More orchids

I just can't seem to stop taking pictures of my orchids. :) They are all blooming - and they're just gorgeous! 

My little gymnast

Today was gymnastics class for my older son.  He loves it and has so much fun! He's come a long way FAST - he's much more flexible, strong, and daring.  I see myself in him in many ways... I did gymnastics competitively for years and years.  It was my life.  I absolutely loved it!  I never thought my son would love it so much, but he does.  Big surprise.  :) He has really improved! I was amazed at the things he was doing today!  I couldn't be prouder...

Baseball practice

Baseball practice went well today.  The Cubs are doing really great.  I think that, once again, they are going to be tough to beat!  I shot a couple pics of both kiddos - one who was the catcher and one who so wishes he was out there playing. 

Valentines Crafts

Today, my older son didn't have school.  It was another rainy morning, so I decided to organize the "arts/crafts bench" and wound up setting the boys up with lots of different crafts to keep them busy.  They had a great time working on their Valentines with glitter, colored sugar, and crayons.  Such little artists. :)

Finished Valentine Masterpieces

Rainy Day

Well, it rained all day today... we were stuck in the house.  Not much to report...  We took advantage of the rainy weather and did a lot of dancing and tumbling, of course. ;-)  I put on some music and the boys had a blast being silly.  I played around and got some flash-blur shots of the boys.  It was actually pretty nice to just relax with no place to rush off to and nothing scheduled.  I stayed in my pj's all day long.  :)  

Video Game Stare

Today after a very active day (2-hr baseball practice, 3-hr gymnastics camp, trampoline time, food shopping, and a family barbeque), my oldest son wanted to just chill and play some Wii. No problem.  He needed to just sit for a while.   He was exhausted!  :)   My younger son just sat next to him (with his Tiger, of course) and watched him play.  I made them some sliced apples, and they just chilled on the ottoman and relaxed before bath time.  Aren't they so cute and so blessedly quiet (ha ha!)?

Park

I took the boys to the park today to meet a bunch of friends and their parents for a fun playdate.  It never happened...  We were there first, and the kiddos played for all of 5 minutes before my oldest son banged his head hard as he was running out from under one of the metal bridges on the playground.  He must have misjudged the height.  I heard the bang.  Ugh... Blood everywhere on his head, crying.... equals heart attack for Mommy.  Turns out it was just a small gash and a bump, but boy it took awhile to find it with all his hair and all the bleeding.... geez - why do head cuts bleed so much?!  Needless to say, I took him and my younger son home so we ALL could recover.  A little medical care from Mommy, a lot of cuddling with me and his brother, a family movie, popcorn, and jammies did the trick.... good as new.  Then, Daddy came home with Chinese food.  Phew.  
Here is a picture of my younger son jumping off the slide RIGHT before the accident.  Isn't he adorable?  At least I have a good memory from the park today. :)