Don't faint...2 posts in 2 days...LOL

Well, we just have to share that this will be ours...















We will be closing on OUR house on October 16th :o) It all became definite today and just had to share. It's a 3/2 with a split foyer. What is nice is that we are having the builder finish the basement and that will add approx. 400 sq. ft. more to the house!! There is also approx. 14x14 wood deck in the back. Either on Saturday or Tuesday, I'll go back and take a few more pictures of the inside and share.

It's just the PERFECT deal for this house :o) I still can't believe we are doing it but we are truly excited!!!

It's Official!!!

I know we thought the day would never come but....just had to share that it's official....CJ is completely potty trained!!! Thanks to Misti for telling me about giving him loose change to go like Hunter's PopPop did during the summer - it works. CJ calls it 'Kinz Cash' just like on WebKinz. I am sure he is well over $10 in change but he is thrilled with every piece of change he gets - even if it's just pennies sometimes!!

Today he actually took off the smaller potty seat and just wants to sit on it normally. I can't believe this is complete. He now just wants to ride the bus with Courtney and go to school. His time will come and I'm already not looking forward to it. I definitely will miss him when he goes to school - he is truly a momma's boy :o)!

More softball pictures....

Here's some recent pictures from Sunday's first of two softball games...














Click on the picture of her swinging to see the softball :o)

So, the Moody Pink Rockets WON!!! Then they had about 1 1/2 hours to wait until their next game. All was good! We got back to the field and the girls started to chat and relax a bit more while the other game was going on. At about 4:10 (game at 4:30), the girls went into a different field to start to warm up. Of course, I was chatting with a teammate's (and classmates) dad and gramma when all of a sudden I heard someone crying. Yeap, I didn't even have to turn around to make sure - I KNEW it was Courtney. Coach Wendy was bringing her to me and yelling for the dugout mom to get the ice pack. She fell in the dugout. What basically happened since I didn't witness is this...

New ball field they have never played on - happens to be a baseball field. The entrance to the dugout - well, there is 2 - one is a ramp and one walks straight in BUT has steps to go to the field. No other field has steps that Courtney has been on. She had originally walked up the ramp like all the others but didn't realize steps into the dugout from the field. She fell with all her weight on her left arm.

So basically, we went from playing ball at the 1:30 game to going to the ER after her being in the outfield at the start of the second game since she really REALLY wanted to try and play!


Thank goodness for her teammate/classmate's mom - she works in the ER at St. Vincent's East in Trussville and got us in quickly!! She even followed us there to make sure we got in without waiting too long! She had x-rays and ended up with a wrist brace to go home in until getting to the Orthopedic for a cast. Yep....1, 2, 3 strikes your out but for Courtney - she is out for at least 4 weeks with a buckle fracture near her wrist. Not near the growth plate which is WONDERFUL news!!

Courtney is going to be the team's bat girl until she can get back out there and play. On Oct. 8th - we go back to the Dr. and take the cast off. We are keeping our fingers crossed and praying that she'll be able to play again before the end of the fall ball season (which is Oct. 28th).

They did play last night and lost. Their record is 2-2. She enjoyed getting all her teammates and coaches to sign her cast :o)

Thank goodness it's Friday!!!

We have been on the go all week!! Today is the first day NOTHING is planned during the day, after school or tonight!! I'm so thrilled!! But this will be considered our 'weekend' as Saturday and Sunday are packed!!

Courtney had her first softball game Tuesday night. Jason was able to attend too!! They played a team from Clay and did really well!! They won 5-4!! Courtney is close to the end of the lineup for hitting but she got to on their second time at bat. She had a ball and I believe a strike (due to a foul ball) and then of course, my child had to get hit by the pitcher! She got it right on her left elbow! She did get teary-eyed but went to walk onto first. Sore, yes but stayed in the game. After a few other batters, she made it home!!! She was thrilled!!

I promise to get better pictures next time but when it was her first game, I was just too busy watching and cheering for them that I just didn't get that great of pictures. Plus at least the next game, they will be wearing their uniform shirts since 3 were not ready by game time.

Talking about game time....we learned at Wednesday practice that Leeds added a team and now we will have 2 games on Sunday afternoon (1:30 and 4:30) and then our game on Monday night (7:30).

