You know your playing hard when...

Your hair looks like this after a softball game. Last night the Stars played a tough game, Harper and company were smacking the ball all over and she was flying around the bases. It makes me very proud to see how far she has come so far this season. But the best part is she is having a blast and her Mommy is the dugout manager, so she's right there with her every game. Go Stars!

Stomp the Jayhawks

11/3/11 - (this was supposed to post in November) On Saturday We got the opportunity to take the kids to Stillwater and attend the football game. Harper is a veteran of OSU football, but it just so happens that this was Owens very first game. It really came as no surprise that he loved it from the get go. "Oh a football player", was all he could say for like the first ten minutes. It was funny though because before this time his idea of a football player involved his cowboy boots and his cape and they kicked a football. So this was probably eye opening. His next point of fascination came with the Orange Power chant

His new obsession

Recently Owen has become very smitten with his swing. Anytime the weather is remotely pleasant he begins tugging on me, or Melissa, or Harper and asking us to go swing him. So far this spring I think his record is 2.5 hours in the swing. We'll see how Lon it lasts.

Stomp the Jayhawks

On the Saturday of the OSU vs. Kansas football game, we got the opportunity to take the kids to Stillwater and attend the football game. Harper is a veteran of OSU football, but it just so happens that this was Owens very first game. It really came as no surprise that he loved it from the get go. "Oh a football player", was all he could say for like the first ten minutes. It was funny though because before this time his idea of a football player involved his cowboy boots and his cape and they kicked a football. So this was probably eye opening. His next point of fascination came with the Orange Power chant, he quickly figured out how to yell out POWER as the opposite side of the stadium yelled ORANGE. He then went to daycare and taught the chant at the lunch table, having opposite sides yell their parts. Also at the game Larry got him to tell out "stomp the Jayhawks", much to the amusement of the fans around us. He truly loved the experience........until it started raining. Harper enjoyed the game like a true veteran, she got her pre-game face paint,with her cheerleader outfit. She just loves going to Stillwater (thank God). Overall it was a great day and a great game, love those Stillwater days with my family!

Go Fly a Kite

Sunday was an absolutely beautiful day, but a little on the windy side. Wasn't gonna slow our family down we decided to use the wind to our advantage. Mel had the great idea of breaking out the kites. That didn't mean the little plastic wing shaped kites with only one cross piece, oh no. In this family we don't do anything small, we have three fairly complex nylon and wooden dowel kites. Two airplanes and one menacing pirate ship. Once all three were mostly assembled, we had left-over pieces, we took to the pasture and had a fun few hours of flying and attempting to fly kites. At one point I made the observation to Melissa that the kids were sitting in the yard with Grandma, and the adults were out flying the kites. Our family also likes to channel their inner-child on occasion. All that to say it was a great Sunday afternoon!

Super Hereo!

Yes you read that correctly, and in case you didn't know that's exactly what Owen fancies himself as these days. He is loving nothing more than donning his cape, his boots ( yeah that's right, what super hero is complete without their cowboy boots) and his new cowboy belt! That outfits strikes fear into the hearts of..... Well at least it looks pretty cute, I mean tough. I really just get a kick out of hearing him yell out "Super Hereo" and then run around making his cape flap and boots clack!

Summer Fun

Better late than never right?

This summer as in years past I have had the immeasurable joy of taking care of my kids while Melissa works. We had many days filled with fun, playing and mostly staying inside. This summer was brutal on the weather front, but we still managed to squeeze in our zoo trips.
I think the best part might have been sleeping until 8:30 with my little guy who managed to sneak into our bed in the middle of the night.
Unfortunately the weather was so uncooperative that about all we could manage was to get outside around 8:30 and play for maybe an hour. By then it would begin to boil outside and we would retreat to the air-conditioning. This was when I became very thankful for Netflix.
There were many times when it was awesome To sit and watch my kiddos playing, but a split second later they were fighting. I was instantly transported back to my own childhood.
We did have one last blast of summer, in a three day stretch we went to the park, the zoo and splash pad, and finally the movies to catch Kung Fu Panda 2! It was yet another great summer as the stay home Dad. I am thankful for the time and opportunity to be with my babies.