Food and Fun on the Fourth

Do you know what I love about every single holiday? Good Food! And the Fourth of July was no exception for us with a yummy fish fry. Let me introduce to you our personal chef....

My dad!

With a little assistance from my Little Bro (M Fatty) and Mom of course!

Dad cooked up blue gill and bass, as well as GpaW's most delicious french fries (which are Baby Bear's new favorite food), and onion rings. Yummy!

Not only did we have good food on the Fourth, but we had some good times swimming with the kiddos in Gma's pool and then enjoying some good ol' traditional street fireworks.

(Gotta Love the Post Swimming Hair-DO!)

(My cousin Amanda has a couple of fun pics on her website... http://www.mandapalooza213.blogspot.com!)

Friday morning before the fish fry we took the kids to see Wall-E. It was cute... but, there was hardly any talking during a good portion of it, so, Sister Bear had to commentate.

"Oh, Wall-E is trying to clean his trash."

"There goes Wall-E to his station." (Station is what she calls his house)

"Wall-E ran over his Pet!"

I swear, the little girl could not keep quiet. I'm surprised we didn't get hushed right out of the theatre. But the kids had fun and really enjoyed it-- It's not often that we take in a movie at the theatre.

Then on Saturday night we headed to the Bees game (along with 13,100 others) to enjoy the most boring baseball game I have ever watched- the Bees got killed. (Even Papa Bear said it was boring-- so you know I was bored out of my mind!) But, it was fun to be with the Papa Bear's Fam and the "Big Fireworks" were well worth the admission to the game. Sister Bear loved the "Big Fireworks." Brother Bear enjoyed the Fireworks too, but between us, I think he goes to the games for Nachos and a Pepsi. Baby Bear , on the other hand, fell asleep during the middle of the fireworks. I guess the noise didn't bother her at all, but I guess it really shouldn't considering the big brother and sister she lives with.

Speaking of Big Bro and Sis, they are out of town for the weekend visiting Grandpa and Grandma, and Baby Bear seems somewhat lost without them. I thought she might enjoy the peace and quiet, but I think she really misses them. She seems really grumpy, but that may be due to the little tooth that has pushed it's way through! Who knows? If she doesn't miss the two of them, I know that I sure do!

And since the kids are out of town, mom and dad invited Papa Bear and I over on Sunday for dinner. Dad barbecued steak, and while Papa Bear can cook a pretty good steak, there is still nothing that tops my dads barbecuing!

Happy Eating!

Major (League) Baseball

Memorial Weekend was all about baseball for our family. We took a road trip to Denver to watch the Colorado Rockies play. The kids did pretty well on the 6 hour drive from GpaA'a and GmaShoppers house to Denver. It rained/snowed most of the drive, but when we got to Denver the weather was really nice. When we arrived on Friday, the guys went to the game and the girls took the kids to the Denver Aquarium. Sister Bear liked the SeaHorses and Brother Bear Liked the Giant Sea Turtle. There was a cave that had a flash flood that made all of the kids cry. We had to go back through it to get out, and I have never seen Brother Bear run so fast. We even dined with the fish. We had a really good time. Both A and I forgot our cameras back at the hotel, so we purchaed a disposable camera. I'll post some pics in a few days. The guys had a good time at the game, but it went into extra innings (13) and they didn't get back until almost midnight.

On Saturday we stolled down the 16th Street Mall and hung out at ESPN Zone before going to the game.

The game was fun, even though the Rockies lost, and the kids favorite part was meeting Dinger (the mascot), and eating Nachos and Cotton Candy.

We headed back to Roosevelt on Sunday, and took Sister Bear to the Emergency Room with a bladder infection. No Fun!

Monday we made our way home and then went to the Bees game. Boston's team, the Defender's,were the Field of Dream Team. They were introduced on the field, got their picture on the jumbotron, stood on the field with the Bees Players during the National Anthem, took a tour below the stadium, and got a ball or a shirt from the team. Brother Bear loved the player who gave the boys gum from the bucket in the dugout.

But the best parts...

Meeting Bumble,

and Sword Fighting (Hey they're five and six!)

Baseball

The baseball season started a few weeks ago,and I finally have some pics...




Boston's team is the Defenders. He plays with the West Jordan Babe Ruth Baseball League in the Rookie Division. They play two innings, hit off a pitching machine, and don't keep score. It has been really fun to watch the team get a little better each game. The are actually trying to make some plays in the field.
Boston hits pretty good and has played First Base, Third Base, Pitcher, Catcher, and Outfield.
Last night he got two singles and made an out at third.