So as you can see, Sunday will be busy at the ball field. As far as tomorrow goes...I'm taking CJ to see Thomas the Train in the movie theater at 10am, he has a birthday party to go to at 1pm and Courtney has practice from 2-4 (which Jason will be taking her). Then the week continues to get busy!

On the good notes....Courtney no longer needs to wear glasses for school work or reading - her eye sight has improved!! Plus, she went to the dentist and has no cavaties (will go back in 6 months for a check up). The sad note...she'll need braces after her baby teeth come out due to her awful overbite! I'm blaming Jason for that...LOL

And the fun begins...

Monday night started it all - softball practice!! So the rest of the week's activities...

1. Tuesday was Brownies
2. Wednesday is studying hard
3. Thursday - softball and continue to study for her test
4. Friday - Jason is actually off work - woohoo
5. Saturday - more softball practice

All this doesn't include what I already have to do with grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry and the normal every chores I try and accomplish.

PLUS... CJ is still doing wonderful with the potty training!!! He finally pooped in the potty last night and there was HUGE excitement around here. Jason ended up calling me and letting CJ tell me about it since I was on my way home from the Brownie meeting. He is also staying dry all night long too!! We are so proud of him :o)

Off to get today started....school bus time!

Keeping fingers crossed!!!

I know now that since I'm posting about this, it will jinx me but I'm so thrilled right now. CJ is actually wearing underwear - no diapers, no pull ups... UNDERWEAR!!! He started yesterday afternoon and has only had ONE small tiny accident but finished in the potty :o) He actually had a pull-up on through the night and stayed completely dry!! He did right before he went to bed and then as soon as he got up!! We are so proud of him. Hopefully the good streak will keep going!

We did take the kids swimming this morning and I got some great shots. Here's one that I really like...
Both Courtney and CJ can catch some air when jumping into the pool. That's something that CJ isn't afraid of at all. He actually likes to go under and hardly gets tired of jumping to either daddy or me. We think we'll keep this up - Sunday mornings are not busy at 10am at the pool which is best for the 4 of us. Plus that way, Jason gets to go too and watch how well both of them do in the pool. It's off to find CJ some swim lessons soon due to how much he isn't afraid of the water!


We got a call from Courtney's softball coach today. They have practice tomorrow from 6-7:30pm. Thankfully I already got Courtney a glove but need a size 11 softball to practice with since we got a size 10. I guess that means that Wednesday we'll be going somewhere to find her cleats since she'll need those for the games. We'll learn everything else she needs tomorrow night as far as practice wear and game uniform. Oh the fun begins!!

Then on Tuesday....we have our Open House type meeting for girls interested in joining our Brownie troop. These are the girls that were personally invited by my current Brownie troop. The 'official' one from the Girl Scouts will come proably in September or October (which I don't like it to be that late). Here's to another busy week and so far, I've only listed a few activities on each day!

The Life of a MOM.....wouldn't change it for the world :o)

CRAZY!!

Yes, you read that right - I think I'm CRAZY!! Today we signed up Courtney for softball. She is thrilled as one of her classmates (new to the school) is signed up also. The opening day is Sept. 4th. Games will be on Tuesdays and Sunday afternoons and it will depend on her coach if they will do Saturday practices. This is more 'fundamentals' softball - hitting, pitching, throwing, catching and baserunning. She can not wait for it to start.

IF she likes it, she can sign up for the spring season which is more 'intense' and not so much fundamentals. Also, at the time (spring), CJ is eligible for catball (basically t-ball and running bases with no keeping score) OR soccer. He has been wanting to do baseball and soccer for so long that he'll get to choose.

So with her now in softball, that means another added thing to our schedules. The games will conflict with Brownies (Tuesday nights) but thankfully Jason is willing to help out and take Courtney and CJ to some of her Tuesday night games while I deal with leading the Brownies. I know all the moms will completely understand when I'm not in attendance.

She has put off dancing for right now. Her teacher, Ms. Jess, has decided not to return to Sidelines and will keep us updated where she goes to or if they decide to open another dance studio (like when Courtney first started). Courtney really enjoys dance but doesn't want to be the only one in the class - you know her - the social butterfly :o)

So, we are off to find some youth softball pants for her and comfy shorts to wear to practice. We did get a softball and a glove for her to practice with at home - we don't want her afraid of catching the ball :0)