More baseball

 Warm up before class starts.

 FIelding and throwing practice.

 Sasha had to come off the field for a water break so we took a photo.  Dig that outfit.

 Leeza's turn to bat.

 And she gets a base hit(everyone does), but the batters helmet is still too big.

 Sasha getting some pointers before she hits.

 And she is off to first base or at least somewhere relatively close to first base.

 Leeza rounded third and headed for home.

 Not looking good for Sasha as it looks like the ball is already at home plate

And she is out.  Not that I think she even understands being out yet.

Tooth #4

Leeza lost her fourth tooth tonight( with a little help form Momma).  She doesn't like to pull them out, but the tooth was just wobbling so much.  Her permanent tooth had already came in and was sticking out of her gum under her tongue.  She still needs to lose one more on the bottom, just to have enough room for the teeth that are already in.  Supposedly her jaw is growing to accomodate all these teeth.  I just figure it means braces are in her future.

Easter Egg hunt at the Zoo

 Today is the Easter Egg hunt at the zoo.  We get all dressed up in our Easter dresses to go.

 We met Hailey Hahn and her mom Melissa in the parking lot and the girls were off and running.

 Leeza loves to pose for pictures.  Both girls like their dresses since they twirl.

 We started off with breakfast in  the acitivty center.

 Chris Burrill and her granddaughter Cora met us there also.

 They brought some animals out and the girls got to pet an alligator.

 Then it was off to get pictures with the Easter bunny.  At first Sasha did not want to go to see the bunny, but right when we were getting ready to go, she changed her mind.

 This baby goat is only 5 days old.  Sasha does not like the petting zoo goats.  they can be aggressive.

 Then it was off to the easter egg races around the carousel this year.

 Cora, Leeza, Hailey and Shaun(from Leeza's school) were lined up to go.  Seems like Leeza knows most of the kids we meet anymore.

 They were in 2 races and Sasha won the second.  Leeza was very worried about dropping her egg and went very slowly.

 After the races, they did the chicken dance and the twist.

 The zoo is under construction for the penguins and we just had 12 inches of snow so many areas were super muddy.  the girls got a few eggs each, but not many.  They didn't care though.

 We turned in our eggs(they are all empty) and got our treat bags and one last photo with the Easter bunny.

 Then it was off to the train ride. 

 Since Melissa and Chris were going, mom skipped the ride.  The girls had a good time.

 Then it was the carousel next.

 Leeza decided to go around without holding on.  She is a BIG girl now.

 As we headed to the parking lot, we had to do the pony ride.

 The girls like riding the ponies.  Around and around and around the circle.

After we went and renewed out season passes, the girls did one more pony ride.  This time Sasha's horse was in the lead. 

Missing Grandpa

I will always remember this day. The girls"helped" Grandpa put up their new slide. He was so patient with them which was so not like him. We miss you Grandpa.

Spring Break 2013

 





 Beautiful spring weather here in central Illinois.  12 inches of snow yesterday.

 The girls loved playing on the piles of snow where the driveway was plowed

 Playing King of the Hill.  The sled didn't work too good- the snow was too deep to pull it.

 If you look close at their legs, you can see they are wearing their blanket sleepers.

 I found them in the back yard holding hands and walking together.  Sometimes they are just so adorable.

 The back door was snowed in and I could not open it.

The girls decided that they would dig it out. In their matching Hello Kitty hats, they are just so cute.  Plus they did a good job getting the door unburied.

Snow and Baseball

 It was supposed to snow last night, so the girls wanted to go sledding.  Not quite enough to sled, but that never stopped them.

 Leeza pulled Sasha all over the yard

 Gotta have blue sparkly boots to complete the outfit.

 WHen it was Leeza's turn to ride, Sasha pulled her about 2 ft and that was it.

 Then it was off to baseball.  The real snow had started about an hour before we left.  If I knew how bad the roads were, I would never have gone.

 They finally played an inning.  Sasha played left field.  She was about excited as any kid playing left field.  She did get to catch the ball and then she stood there with it until the coach told her to throw it.  It really didn't matter since the batter had run out to the outfield anyway.  By the time they got him back to first base, about 5 kids had dropped the ball. 

 Leeza got a base hit.  She ran to first, but was mostly concerned that her batters helmet did not fall off.  Helmets were the one thing that I did not buy them.  Now she wants her own!!

The drive home was a nightmare.  It had snowed the whole time we were in baseball and there was probably 6 inches on the roads and no plows out. Cars were stuck in the middle of town on Rt 51 where they had stopped at a stop sign and could not get going again.  You could hardly see going home and there were cars all over the place.  It just seems funny a blizzard and spring training baseball practice on the same day.