baseball and more baseball. Clayton, Calvin and Kenzie had a four day t-ball clinic at the park and the twins also played their regular 4year old t-ball game.   They have made a TON of progress over this year.  Lately they have been asking to play and to be pitched to all the time.  Keeps us busy!! 

Here Cameron is helping the boys warm up before their T-ball game.

Calvin getting ready for the game.

 Clayton slugging that ball

 This is at the t-ball clinic on the last day!!

Clayton practicing his batting.

Calvin - notice his wonderful pink visor -

It was mine and he had to wear it!!!  He also is not wearing his shoes!!!

Cameron practicing his own swings.

 Calvin running the bases and Kenzie ready to bat - That was a bit of a challenge ~ She was not very interested in actually learning to swing the bat but even Kenzie made improvements over the week.

 At the end of the last class they turned the sprinkler on and let the kids run the bases!

It was awesome.

Here is Calvin!

 Clayton!

 Even Kenzie did it!

 Then we left the clinic and seeing as we were already all wet we headed straight to the Slinger Beach.  It was a wonderful day at the beach!!!

Clayton

Cameron

Calvin

Kenzie

 That was a fun and busy week.  Then over the weekend Ben got to g out for my Cousin Brandon's bachelor party and I went to the bachelorate party.  What a great night for all of us.  It was so fun and a great break for both of us to have adult time.  Even a 2 am visit to Webbs. 

So then we started another crazy week of fun.  Monday we headed out with some cousins to the Horicon Pool.  What a blast.  

Clayton

Cameron

Kenzie

Calvin

As you can see the kids were thrilled with the spraying water!!!!  They were also to busy playing to let me take a decent picture of them. 

The rest of the week Cameron had football camp everyday and with the weather we could not really do much other then stay in the water.  So we headed over to the Slinger Beach again.  Man we love it there.
Clayton

Calvin

Kenzie

Then Thursday Cameron played a super game of baseball.  He pitched three innings and only walked one kid.  He really stepped up his game!  Very excited for him and proud too!!!  We had a nice relaxing weekend.  Saturday Ben had a work golf outing and then we watched my friends little girls who are 4 and 1 1/2.  It was a lot of fun and I think Kenzie loved having girls around.  Sunday we went over to my cousin Michelle and Chad's house.  They have a private lake on their property and we took the kids out to fish, swim, and paddle boat.  It was an absolutely wonderful day!!!!

  I of course forgot my Camera today!!!!!

Ready for another week of fun!!! Man I love summer!!!

Fishing and T-ball Clinic

Cameron fishing in the park!

Clayton

Calvin being funny!

Kenzie loved fishing.

Clayton showing daddy how it is done!!

The kids warming up at the T-ball clinic.  I registered Clayton, Calvin and Kenzie.  Clayton and Calvin love it and are doing great.  Kenzie may have been a bit young yet so I do as much participating as she does.  Still very cute.

So this next picture requires some explanation.  I have been working this summer on getting the kids to help with more chores around the house.  They are pretty good at unloading the dishwasher, they sweep, dust bust, water plants, and help pick up things.  So now I thought it was a good time to work on teaching them to load the dishwasher!!  I asked Cal to help first.  Then I went to help Clayton with something and came back to see that Calvin said he was done.  Look closely.  He set the whole bowl with all the dishes in it, into the dishwasher.  He also wore some oven mitts while doing it.  Funny~made me laugh a lot.  But honestly they are doing such a great job being helpers now.  So proud of them!!



5 year olds PARTY

We had a wonderful day on the fourth of July even though we were not up north. 

We went to the West Bend parade then over to my parents to swim. 

Even spent some time just chilling at home and watching movies together.  Great day.

Saturday was a Beautiful day and we had the Twins 5th Birthday Party.  Grandma Jane made the cakes!!!  They each got their own and she let them pick out whatever they wanted. 

(Except when Calvin wanted her to make a bunk bed cake)

They were a hit.

Here is Clayton with his Spiderman Cake!

Calvin and his Mater cake!

