GO RANGERS!!

We love the Rangers...

We were SO excited to have tickets to the Ranger's playoff game today.  It was our hope that it would be a sweep ending the series today, but there will be a game 4 tomorrow.  It was a perfect day with perfect weather and LOTS of fun.  We got to the stadium 4 hours prior to game time.  Luckily a friend owns a lot right outside the stadium and she saved a prime spot for us.  The baseball game stared at 4 and at 2ish A&M was playing Arkansas at Cowboy's Stadium.  The majority of the parking is shared between the 2 stadiums.  To say the least, it was tailgate heaven down there.  We went in for batting practice and the boys each got a home run ball (1 of Kinsler's and 1 of Hamilton's).  They were overjoyed!  There was a very sweet older woman whose seats are right by the bull pin, she caught both the balls and gave them to our boys.  It was incredibly kind of her and meant so much to the kids.  The game was loud and rowdy and full of energy.  It was a ballpark memory that won't be soon forgotten, and hopefully not our last visit of the year.  We're kind of daydreaming about a Rangers/Phillies World Series.  Then Dad & Lynn can come down and go to a game with us.  That would be so so very cool.

ALDS game 3

Even our day before the Ranger game was fun and eventful.  Our morning started really early by being at the football fields at 8:15.  Julian played a great game and was QB the whole game vs. the half he usually is.  His team got their first, very exciting, win of the season (20-12).  As they walked off the field his teammates were attempting to carry him on their shoulders.  Finally one little boy just picked him up (since he's a light weight and only just over 40lbs) and carried him all by himself.  Michael and I got a big laugh out of that and we're certain Julian was feeling proud of their accomplishment.

Happy Birthday Michael!!!

Michael's parents treated us to dinner tonight in celebrations of his birthday. Tomorrow night, his actual birthday, we're going to watch him play sand volleyball.

Instead of crayons, the place we went had wikki sticks for the kids to play with. Far more entertaining for my kids than coloring...

Mic & his boys.

Julian loves to dress up and he was so excited that he and Poppy matched.

Tate REALLY wanted Mama to "come to his house to spend the night". He even offered giving up his bed to sleep on the floor in his sleeping bag so she could sleep in his bed. He was very sweet hugging and cuddling on his great-grandmother.

Me and my sweet birthday boy!

Opening Day Ceremonies

Julian and Tate are both playing football this year. It was an extremely last minute decision for Tate. He was not going to do any sports, then he saw his brother at practice and said he wanted to play too. The PreK - K team had one spot left and now he's playing football, sort of. He kind of just does a little dance back and forth with his hands on his hips while blocking the other side (offense or defense). His first game is this coming Saturday and should be a lot of fun. To make it even cuter, one of his FAVORITE little girls will be cheering on the side lines.

Julian had his first game this past Saturday. Michael and I have really loved watching him play. Considering this was the one sport I said I would never encourage my children to play, I'm a little surprised how into the games we get at times. They are both great team players and very good sports.

These pictures are from Opening Day Ceremonies.

Tate, Julian & Reese

Living in the same city as the Cowboys comes with some perks. All the 2nd grade boys were smiling SO big when the Cowboy Cheerleaders came out. It's funny to see them start to notice pretty girls.

And Rowdy was there as well.