Evelyn rolls over!

I've been home with the monkeys for almost a month now and each day I place the baby on her back or belly and just wait for her to roll over. Of course, she never quite makes it all the way off of her side. Well, yesterday I had a doctor's appointment so I had my mom watching the kids. About 30 minutes after I leave what does Evelyn do but roll over of course! Luckily she gave a repeat performance when I picked them up from my mom's. I can't believe I forgot how amazing the firsts really are!!!

Can you believe we were ever this young?

Thanks to some great friends I was able to come across these pictures (and others). It is so hard to believe (looking back now) that we were ever so young. The kids took a look at these and laugh at what mom and dad used to be =)

Caring for Sissy =)

Joseph fell asleep while taking care of Evelyn while I showered.

He's such a good Bub...very helpful and loving!

Yummy breakfast!!

Playing around!!

Evie loves being a naked monkey!

My girls can't get enough of eachother =)

Evie takes her first swim!

The baseball season has finally come to an end!

Joseph's baseball season has finally come to an end and the team celebrated with a pool party and BBQ. All of the boys received trophies for their hard work and effort. They played a great season!

Joseph and his trophy

The team receiving their trophies

Time to Catch Up.....

Madison's soccer season has finally come to an end. Her team celebrated their season with a pizza party where each player received a trophy.

Joseph's baseball team only has 2 games left in the season. Last night (6/3/08) Joseph had the game winning RBI and was named Player of the Game again. He was also awarded the game ball. I don't think his smile could have gotten any bigger! His team has played an amazing season =)

Miss Evelyn.......finally got her ears pierced today! WooHoo =) We were finally able to talk daddy into it.....once he said yes we drove straight over to the mall and had it done. She only cried for a few seconds and then it was all done. It's soooooo cute. She was also talking and playing with herself in the mirror today. It was so hilarious. She could entertain herself for quite some time doing that....she loved it =) Hopefully I'll get some video of that soon.

You scream, I scream, we all scream for Ice Cream!

Player of the Game- 5/10/08

Madison played an amazing defensive game on Saturday! She came sooooo close to making a rebound goal but hit the post. She played in 3 quarters of the game and had no fear mixing it up with the other players. For this she was named player of the game!!!! The Wizards record is at 3-5-2.

Baseball was a 50-50 split this week

Joseph's team had a horrible loss on Thursday with a score of 19-5. In their defense the other team consisted of kids who have played together for the last 3 years and some of whom are actually sponsored and play All-Stars every year. On Saturday, the Cubs played a great game and squeezed out a win with 7-6. As of 5/4 their record stands at 5-2.

She Speaks!

It was a rough week in the world of Indoor Soccer =(

Madison's team wasn't as fortunate....they lost both games played this week. On Wednesday night her team lost with a score of 8-1. The other kids were excellent players and were just able to get it done everytime they had the ball. Friday night our kids played so well but still lost 6-3. Madison is finally getting brave and is now fighting her way into the game, stealing the ball & attempting score shots! She played an amazing game and we couldn't have been happier with her performance =) The Wizards currently hold a record of 3-4-1.

Winning again...woohoo!

Saturday (4/26) was a busy but very exciting day for the kids. Joseph had his game at 11 am and Madison had her's at 11:45 am. Needless to say Jean was on the go most of the morning. Luckily we had just enough time to watch Joseph hit a single and be safe on 1st base. As soon as he was safe Jean was loading the girls into the car to take Madison to her game while Steve stayed behind with Joe. The Cubs ended up winning and their record is 4-1.

Madison's team played an amazing game with only 7 out of 11 players showing up. Their are 6 players in the game at any given time so with only 7 our pour kids didn't get much rest at all. They were amazing though and demonstrated some of their best team work yet! Maddie almost made 2 goals and had an awesome save as goalie. It was very exciting! The Wizards won 5-0 and their record currently stands at 3-2-1.

Another one bites the dust =(

Well we had a very unfortunate loss in soccer today to the Tigers. The final score was 5-0 which leaves our record at 2-2-1. Even with the loss the kids still had a great attitude.

Maddie and her partner in crime take a break =)

Sleepy Girl

She feel asleep while we were at dinner......it was just to precious to not take a picture!

Steve catches some tuna =)

Steve went fishing on Friday with a group of friends from work. They took a charter boat from San Diego and went to the Coronado Islands in Mexico. He caught two bonita and a barracuda.

She Smiles!

She always stops smiling and chattering when I take out the camera. I was finally able to catch Evelyn smiling!

It was a week of losses =(

Well, we knew the winning steaks couldn't last forever..... Both kids had two games this week and each lost one.

On Wednesday (4/16) Joseph's team ran away with an exciting win of 19-1 against the Rockies where he had a solid single in the last inning. Unfortuantely the Cubs suffered an upsetting loss of 10-1 on Saturday (4/19) to the Devil Rays. As the coach (Steve) stated...."they just got tired in the end and that's when the other team made their big plays". Seems like our boys have finally met their match and we look forward to winning them next time we met! The Cubs record now stands at 3-1...which is still great!

Madison's team had a game on Thursday (4/17) and succomed to the Swarm in a close 1-0 loss. On Saturday (4/19) they played an amazing game of defense to keep the score tied at 2-2. Madison also suffered his first injury of the season by tripping over a player's foot while trying to steal the ball. She fell and hit her head on the floor but quickly shook it off and rejoined the game. It was by far their best game of the season....their team work was great =) The Wizards are currently holding a record of 2-1-1.

Player of the Game....4/12/08

After winning by a landslide....17-1 against the A's, Joseph was named "Player of the Game"! So far his team is off to a great start with a record of 2-0 =)

Wizards win 4-3....so far we're 2-0

Madison's soccer team played a great game on Saturday to pull out their second win of the season. She did well but at times was distracted by wanting to be the cheerleader (Steve's description) rather than a player. Still all in all she has a great time and that's all the really matters.

Taking a well deserved water break.

Maddie does a victory dance!

Madison and her teammate celebrate =)