Blueberry Picking 2014!

A picking we will go...

 
Saturday, we got to go blueberry picking!  It was our first time to go early in the season and I must say, the berries were plentiful and very large.   Early Saturday morning, we headed out to Moorhead's Blueberry Farm in Conroe, TX and despite lots of other people being there, we found many berries and didn't feel crowded until we had to wait in line to pay for them :)

As you can see, we did great!  LittleBear picked half a bucket full and LadyBear helped Daddy fill his bucket halfway also.  This was LadyBear's first year to really get in on the picking action, so I was curious to see what she would think.  She chose the "two-for-the-bucket-one-for-me" approach to picking and enjoyed them very much.

Daddy showing her how to only pick the blue ones...

Giving it a try herself...

 MMMMMMMMMMMMMM...

Can you find Grams in this picture? 

I am so blessed to have a wonderful family who will get up insanely early on a Saturday morning to do stuff like this with me.  A great time was had by all!!

Learning Letters with LadyBear

Ever wonder what LadyBear does while LittleBear is doing school?  Well, this foam dollar store puzzle is one of her favorites.  Recently, she has started pointing out and naming letters, which floored me.  We haven't really tried intentionally teaching her letters, but I think she's just picked some of them up because of what LittleBear is doing in school.  Here is five minutes with LadyBear at school this morning (please excuse the occasional whiny voice in the background...):

A New Season of T-Ball is Upon Us!

A new season of tball has started and we've been enjoying weekly practices and now games!  Ben wears #4 and has been loving this latest season of tball. 


He has loved running the bases...

and takes LadyBear around the bases with him at the end of every practice/game... Incidentally, as soon as we get to the field, she starts asking, "Base, base, Base!!!!"

He also loves putting on the batting helmet and taking some swings...

LadyBear enjoys doing stickers with Daddy...

and just being silly...

LittleBear also enjoys chasing after the ball...

and throwing it back.

He listens to his coaches...

and sometimes wears his hat backwards or sideways (sorry Grampa!)...

He also really loves it when he gets to run across home plate...

 LadyBear REALLY loves being silly with Daddy...

Our little ham...

Backyard Easter Egg Hunt 2014

I just realized I forgot to post this...oops.  Mommy brain strikes again!

On Easter Sunday, we did our annual tradition of an egg hunt in the backyard for LittleBear and LadyBear.  Each had 14 plastic eggs to look for with their initials on them and despite very clear instructions, LittleBear took it upon himself to help LadyBear find the vast majority of her eggs.  *SIGH*  He loves to help. 

If you're curious, we don't go crazy with our eggs...it's more the thrill of the hunt around here.  The eggs contained stickers, cheerios, coins, a little bit of candy, headbands for LadyBear and more stickers for LittleBear.  Each silver egg contained a chocolate heart, which signified what God would love from us this Easter and each gold egg was empty reminding us of the glory of the empty tomb.

So, here are the pictures.  A hunting we will go...

Hey LadyBear, I found one for you!

Hey Mom, the apple tree has an egg for me!

LittleBear has to reach!!

Sidetracked by the flowers...

Ok, I think I'm done...

Hey a green egg in the bush is tricky (thanks Dad)!

Full baskets!

And a happy hunt it was...

Any of those eggs for meow?