Delaney's First Baseball Game!

At Kauffman Stadium, home of the Kansas City Royals, twice a year they put on an event called "Girls' Night Out at the K". It's a great way to get ladies out to the ballpark and a portion of the proceeds from the evening goes to charity, usually the first event of the year goes to Susan G. Komen Foundation and the second goes to the American Heart Association "Go Red for Women" campaign. Since Miss Priss is now 3, I thought we would try to take her and see how she did trying to sit through a baseball game. Here's the color guard for the National Anthem:

Wrong hand on the heart there, Sis. :) Hey at least she was being respectful and paying attention to what was going on.
In the first few minutes we were there, we had to make 2 trips to the bathroom and as soon as she sat down she said, "I'm hungry and thirsty, Mommy." So here she is enjoying some "machos" (which is what she calls nachos) and watching the game.
They handed out free bunny ears at the game. Also the first 10K in the gate get a free t-shirt but we were running a bit behind so we didn't get there in time, darn it.
When Alex Gordon isn't playing, our favorite player defaults to Billy Butler. She was into it too, she was singing the "Let's Go Royals!" chant and everything.
We went to walk around the stadium to burn off some energy when she started getting restless. Thankfully at the K there is a ton to do and see. I really love it since they have redone things out there. Here she is checking out the letters outside of the Royals Hall of Fame exhibit - really cool inside if you have time to check it out.
They also have a section out at the K called "The Outfield Experience" specifically designed for kids. Kind of pricey but fun for those "once in a while" times...You buy tokens to do the specific activities and I think they are like $2 each but taking into consideration what it is to ride things/do things at other parks I guess it's really pretty comparable. Here is my little future softball player in the making:
And we couldn't pick the cool baseball themed carousel spots to sit...we had to pick the "pretty horse, Mommy, with pretty flowers on it!!" I might get her to play softball but she's a girly girl through and through...
Every Friday night at the K after the game is over (we won by the way, 6-1!!) they hit the lights and turn on music and up in the sky....
It's FIREWORKS FRIDAY! I was a little worried about this, because my daughter tends to be kind of a chicken when it comes to EVERYTHING and I was scared to death of fireworks when I was little.
However, as you can see, she thinks they are "Just booooo-ti-ful!!" She didn't want them to be over.
And on the way home, I had one tuckered out little girl who thoroughly enjoyed her first baseball game and first time out at the K.
Oh and as a side note, if any of you here in KC or the surrounding area bring your little ones to the K for their first game, if you take them to the Guest Services office in the stadium and tell them, they print out a certificate with their name on it and the date saying that they are an "Official Royals Fan" and thanks for your attendance at your first game. This is a free service that the stadium provides and is really a neat keepsake to have. I wish I would have scanned it but I forgot...

Random Thursday Thoughts

• I typed this entire post, decided to add a picture to it, and then accidentally deleted everything I had just typed. Super.
• Here's the random picture I wanted to add to the random post. It made me laugh when I took it because it looks like a 2-headed giraffe.

• The terrible three's are way worse than the terrible two's ever thought about being.
• I'm paranoid that my camera battery is going to run out when I'm out somewhere and want to take pictures and probably need to think about picking up a spare.
• My hubby will be happy that I ordered the daughterling a one-piece swimsuit for this year.
• I wish if people wanted to know things about me, they would just ask me instead of trying to put someone else in a bad position. However, just because you ask, doesn't mean you're getting an answer, some things just aren't anyone else's business.
• Saturday is Rockfest and I'm afraid it's going to just be one giant mud-pit. I'm still super-excited to go though.
• My daughter should have taken a nap today and didn't and now is a complete bear to deal with.
• There is a door-to-door salesman wandering the neighborhood. I'm going to let my dogs out on the porch so he won't knock on my door.
• Tomorrow night is Girls' Night Out at the K. I'm bummed because it's going to be too chilly for my daughter to wear the dress I've been making for her. Guess she'll have to wear it to a warmer weather game.
• I'm still getting used to wearing glasses. They feel weird on my face.
• Monday is my hubby's birthday. He doesn't like cake.
• I won a giveaway on Twitter MONTHS ago and never got what I won. I've even asked the person about it. I ordered a product from someone else's website as a result because I don't think this person is reliable.
• Trey Hillman just got dismissed as the KC Royals manager...too bad they can't dismiss the cheapskate owner too.
• We've had too much rain the past few days and I think my poor little garden is drowning.
• My 2-year old needs to realize that he in fact cannot fly like Buzz Lightyear. Being able to say the words "To infinity and beyond!" does not grant you the ability to fly. I am afraid we may require an emergency room trip before this phase is over.
• It is 5:00 and I have made no plans and have no ideas about what we are doing for dinner.
• Today is my hubby's first day of a nine-day vacation from work. I'm so excited! Just think of the honey-do list I can make!! :)
• If I ask you a question that requires a "yes" or "no" answer, a "yes", "no" or even "I don't know" will suffice. If I want an opinion to go with said answer, I'll ask.
• I need a different shirt to wear to Rockfest this weekend. With the temps being in the 60s, the original tanktop I was going to wear is not going to work out.
• The kids trashed the living room today...sighhhhh.
• Where in the hell are Max and Ruby's parents? Did they abandon them because Ruby is such a little witch??
• The word of the day today is "gobba" - only Brittany is going to get this.
• I hate when people who have never had children try to tell me what I need to be doing or not doing with my kids. It's a super pet peeve of mine.
• I'm looking forward to going to the zoo Sunday with some friends.
• My terrier has a serious case of Napoleon syndrome.

