My Boiler Babes

...are pretty cute. Yes, it's still cold here, and Kaiky's got some allergies, but everyone is doing well.

Writers' Celebration

Kyle's class invited the parents to a Writers' Celebration where the kids read aloud some of the stories and reports they had worked on this spring. Kyle had thought he'd want to get up and read to the class and parents, but chickened out at the last minute. After the kids read, he showed me around to some of the work he'd done. The last picture is Kyle and his best friend, Noah.

Baseball, hotdogs...

We are in full swing! Kyle's team, the "Bulls" are doing pretty well despite the cold weather. Kyle's made some good plays out in the field, he earned a game ball by making a spectacular, back-handed catch at short stop. I couldn't believe it was him! He couldn't believe he made the catch. Everyone was very happy!
Kyle is also starting to consistently hit out to the outfield. Last season, he mainly hit grounders in the infield and it was tough to run it out and be safe on first.
We still practice every day together and we're seeing the effects on the field. Daddy has also put a spark in Kyle by ordering a batting cage. Hopefully it will be delivered before the three-day Memorial Weekend.

Take me out to the ball game!

Baseball season has started for Kyle! So we've been spending a lot of time lately at games in the cold and the rain. Since it was nice last night, we took the opportunity to practice with Kyle while Kaiky shuttled her fuzzy "kids" around in the Hummer.

Spring Fever!

So our new "thing" after work and school is to get the doggies out and run around the front yard like crazy. Everyone needs to burn a lot of steam. Right now it's still a cold 47 degrees...can't wait for warmer weather. In Kaiky's hands is our new puppy, Katy. She is 3 months old and loves to chase the kids around the yard.

Take your kid to work day!

This was Kyle's second trip to CDW's TYKTWD. It was Kaiky's first time and I had to peel her off me when I dropped them off for their first activity. After that, she loved it. Especially the police dog demonstration that the security department brought in.

Beach bums, Key West

It's been a busy year so far! In April, we took a break from this horrible winter and vacationed in Key West at the Casa Marina Resort. Everyone had a fabulous time. This is the beach at the Casa.


I told the kids they could have whatever they wanted to eat and drink on vacation...here they are enjoying Cheetos and Pepsi on the glass bottom boat ride to the reef.


At low tide, Kaiky liked to find fish and crabs in the tidepools.


Here we are on our morning walk on the pier to look for Tarpon and other fish before breakfast.