The Catcher

At Tuesday nights game Ben played catcher for the first time. He looked ADORABLE in all the gear haha! Ben said he liked playing catcher but he likes playing first base better :)

My little catcher!

Ben up to bat!

GO TIGERS!!!

Today was Ben's first baseball game of the season!

This year he is playing Tiger 5 ball. Tiger 5 ball is coach pitch (3 pitches) and if they can't hit the pitched ball they get to use the tee. Lots of new rules this year... like outs-YIKES!

Ben had fun! His first time up to bat he hit the pitched ball and got a run in with that hit.

He did a great job playing first base too!

We are all very excited for this season of baseball. I can't wait to see how the team does this year!

Plus we get to see lots of Landon :)

IT'S A GIRL!!!

Matt and I decided we didn't want to wait until April 8th (my next Dr's appointment) to find out what our little miracle was. So we made an appointment at Miracle In The Womb for an ultrasound :)

Matt, Ben, and I got in the ultrasound room and waited to hear if it was boy or girl. The ultrasound tech started and like 2 seconds later said "I'm pretty sure I already know what it is but let me get a better view." and then she said "It's a GIRL!". AAAHHHH A GIRL!!!! I was so excited and a little shocked since I thought it was a boy. I of course started crying-haha.

The tech spent about 10 minutes showing us our baby girl. We got to see her moving all around... including trying to suck her thumb... oh no another thumb sucker ;) She was very active and gave us quit a show. The tech said "She's very proud to be a girl! She keeps showing me her girl parts." We are all so excited!!! Now we just have to wait until August to meet her... it's going to be a long summer!

16 Weeks!

I am 16 weeks pregnant this week! I finally am feeling so much better. All the nausea is gone and replaced with heartburn and yucky acid reflux-yipee ;)

I started going to a chiropractor because with Ben I had horrible headaches and backache. So far my head and back feels great... but I'm not really that big yet so hopefully it keeps helping!

I saw my OB today and the baby sounded great! My blood pressure was a little elevated but nothing to concerning. The doctor also doesn't have to worry about me losing any more weight... I gained 5lbs!!! I'm really excited because on my next visit I get to find out if it's a boy or a girl :)

Spirit Week 2011

This week at Ben's school was SPIRIT WEEK! It was AMAZING to be a part of and see what these kids accomplished!

The main goal of Spirit Week is to collect food for the John 3:16 Mission in Tulsa. Ben's school is one of the largest contributors to this mission.

About 200 students from grade K4 thru 6th collected over 17,000 pounds of food for John 3:16!!! The kids (and parents) had a BLAST while doing it :)

Everyday was a different dress theme. There was a fun chapel every afternoon where the kids sat with their team and cheered, dance, and sang! Each team was lead by a couple of 6th grade students and they had a few kids from each grade on their team. It was wonderful to see how the older kids interact with the younger kids! They truly enjoy it!!!

Here is a few pictures from the week. Ben told mw he can't wait until next years Spirit Week :)

How we do "cowboy day"! boots, Dale Jr tshirt, and a jean workshirt :)

Ben sitting with his team during chapel.

Ben's poster for the "Poster Contest".

He got 3rd Place for his grade!

Every year there is a different "character" that comes in to chapel and lets the kids know how much food they brought that day and which teams were winning. This year was "R.E. Sponsibility"!!! He was a riot and the kids LOVED it!!! Here is some pictures of him through the week!

Wednesday they had the smoke machines on and he came out with a gas mask on!

Thursday he crawled in on the floor-this picture cracks me up!!!

Then Friday's GRAND FINALE! He busted through the vent and then climbed down the wall!!! It was so funny!!!! The kids went crazzzzy!

Ben dancing and singing with his team!

All the kids on stage with the food they collected!

Ben's class!

To end our fun week we took a trip to Cherry Berry for some yogurt :)

Valentine's For Ben

Today Ben and his classmates exchanged Valentine's today. He was very excited to see what he had got from his friends!

These are Ben's Valentine's that he gave to his friends!

Reading who it's from :)

THANKS EVERYBODY!!!

A Little Treasure

I picked Ben up from school today and he greeted me with a little gift :)

He got to get treasure out of the treasure chest today. Mrs. Hayes gives them treasure when they have been good for 5 days in a row. He loves getting treasure! This time he picked out an orange beaded necklace to give me for Valentine's Day. It was so sweet and I immediately put it on and haven't taken it off yet!

It was the perfect gift from my littlest Valentine!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE!!!!