Angels Game

While my brother and his family were in town we went to an Angels Games. Casey started off the game in a very grumpy mood and refused to look at anyone. He is the one that put my arm across his face like this.

It was entertaining trying to explain to Ryan what was going on. We kept it very simple. It was the red guys vs. the blue guys, we want the red guys to win not the blue guys. Now for the rules, the guy standing on the big circle throws the ball at the guy with the bat so he can try and hit it. If he hits it he has to run the bases (those little squares on the dirt) before they get him with the ball.

Donald left with Payton to get a hot dog and came back with a pink rally monkey. Payton was thrilled and adorable all dressed up in her Angels cheerleading outfit.

So, I didn't get a picture of my own family. But here's my sister family, Donald, Payton and Jennifer.

Casey was finally happy after a few innings. I almost wished Casey would have stayed in his somber mood, it was much easier holding him, but I'm glad he enjoyed himself.

The game wasn't particularly exciting, the Angels lost :(, but we still had fun.

The House

I'm trying to catch up on a few pictures of our house for those of you that haven't seen them. Things are moving right along.

Starting from where I last left off...

I tried to take a picture of the house today, but the battery in the camera died. The stucco has started.

More Wrestling

Ryan and Casey still love to wrestle each other. At least until Casey smacks his head in the ground. He really only takes a quick timeout then is at it again with Ryan. Soon enough he'll be bigger than Ryan and thumping on him.

Ryan has Casey in a choke hold.

Casey back on top and using that weight of his to take control.

I think Casey might have Ryan pinned...

Smack! Casey down for the count!

Preschool Graduation

I thought I should mention that Ryan graduated from Preschool a few weeks ago. Actually, he is still going to Preschool in the Fall, so he really didn't really graduate (unless you consider moving from the younger class to the older class as graduating).

I won't go into my opinion on Preschool graduation. At least Ryan had a good time.

Good work Ryan!
You'll be in law school in no time.

The Construction Begins

The permit is in and they have finally started on our house. Hooray! It's very exciting. Here is the first picture we took last Thursday.

This picture was taken yesterday, so you can see some concrete has been poured and some piles of dirt moved around.

We told Ryan that we were going to drive out to see our house, and he got very excited. And the following conversation took place between Melissa and Ryan:

M: Ryan we are going to go and see our house.
R: Is it done?
M: No, it won't be done for a little while.
R: Are they still constructing it?
M: Yes, they are.
R: Are they still learning how to do it?
M: Yes, they are.
R: Can we take my toys with us when it's ready?
M: Yes, of course.
R: Can we take our bathroom?
M: No, we're going to have a nice new bathroom in our house.
M: Ryan did you want to plant an orange tree in our backyard?
R: We're going to have a backyard?!?!

Happy Easter!

Here's a quick recap of Easter. Easter was a lot of fun for the boys. Let's put it this way, in terms how much candy they got -- it was A LOT of fun (well, fun for Daddy cause he gets to eat the candy). Sunday morning the boys woke up and did a little Easter egg hunt. Plus, Grandma G. left the boys with some pretty sweet stuff.

Check out all the stuff from Grandma! Thanks so much!

Here are the boys in their new Easter shirts ready for church (Larry, Moe, now we just need Curly).

Later on in the day we left for Nana's for dinner and another Easter egg hunt. Here is Casey and Ryan running around the block as the others hide the eggs.

And we're off. I wasn't sure if Casey would understand the concept of picking up eggs, but he did just fine. In fact, he did more than fine.

Mommy, I found another egg.

I'm off to get some eggs.

Thanks everyone for the great Easter. The boys loved it.

Chicken Con Broccoli

Every so often the boys decide they like what I cook for dinner. It doesn't happen very often, so this particular evening we took some pictures. Apparently, they don't like GOOD food like me (although looking at Casey you probably wouldn't believe it -- he is a much better eater than Ryan though). I admit, I am a foodie!

Yum...Chicken con Broccoli

I really am trying to smile! Cheese!

Daddy, do you like my goatee?

Ryan really did eat dinner, he's just not as messy as Casey.