Things That Go Bump in the Night.... or Day

I am not a person who scares easily. Never have been. I am super aware of my surroundings. If someone tries to creep up on me and give me a "Boo" I usually know they are there before they get to me. If they happen to be able to get there DUCK! When I get scared I'm a bit of a puncher. But this post isn't really about me. It's about my 2 year old Joy. This baby (well toddler) is generally FEARLESS. In a lot of ways she reminds me of my little sister Adrianne. My family will get this. Joy will take off in church or down the road by herself like she can take on the world. She tries to climb onto her siblings bikes so that she can ride. "I do it!" is her catch phrase. Not much scares her. Pictures that would make any normal 2 year old run screaming usually only get a "Rwarrr" out of Joy. She likes them, she thinks they are funny. A favorite game is you run and hide and when she finds you yell "Boo!" She'll jump, laugh, and then take off for another round. You can toss her in the air (an activity that caused her big brother to scream in a pitch no human ear could hear) and swing her around and she'll ask for more. Once I caught her trying to jump from the toilet into the bathtub of water. I think you are getting my point. This child fears nothing. Well....... almost nothing. 
This child of mine is scared to death of, are you ready for this? I mean scream and scream afraid of...........

PINE CONES.

Yes, you heard me right. Pine cones. She will become immobilized at the sight of one. She will cry (real tears) until they are thrown over the fence. She will climb you like a tree and won't let you put her down until it is gone.

PINE CONES.

I don't get it.

Baseball and Bad Calls

Today was Dylan's first official game of the season! The kids played great and had a blast playing. Dylan  hit it every time he was at bat. He assisted in 2 runs, got out on first, and you know those hits that seem to skim across the ground but don't actually touch the ground.... the other team caught one of those he hit. It was actually a great hit and an awesome catch.
Now for the Bad Calls part.....
I don't know why but our games are almost exclusively reffed by 13/14 year old refs. I love that these kids get experience reffing.... however we REALLY need some adults in there. About 80% of the calls were wrong at bat. ( I will be fair here and say that they were equally bad for both teams.) 
In all I think today was a GREAT game and can't wait until we play again.

It's been a while... but I'll get better....

Ok. So I'm not the best at keeping this thing updated. Let's see where are we? Dylan is 10, in 5th grade, and church league ball again. He LOVES baseball! Paige just turned 6, is her always sweet self, and an excellent student. Joy is one crazy baby. Well she just turned 2 so maybe she is a crazy toddler?? Anyway. Everyone is growing and doing great. I have a post coming soon about Joy's greatest fear. I'd tell you. but it's to good to not have it's own post!!