Wordless Wednesday

I took this picture the other day at the zoo and I love how it turned out!

Have a happy Wednesday!

Quiet morning

I love mornings like this. I'm enjoying my first cup of coffee of the day and everyone is still asleep but me. I can turn on the news and not listen to, "My shows, Mommy, I watch MY shows!" I can check email, catch up on my google reader and sip coffee in peace and quiet. This is a particularly quiet morning. There's a gentle rain falling outside and it's still nice and dark outside, so hopefully the kids will sleep a bit longer and let me enjoy my peace.

Gardening with the Kiddos

I knew I wanted to put a garden (or three) in this year so I went shopping yesterday for the supplies we would need. I didn't buy enough dirt for all 3 of my gardens, but we at least got 2 done today. Here's Keegs dragging some dirt to the back yard.

Liam opted to spend most of his gardening time doing this and Keegan, who was the one who wanted to do the garden in the first place, lost interest shortly after he realized it was WORK and at least managed to entertain Liam.

He did manage to come around again when actual tools were involved. I'm not sure why he needs his tongue sticking out to do anything that resembles work...see above photo also.
Jaidie and Miss Priss were good helpers. Here they are after putting the tomato plants in.

Here is our herb/salad garden with a rhubarb plant also. We've got basil, oregano, cilantro, lavender, rosemary, chives, dill, sage, spinach and lettuce in this one.

Miss Priss asked for a rose bush, so we obliged and got her this one and put it out by the driveway. She was pretty mad that she didn't actually get to help plant it but dang, that thing was thorny...

Here are my potted impatients, impatiens, I can't ever remember which it is....

And a hanging basket of those also for the screened in front porch...

Since we didn't have enough dirt to do the 3rd garden, I went ahead and planted the seeds to get seedlings for when I can finish things up. Here are the zucchini and cantaloupe...

And then green onions and cucumbers in this one. I think I might need another trellis too...not sure yet.
I also planted some ground cover plants and a couple of butterfly bushes. All in all, everything turned out great and it's supposed to rain the next couple of days so I didn't bother to water, yet. My dad loved to garden and I think on his birthday weekend he would have been happy to see the grandkids out digging in the dirt.

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all of the Moms out there! I'd like to say thank you to the decent fathers out there that make us mothers and help teach their children respect and love of their mothers, like my husband. He is a great role model and father figure for all of the children, mine and ours alike and I appreciate it so much! This is what I got for Mother's Day from the kids and the hubby:

Isn't it gorgeous? I absolutely love it! I didn't wear it today though because we're spending our day putting gardens in and I don't want to mess it up. :) More to come on the gardening later...I'd also like to thank my neighbors for providing awesome BBQ to eat for lunch today, it really hit the spot!

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there!

Happy Birthday to 2 very special people in my life..

I tried to be in denial last year that I was the mother of a teenager but now that he is 14, I don't think I can deny it anymore. Oh wait, he isn't "technically" 14 until 11:02 pm, so I can live in denial for a few more hours. He's reached the "teen-I-hate-you" years but I love him anyway. He was my first. His younger siblings adore him, especially his baby sister. How could you not adore him? Look how handsome he is... Happy birthday, son. I love you so much!

It's also happy birthday to another one of my favorite men. Today would have been my dad's birthday but we lost him to cancer a couple of years ago. I miss him every day but I know he is with us in spirit. On a day when I've done something particularly stupid I can hear his voice in the back of my mind saying, "Girl, you need to grab both ears and pull." (pull your head out of your butt, for those that don't speak Jim-language).

My brother is the best...the cemetery is about 2 and a half hours away from me, and he lives closer so he went and put flowers on his grave this morning. It looks so nice. I wish I could have been there in person to see it. Today is kind of rough for me, this Daddy's girl is missing her daddy. Happy birthday Dad!