"The Little Guys"

We went to a Giants vs. Dodgers baseball game with the kids last weekend. It was their first baseball game and thanks to garlic fries and some treats I packed along, it wasn't terribly painful:) Benson managed to stay contained in our row for 5 whole innings! We took them to the kids size batting field and slides under the Coke bottle and called it a game.
But, my favorite story from their first game came from Kayla. She was intrigued by the whole experience and shortly after arriving Ryan said, "Look down on the field. See those little guys way down there? Those are baseball players." A little while later she began to get antsy insisting that we go "down there" (pointing at the field). We tried many times to explain to her that only baseball players were allowed on the field, when finally she shouted, "But I just wanna go see the little guys!" She thought they were really "little guys", like miniature people! A 4-year old's perception of reality--priceless.



PS: Giants won. However, Ryan was able to convince Kayla that she likes the Blue little guys.

Mrs. Beesley's Busy Bee School

Kayla had her first day of preschool today at Mrs. Beesley's, otherwise known in our household as "The Beez".
This morning in the car:
Kayla: Mom, is this YOUR music on the radio, or MY music?
Me: My music.
Kayla: Can I listen to my music?
Me: Sure, what do you want, Disney CD, Raffi,...?
Kayla: Ummm, Ralphie (Raffi).
She then proceeded to sing each song and comment after the close of each:
"I knew all the words to that one, that was an easy one."
And the kicker, just as we are pulling up to Mrs. Beesley's:
"I can't WAIT to show Mrs. Beesley how I can write my name, she's gonna be SO impressed."
While some may find smarty pants's annoying, I on the contrary am filled with the reassurance that MY little smarty pants is going to make it in this world--and, afterall, what did you expect? She IS her mother's daughter;)

Big Sky

The sky really is bigger in Montana! I don't know how or why, but it is...


Here is Ryan shredding in Montana--just like surfing, he makes it look so effortless! I have to toot his horn a little bit for him, because he is so modest!


Here is Benny driving the boat.


Kayla buried in the rocks by her Uncle CJ.


Boat rides, being spoiled by Grandma and Grandpa, cookies for breakfast, the icing on the cake you might ask? Pictures with Belle after the play "Beauty and the Beast" in Bigfork, Montana. Might possibly be the happiest moment of Kayla's life to date!
In addition to relaxing and eating good food, Ryan and I were able to sneak away for a day and go hike in Glacier National Park. It was awesome, here are some pics:






Great trip, but as always, it's nice to be back in our cozy little home:)

Thank You Josie!

Star in Your Own JibJab! It's Free!
My friend Josie had this little gem of a website on her blog and Kayla and I spent at least 20 minutes laughing hysterically at La Cucaracha (sp?)! You should check out her blog--it's equally as hilarious! Thanks Jos for my new favorite hobby!

No more tangles

BEFORE...






...AFTER!

Evolution?

Yesterday Kayla decided to place these pictures she had drawn on the refrigerator...in this order...

Where we've been

Two weekends ago we went up to Lake Shasta with a bunch of Ryan's friends from work. It was super fun--we got to wakeboard and jetski and Kayla swam in the lake for about 4 hours straight!


This is what Benson did most of the time...


Here's Kayla--why's she gotta bite my style?


Just cute. But, what was NOT cute...


...did I mention I got some kind of stomach bug on this trip? Who gets the stomach flu in the middle of the summer?! It felt like morning sickness, and it reminded me how much I hate being pregnant. Love kids, hate pregnancy. The lake was fun anyways and it made us really excited for our trip to Montana in August.


A day after we got home, we left for my Mom's for a family reunion. I don't really know what I was doing, but I know what I wasn't doing--taking pictures. This is pretty much the only picture I got the whole 3 days--Benson and his cuz watching a "choo choo" movie. My mom had some professional photos done of the whole family, so maybe I thought I didn't need to take any pictures...anyways, it was fun and all 13 cousins went ballistic for 3 days.
And now we're home and I've gotta go take Kayla to her first gymnastics class--I'm definitely bringing my camera today!