If I Have Time . . . Maybe some catch up pictures

BASEBALL SEASON

Isaac got the award on his T-ball team for youngest switch hitter. He seems more natural hitting left handed, but we've been working with him right handed too. Probably didn't throw off the t-ball pitcher much. :)

He made it to first!

Isaac running home--Curt base coaching

Avid Fans. They came home three times as dirty as the softball player!

At bat . . . this was one of the first games of the season . . . don't worry we worked on her batting stance. She did really great. First time playing softball--fast pitch no less--they were swinging at 35 mph pitches from a machine. I was impressed at all the little girls. It's interesting as a parent to watch your child do something you love. You want them SO much to succeed at it, and enjoy it, but in the end, it's all up to them. With those 35 mph pitches there were times Nicole wasn't sure if she wanted to play next year. I guess we'll find out next year what she decides!!

Grounding a ball.

Playing third base

Love the tongue.

Heidi LOVES playing the piano. If she is ever upset Nicole totes her on over to the piano and she's just fine.

Heidi tastes her first baby food.

Brownie points for mom. We babysat Nicole's class Guinea pig Oreo during spring break. Nicole's teacher told us that the guinea pig is a little messy in that in all it's rummaging around in it's cage it knocks out a lot of its wood chips etc. and that we might want to keep it in the garage. Curt said that I should have told her that the garage is where our nicer cement floor is. Ha ha. We will have tile soon I hope!!

Can you tell Heidi has a doting older sister? Teaching her how to dress up at age 6 months!

Woke up to this one morning.

Nicole's Baptism--Lots of family! Aunt Tori and baby Bailey, Grandma and Grandpa Salisbury, Uncle Royce, Brynne and Maren, and lot of friends came to support as well. It was a beautiful day!

Still in Denial--We have an 8 year old

Picture Regurgitation--the last few months

Holy Blog Neglect Batman!! We just got done celebrating Christmas on our blog. Here are a few pictures from the last few months. I posted them wrong too. The most recent are at the top (the one of Heidi below was last week) and the oldest ones are at the bottom.



The little ones love this. I have lots of pictures of all my kids sitting in this same position listening to Dad. Heidi likes to play percussion along with Dad by hitting the guitar while he is playing.

Part of Nicole's Science Fair project--I don't have a picture of her with her poster and her whole display this year. Curt was out of town for the whole week and . . . I could go on, but let's just say we were doing good to get her poster done, and all her stuff to school when it was supposed to be there.

Valentines Day

Some Valentines Day fun . . . Nicole's heart hair, SUPER yummy chocolate cookie and strawberry ice cream sandwiches, some heart garland, layered jello hearts (Thanks Sabrina for the idea and the molds) and some of the kids' Valentines this year.

January

I woke up to this one morning in my room

Ryan's been drawing lots of family portraits lately. (I paid him to draw me skinny like that, and yes Curt's head is that big.)

Nicole and Brynne at Brynne's Baptism in February. They sang "When I am Baptized" together for a special musical number.

Royce and Brynne

Nicole Teaching Heidi to read

Heidi applying herself -- setting her sights high

Nicole made us some apple dumplings

Heidi loves her singing Hippo

The Lego maniac

Ryan's first day in Sunbeams he got a ring and was SO excited.

Proud older brother

Sister Feuds already!?

Grandpa and Grandma Peterson came to visit the week after Christmas . . .

Cookie decorating

Curt joins the fun

Some of Nicole's masterpieces

Beads with Grandma