Fun Day with Cousins

Last Wednesday night Brenda and her kids came to town. She had a class at the hospital on Thursday so I watched her kids for her. I decided to try and keep them all busy since I figured if we just stayed cooped up at the house all day I would have a major headache and also I didn't want them just zoned out on their electronics all day. So we started out by going to feed the ducks. On the way we stopped by my Grandma's for a minute-Bryce of course had to have his Grandma come with him-and since she spoils him so, she came along as well. 

 After feeding the ducks we went to the park to play for awhile. Then it was home for lunch and a nap for Bryce. 

While Bryce napped I made sugar cookies with the other kids. Then we all went to Tanner's baseball game and then a Easter Egg hunt at the college. When those were over Tanner headed back to Flowell with Brenda and her kids while Makele stayed with us to go up the next day. I was worn out by the end of the day-but the kids had fun and I think my plan of keeping them busy helped us all have a better day.

Dixie Baseball Weekly Update

This week Tanner had two baseball games, both against Desert Hills. One was at Desert Hills Field the other was a Dixie field. In the first game Tanner started at right field and then played the last two innings at short stop. He played well-but his team lost by a lot. The team made a lot of errors overall and none of them were hitting that great.
The second game Tanner didn't play at all-I guess it was his rotation out. This is only the second game he has sat out of the whole year. He was pretty upset about it and I felt bad for him. We tried to be positive about it and just let him know for him being a freshmen and a lot of the other kids being sophomores plus all of the politics involved he is lucky he is playing as much as he is. Hopefully he will keep a positive attitude and continue to play well when he does. I think for the most part it looks like now he will play short stop or 2nd base, and then they will have him catch if they need him to and sometimes even play right field. He has played a lot of positions this year-I have to say out of everyone on the team he has played the broadest range of positions-I guess that means he is a good versatile player.

Cutest Catcher Ever

Chloe is playing softball again this spring. Her team is the "Blue Angels". Guess who her coach is? Yep her Dad (Landon). Landon decided that he needed a catcher and thought that Chloe would be the perfect candidate. He has spent some extra time the past few week working with her on how to play this position. WOW! I couldn't believe it. She did such a good job-she was dropping down to stop balls, jumping up to grab high ones, she would run after the runners, and throw it back to the pitcher almost perfectly every time. She even ripped off her helmet once on a play and another time tagged a runner out who was coming in to home. She only made 1 small error, which was an over throw to third trying to get  a runner out, but overall I couldn't believe how well she played for never playing the position before. Not only that but catching is hard and she didn't whine or complain once. I think she has found a new calling and a new love in this sport. Landon will probably still have her pitch a little bit, but for the most part Chloe will be sitting behind home plate.

 You couldn't find a cuter catcher either :) 

Lunch Time Nap

Twice in the past few days Bryce has fallen asleep right here in his chair while eating his lunch. When he is ready for his nap it doesn't matter the place he falls asleep. It doesn't surprise me because a lot of times he gets up early like 5:30 or 6:00 and then goes and goes. I just wish he could sleep in a little bit, as early morning is my time and that's when I like to get stuff done-oh well. Chloe and Tanner were both the same way-Tanner is finally getting past that. Chloe it kind of depends on the day. #tiredlittleguy

Cool Little Dude

He hates it when the sun is in his eyes-we bought him some cool Ninja Turtle Shades. He's not too sure about wearing them, but when the sun his blaring right in his eyes, he sometimes will put them on for a few minutes. Hopefully over time he will learn to like them-as they are kind of a necessity down here in Sunny St. George. #coollittledude

Flour Sack Baby

Tanner's assignment for one of his classes this week was to make a flour sack baby. He then had to carry it around with him for three days. I don't think he was too excited about the assignment-he claims when it is over he is going to take the baby and turn it into brownies-haha. For his grade he was supposed to take selfies of him and the baby doing different things-I doubt I can get him to share those with me, but if I do I will add them onto this post. Chloe and Bryce were quite excited about the assignment even if Tanner wasn't. I think Tanner did okay with it although I believe the baby may have sat on the bus for a few hours while Tanner played a baseball game. I'm not to worried Tanner has had lots of real life baby experience with Bryce-in fact he is a pretty dang good babysitter and Bryce loves him to bits. The extra credit for the assignment was to watch a real baby-he's got that one in the bag. 

Coupon Deal under $1

I love to coupon, ad match, save money. I don't always have the time or energy to put into it that I used to, but I still try to whenever possible. Every once in awhile I am able to get a deal that I just can't resist sharing. This is what I picked up at Target last Saturday. 2 L'Oreal Conditioners, 1 Revlon nail trimmer, and 4 Nivea Chapstick. My total before my coupons was $17.85 after I handed over my coupons it dropped my total down to $0.85. You can't help feeling happy when you walk out of a store paying less than $1 for 5 items :)