The boys saying Happy Birthday to each other.

These deserve a close up.  Way to go Grandma Jane. 

They turned out so GREAT!

Every year we take a picture of all the kids by the trees in our backyard.  Each year it grows.  Still waiting on our newest baby Rettler (Melissa and Ricky's little one is due soon) but still an impressive number of kids. 

Age order - Abby, Kenzie, Elsa, Kaylee, Calvin, Clayton, Isiah, Lauren, Xavier and Cameron

 And the wave!

 Clayton checking out his gifts.

Calvin loved everything!

 

Clayton in the back - Calvin in the front. 

Better watch out these guys are tough.

Time for some CAKE!!!!

What a great party and what a great family we have.  I just have to comment on the fact that it was also a great party because my wonderful husband, his very kind brother, and very talented father cooked up a meal fit for a king.  We had deep fried beer battered trout (that I caught on our fishing trip), Crappie and Northern caught by the family, and Salmon on the grill also caught by my father and my father in law.  AMAZING.  Just a plug for the husband and is wonderful plan of fish for the party. 

Recovered most of the day Sunday and now started another busy week of enjoying the summer. 

This week Kenzie, Calvin, and Clayton have t-ball clinic each day at the park for an hour.  After that we did some shopping, then went swimming by my mom, off to the batting cages with Cameron, Cam at practice, took the little ones to watch our neighbor play t-ball, then a short family fishing trip to a local park in Jackson.  That was just today. 

The fishing tonight was Cameron's idea and it was so worth it.  They all caught a couple but they were tiny so we were not keeping them.  Kenzie excitement was GREAT.  I will hopefully share the pictures from that next but now off to bed.  Tomorrow is another busy day!!

Cameron's Brewer debute, Twins turn 5

So Cameron was a lucky guy again.  Auntie Diane registered him at PNC bank to win a Major League Moment and they called to tell us he won.  4 tickets to the Brewers game and before the game he gets announced and gets to run onto the field into a position.  What an experience.  July 1st was the big day.  We invited Diane and the grandparents (Jane, Gerald, Grace and Dick) to join us and then also got 2 extra tickets to take the little kids too.  We got down to the game very early and tailgated with some subs and then headed into the game early. Cameron got to go in a special entrance, received a hat and shirt as well as a ball and even the Italian sausage bobble head.  Then he got to go with the other 8 lucky kids to the field.  He got the position of Short stop.  They had their names announced and were on the JUMBO tron.  Ben got to join him on the field but had to stay on the sidelines.  Once on the field the players (for Cameron it was Cody Randsom) were called out to their positions and then autographed the kids baseball and they got to stay out by the player for the National Anthem.   It was SOOOO cool and the experience of a lifetime for him. 

Cameron and Kenzie enjoying a free mini ice cream while they wait!

Cameron on the field waiting!

 Cameron and Randsom on the Jumbo tron during the National Anthem.

 Papa and Gigi enjoying the tailgating.

Grandma Jane and her sister Diane!!!

 The game was hot and sunny but fun.  And a really great win with a walk off stolen base on a double overthrown ball.  What a great experience!!

Then the 3rd of July was the Twins 5th Birthday!!!!!  Hard to believe they can be 5 already!!!!!

Calvin on the left and Clayton on the right!

 Calvin showing his 5!!

Clayton shows his 5!!!

Calvin loves his presents

 Clayton was also excited!

That night we went to Ben's Cousin Craig's house for the Kewaskum fireworks!  It was GREAT.  The twins thought that the party and the fireworks were all for their birthday.  What a Party! This was all the kids watching the fireworks! 

 Daddy and Kenzie - Kenzie did not like the sounds but she loved the fireworks!!!

 So I hope I do not offend anyone but I found this funny!!!  Clayton and Calvin got play guns for their birthday.  We are a hunting family and this is how Calvin feel asleep.  He is gonna get the big buck!!!

NOW WE ARE ALL CAUGHT UP.  LETS SEE HOW LONG THAT LASTS.