Just another day at the park

Bigger Brother Gunnar waiting for his "up to bat"!!
Coach giving a pep talk. There's Gunnar in the red helmet!!
Although this stance wouldn't evidence it... Gunnar hit a GRAND SLAM to help win the game!
Centerfield!!!:) Their record reflects their professional counterparts (Big Astroes, Little Astroes...not so great:)

She really is 9!

Audra has been the spectator at many a baseball game this Spring. She and Anders found their way over to a park during one of Gunnar's games and the colors were so rich that day I thought I would take a couple of pictures. It's hard to believe she's nine....she has her first set of "STATE tests " this week. They call them the TAKS test in Texas. She was a little nervous but getting through. oh the beginning of "big tests!!"

Who said he couldn't follow directions?

I got to see Anders play, finally this Saturday. If you've never been to a t-ball game before, you're missing some good material for America's funniest video!! Unbelievable!
Here Anders is talking to his coach, who happens to be from England and is one of the funniest coaches I've ever heard. Makes each kid feel like he will play pro-ball!




He successfully hits the ball on the first try (which I found out isn't a guarantee after watching all the other players)


a wollup that rolled past second base...
Runs like the wind....
He ran past first without a bat of an eyelash!
Made it to second with the wind behind him!!


stopped at second...
added a little ballet move at the end
waited for the next batter (while gazing at the adult in the field)


cleaned his fingernails during some down time on second base....
saw his mom taking pictures over the fence!
It should be noted that when the next batter hit the ball it went past second base and Anders kindly ran after the ball, handed it to the other team and then ran on to third!! The entire crowd laughed their heads off and cheered him on!

But the party ended with a crash...

In the chaos of the pick up kids, end of party bussle. Dane was overlooked. Some kids were swinging.....as high as they possibly could, didn't see him coming and he stepped in front of the swing. We ended up in the ER....lots of x-rays, bad dx, back to dr. today, more x-rays and a broken collar bone later. Here we are!!

And a Carnival Party it was!

Playing the infamous RED ROVER! Audra wanted so badly to play this age old favorite (Lee hollored out....I haven't seen Red Rover since '75) But she wanted to play this game from the past and the first child called across the line was the three year old Dylan who ran full speed to the tallest arms he could find and was quickly clotheslined, flung to his back and left the field crying!!
Audra planned this party since last October when we decided against it for Anders party. She has been saving candy from piano for 6 months to help with the "candy for the party". Talk about some self discipline. Be glad you didn't win the smart tarts from 6 months ago! She went to her brothers' opening day baseball parade to collect candy being flung by the kids....to save for this party. When the day approached.....the only day forcast rain..... SATURDAY!! Oh she cried! As you can see.....the sun came out, the kids played hard, the sweat ran down our cheeks and we had a hot, fun, kid party. Anders said the next day..."is Audra still 8?" YES!! AFter all that...she's still 8! Her birthday is next weekend!:)