What happens in the backyard stays in the back yard, except when your mom is a blogger

Silas and Cody are at ball practice tonight. Season starts tomorrow, I am packing a ballgame tote tonight. Candy, blankets, sunscreen, camera, chairs- I LOVE baseball! More on that tomorrow. But a rare occurrence happened and so I grabbed my camera. Cady took Charis out to the trampoline to jump. They were screaming "we are family" and playing so well that I decided to practice with the camera and see what I could capture. This...

Charis wanted me to take a picture of this....

She's pretty limber.

And talented. And funny. She's downright hilarious actually. I moved on to practicing on my budding iris'.

Then Charis got off the trampoline and was talking.She talks a lot, I wasn't really comprehending until she said, "I pee in the grass".

At ball practice the last few weeks there has been no bathroom around and on occasion when she's said she had to go we have tried to get her to go behind a bush. Silas loved peeing in the grass. He even did it in front of the school in PreK. Cady never mastered the act. We felt sure Charis wouldn't either. But tonight she decided to go in the grass. So before I could discourage it she dropped her pants and proceeded. And I just happen to have camera in hand!!

the funniest thing is that she fell! in the dirt, in her puddle....

But it didn't deter her, she continued on.

And actually did ok, not getting soaked in the process. By the time I got close she was done.

The end.

Basketball and the bags it requires....

Well the big kids are playing basketball this winter. Silas has asked for 3 years to play. In pre1st he was just too small still, 1st grade we had a new baby, 2nd grade we were remodeling- we don't plan our lives around grade school sports-


On our way to sign up, Cady pipes up- "I want to play." Ok. I recall all the kicking and crying we did in Kindergarten on the soccer field. I recall her making the all star team in softball- then complaining because she had to go play another game. Are you sure????? Yes. So they are both playing, in 2 different towns.

So we have totes- will travel...



Silas plays in Velma, his team is undefeated right now, he gets to play a lot and this past week he made a great shot! And I got to see it before I traveled to ...

He's the long haired one right in the middle



Duncan First BAptist, where Cady plays Upward BAsketball. It's been a good program, highly recommend it.




Here's our bonus child, Charis, sporting her basketball bag...she loves to cheer bubbie and Cady on "Go Comets!"





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I thought we might explore the bag...what do you say? A two year old's bag at her siblings ball game- is there anything more entertaining? We'll see...




Hey Look - Dora likes her totebags too!




Oh course we bring money for ring pops, ball games are not ball games with lots of sugar!




Granny also sent us some "Loving Family" play people for Cady's birthday. They are so much fun to play with on the bleachers- here "dad" is flying

(for you "office" fans- doesn't it remind you of Dwight's avatar on the office?)




And this girl just had to go...




What can I say we are potty training- and doing well!