My 4 year old, Kevin, started t-ball last month. His first game was actually last weekend but I had to miss it because my 20 month old developed *another* ear infection and I was with her at the doctor’s office last weekend. So - today was the first game I was able to watch and photograph.

If you’ve never had the chance to watch 3 & 4 year olds play t-ball - it’s pretty amusing. When a ball is hit, they ALL run for it - I mean - 7-8 kids chasing ONE ball down - most of the time 2-3 kids land on the ball as if they were trying to recover a fumble in football.

Kevin did great! They each bat three times (they only play 3 innings) and each time he had a nice solid hit. He is learning more and more how to field the ball and developing the proper throwing techniques. He’s a long way from signing with the D-backs, but he’s having fun!

In the “ready” position…

That batting swing looks good to me!

I have to admit it - I am addicted to the Nitendo Wii game: Carnival Games. I borrowed it from a friend while she was out of town and have played it every night since. It’s perfect for me - it’s full of all those games you always wanted to play at the amusement parks, fairs and carnivals but always felt guilty wasting the money to do so. Well, now I can play all of them for FREE! How perfect is that?

I like to play prize mode where I can earn tickets and unlock the secret games - I think I have them all unlocked. I am horrible at the golf games, getting better at “hoops” and can shoot ducks perfectly all day long.

Anyway - I just had to share what has been amusing me from 9-10pm at night.

What is your favorite Wii game? (use the comment box below to tell me!)

We spent last weekend in Iowa visiting my parents. Being thin-blooded Arizonans, my husband, Sarah and I tried to spend as much time indoors as we could - we even make cookies to pass the time. Needless to say Sarah inherited my love of any and all things sweet! This will be printed as a 10×30 collage for her room!

We were a little disappointed to miss a majority of the snow, but we got lucky on Super Bowl Sunday as a winter storm blew in and dumped 2-3 inches on the ground - just enough for Kevin to drop to his knees, roll over and create a snow angel (which he said beats making a pebble rock angel in our front yard - yes, he’s tried it!)