Our New Puppy...

So, on Mother's Day...May 11th, we brought home a new puppy. He is a chocolate Lab. I have wanted one for as long as I can remember. So, when I saw that he was being given away...Josh and I talked it over and decided to go for it! The boys had been begging for a dog they could play and run with. We named him Axel. He was 12 weeks old when we got him and even though he had been kept outside before, he was very easily house trained. We are in love...

Ethan's Spring baseball season continued and the team improved so much!

Axel grew SUPER fast! From his first vet appointment, to his next...3 weeks later, he gained 10 pounds!!

             Such a sweet face...

He enjoyed Dakota's itty bitty bed more than his own larger one, ha!

Landen's teeball season wrapped up and he was sad (even though he LOVED his trophy) because nothing made him happier than playing ball.

Axel went for a ride with Landen and I to pick big brother up from school. Axel was a little nervous and I hear Landen say "Don't worry Boy...I will protect yourself.".

Sweetest thing ever!

We've been having lots of sleep overs with the baseball team boys...

Landen hangs right in with the big boys...

Silly boy!

Axel waits for Landen to get out of the shower...

And they wrap up in a fluffy towel together...

Landen wanted his picture taken at the library when we went to check out books. He is constantly on the move so the pic is blurry.

Josh practicing ball with L at home...

My relaxing spot during practice...

Jacob went with us one Sunday after church to see "Million Dollar Arm"...a baseball movie, of course!

Landen and Axel are big buddies. At our 3rd vet check-up Axel has gained 10 more pounds! That's a 20 pound gain in six weeks!

Ethan got permission from his teacher for us to bring Axel in to visit with his classroom...

The Tri-Inaging team after a game...

Ethan received a leadership award on the last day of school. We were so proud of him! He is now headed to 4th grade and into a new school!!

During the National Anthem...Landen drops whatever he is playing with to scurry onto the field with the team!

 

The boys helped Nannie wash her car in the intense heat!

And so it continues...

More baseball pics....out of the nine days since I last blogged, we have had either baseball practice or a game six of those days. And we're loving every minute of it!

     E at practice last Thursday evening.

     Landen at his game last Saturday.

     Landen with the horse that he was    

        feeding grass to at the ballpark.

Where did April go??

This picture should tell you how busy the month of April has been for us...

This child NEVER naps and he literally  

     just passed out in his play room!

We've spent LOTS of time at the baseball field and we LOVE it! 

This was at Landen's first teeball game.

We've also had fun outings like bowling after church. One of Landen's favorite things to do!

 

Landen has really enjoyed getting to hang out with the boys from E's baseball team. They are all so good to him. This pic is of L with Konner, he calls Landen their little mascot. Konner's dad sent us this pic.

We had three of the boys stay the night this past weekend and Landen was in heaven!

One night, I went to bed to find this out-of-this-world cute super hero there!

Landen's second teeball game...he got his first hit without using the tee during the game. The coach pitched it to him and he hit it! He did that again his last (third) game and got an even better hit! So proud of him! He loves for everyone to cheer and clap for him.

After L's game, Ethan's team had practice. It was a beautiful Saturday to spend at the park.

We grabbed a quick lunch, and then came home to change and go fishing. This is another one of Landen's favorite activities! As an added bonus there was a playset full of kids at the fishing spot. Ethan is like his mama, if the fish aren't biting pretty quickly....we'd rather read a good book.

Easter morning at home was a fun one!

And then we grabbed lunch and went to Nana's for an egg hunt after church.

We had to make a trip to Vanderbilt with Nannie and Landen posed himself for a quick picture on the way back to the parking garage. I love it!

And our preacher's oldest daughter is just getting into photography and she created this great keepsake for me of Landen. I'm a few months late in having it done but I'm so pleased with it. I plan to put each year in a album for him to have to look back on.

We've still got a few days left of this super busy month and the next few months are sure to be just as busy for us. As a matter of fact, Josh is working on putting together a travel baseball team for the Fall! Exciting!!