Count down to baseball...

Three days until our baseball life starts again. BL is leaving for spring training in Arizona on Friday. We are going out to visit him March 23-25 and then he will be assigned to a team around April 1. He won't know until he gets to Arizona where he will play this coming season. We'll keep you posted.

Then there's the little league Royals. JB has decided he wants his team to be the Royals like his big brother. He has been practicing at home with dad and it is hilarious. He is really serious about it and even told BL tonight that he can do something that BL can't...switch hit. Dad has been working with him and he hits as well from the left side as he does from the right. If he keeps that up, he will be in high demand...and he's only 4! The funny thing is to see him all decked out in baseball pants (with belt), blue socks, cleats, batting gloves, MLB sweatbands and his hat on backwards. He walks around like he is king of the hill. After he hit off the tee in the backyard the other day, he came in the kitchen and said, "give me five, mom" haha He is so cute! His team now consists of JB, Jack, JR, JP, Jacob and his little brother Beau, Kiona and Hailey. All but JR are from daycare. JB is pretty excited, although we've had to do some talking about the girls being on the team. He wasn't too keen on that idea. He reminds me so much of BL when he was that age...takes it very seriously and likes to do well.

Speaking of doing well, Sierra is doing great in dance. She has a recital coming up late spring so they are working on their dance right now. Sierra is one of the youngest in class, but one of the best. Although, I may be a little prejudice.

Megan is doing great...she is moving in with her dad this weekend. She is trying to save money so she can buy a house.

We'll keep you posted on all the kids!
KB

Happy Valentine's Day!

What a great day! I have 4 beautiful, healthy children and a wonderful husband. What more could I ask for!

We have three trips on the horizon. First, we are going on a 7-day cruise in March with Brett's company. Then sometime in March, we are headed to Arizona for BL's first major league spring training! Then in early June, we are headed to the Riviera Maya in Cancun for Dede's wedding. It's at a beautiful resort. I'm really looking forward to getting away!

Last night, we took Valentine presents over to the little ones and left them on Ali & Jerry's front porch (JB sometimes has a meltdown so we didn't go to the door). Then we called the kids and told them to go look out the front door. We heard them screaming on the phone...it was great! JB gets on the phone and thanks us for the gifts and then asks daddy why he didn't leave him a dollar. haha

We have a new baseball player in the house. Starting in March, JB is now signed up to play tee-ball and Brett is one of the coaches. JB's best friend, Jack, is also on the team and his dad, Matt, will help Brett coach. Matt played at UCO. I think BL is really excited that we are starting him so early, but it is very low-key. They only play seven games and they don't even keep score. This is only to give them a sense of the game and hopefully they will learn a thing or two in the process. How could they not with that great coaching :) Look at our oldest! We will make sure everyone is aware of the games so they can come watch. Be sure and bring your camera, this one, you won't want to miss!

Everything else is great. I am very blessed with a wonderful husband and father. I must have done something right to deserve all of this!

Happy Valentine's Day!
KB

Life Update

We're back from Las Vegas (and not broke). We had a good time while we were there, but 5 days is difinately long enough! I spent most of my days in marketing seminars and Brett, well, let's just say he found his way to the casino while I was working. Actually, he did take his laptop and worked from the room while we were there. It was a little difficult leaving the nice weather to come back to the freezing rain last week, but we knew we were getting the little ones the next day so we were ready.

Kids are good. We took Sierra to her Open House at school last night. She loves school and does a really good job. She and Megan are our "pleaser" children. Megan kept JB while we were at Open House and they went shopping and then by McDonalds. She always tells us how different he is when she has him by herself. I think all kids are like that...there's just something about them acting up when their parents are around. They had fun together and there are always a lot of "JB" stories to tell when you spend time with him. When Brett picked JB up from daycare today he told him that he was going to marry Regan. She asked him today. Brett said, "but I've never met Regan" and JB told him he could meet her at the wedding. haha He has been really good and has grown up so much. Brandon is still doing lessons and told me tonight that he is starting to turn people away he has so many. He not only does baseball lessons, he is now doing strength and agility lessons. He came over to watch the Super Bowl with us Sunday evening, but that night came down with a stomach virus or the flu and was very sick. He is feeling better now, but still a little weak.

Brett's work is moving into their new office this week. It is just down the street from their old office but much bigger. I just can't believe how much they've grown. Brett still loves his job and is very good at what he does.

My work is busy as usual. We have an event this Friday (SOHO Expo - Small Office/Home Office) and we have coordinated the entire event from conception, to sales, to logistics in our department. It has been pretty time consuming on top of everything else so I'm ready for it to get here. We have another big event right on the heels of this one in March (Health Fair).

Life as we know it.
KB