Less Words Wednesday

Birth-a-versary edition.

Darrin visited a committed recruit on his birthday and was able to have cake with them!

Yesterday, I went to watch Darrin's team play in Memphis. 

They won in three, which makes for a happy coach (and a happy wifey if I'm being honest...and not just b/c he's happier. I like to win too!).

We were able to spend the night in Memphis after the game to celebrate our 20th anniversary. 

We stayed at The Memphian. and had appetizers at Slider Inn

Then, we ate dinner at Boscos.

It was all good and lots of fun was had. We squeezed a lot into 12ish hours in Memphis.

Darrin did a good on anniversary gifts this year. He wasn't sure what size I would need so he bought two :)

This is one of my favorite gifts every. I'm not a crier, but this one had me tearing up until I got to the "2 Crazy Dogs. RIP" and then I busted out laughing. I understand that only people without hearts don't like dogs, but we aren't dog people. It's not that we don't like them...we just don't want to take care of them or pay to take care of them. We are totally in sync on this.

We ate breakfast this morning at Sunrise and then came back home so Darrin could work. Alas, it is volleyball season and he has things to do. I got a massage and got wild and crazy with a McDonald's Coke. 

The boys and I had ice cream for dinner while Darrin was at practice.

Some baseball friends got me a heated vest for season! It has a rechargeable battery. What the heck!? I didn't even know these things existed. I can't wait to be warm and toasty at games :)

Here's to 45 for both of us and 20 years together. We love this life and feel so thankful for it.

Wrap Up

This is more of photo dump/wrap up of the last couple weeks. It's late and I'm getting sleepy, so this is the less words edition. Ink is a thing in our house. Miles will probably be the only one that never goes there.

It's so fun to see former players when they are all grown up and functioning with big girl jobs.

Loving some nail colors lately. This is Charged Up Cherry.

This is Drama at La Scala.

We experienced the rainiest baseball weekend ever last weekend. We had tents, rain jackets, ponchos, hats, and umbrellas and still got soaked.

The fields were all turf, so we played through it. It rained for two days straight. 

There was a 10 minute rain delay at the end of the second day and they almost called it, but then it dried up long enough for us to finish our game. 

We will never forget that very wet weekend!

Darrin's season is in full swing. He has a faithful fan section.

When he's on the road, we still make a night of it. We had pizza, popcorn, the game on the TV, and the stats on the computer. In some ways, it's more fun to watch at home in my pjs.

Yesterday was haircut day for both boys. Carson gets his cut every other time that Miles does.

Miles likes his hair very short on the sides and back, so he usually goes every 3 weeks. 

Carson has been a whiny mess for the last week. I've been worried that he's getting sick, but I think it's because he's missing Darrin. Me too, me too.

Carson had a birthday party for his good buddy, Max (far right). These four are tight at daycare. They are all in the same class this year. 

Too bad Carson had zero fun at Max's party :)

It was at a small farm. The animals were all so clean and friendly. It was a very cute party. They feed the animals, collected eggs, and milked a cow.

We had Marmee over for dinner last night. 

After dinner, we played Monopoly and colored. 

It's Darrin's birthday week! He's going to be out of town on his actual birthday, so we celebrated today. We usually do the fill in the blank questions instead of cards. Some of the funny answers were that Darrin likes to wear Union volleyball shirts and vests (if you know, you know) and when he wakes up he is "tired". Carson said his favorite thing to do with dad is to ride in his truck, which is so very true. Miles said that his favorite thing to do with dad is to fish. They both said that the one thing that Darrin always says is "I love you". Also, very true!

Carson is kissing Darrin's head. His love for Darrin runs deep. 

We are so lucky to have Darrin our lives. He's loving, giving, helpful, affectionate, and loves us all so much. Happy early birthday!

Less Words Wednesday

The boys had dentist appointments today. I wish I looked forward to mine like they do theirs. 

We got there early b/c I wasn't sure how long it would take to pick Miles up from school. The boys were happy to play the games in the waiting room.

Carson is still rocking any kind of medical appointment. 

Still riding the high from his homerun. 

A baseball dad posed him after the game to take pics for us. You have to love friends like that. They get it.

Carson has been very scared in his room at bedtime. He finally told Miles and me that he is scared of the other side of his bed. So, we pushed his bed up next to the wall to eliminate the scary gap. He's gone to bed without any trouble for three nights in a row. This is BIG news. Bedtime has been a struggle for quite a while resulting in a ton of frustration and a much later bedtime than I like.

We went to the sixth grade football game the other night and Carson was glued to it.

Never a dull moment with this one.

We Missed It

We sent Miles with another baseball family last weekend to play baseball in Mississippi. This is the first we've sent him without us. I was in Nashville celebrating my brother and sister in law's 40th wedding anniversary and Darrin had a game. We were following Miles' game on game changer and knew he was up to bat. My phone rang and I instantly thought he was hurt. Instead, my friend and fellow baseball mom said, "Your kid just hit a homerun...a bomb over centerfield!" I hate that we missed it, but we are so happy for him and wouldn't trade that for anything. 

The look of pure joy from Miles and his coach as he rounds third base is priceless.

He has the best teammates that are genuinely happy for one another.

We are thrilled for him and can't wait to watch intently until we get to see the next one.