Baseball 2012!

Well this was the first time ever the boys were on separate sporting teams. When baseball tryouts took place I got a call shortly after asking if I'd be willing to have the boys be split up because they were looking to have Ty play up in coast and Connor would continue in AAA. For selfish reasons I wanted to keep them together but I know they are going to each have their own things that they are good at and many times they may not always be good at the same things. We were all happy with the team Ty got placed on because he had been coached by these coaches a couple years back and we really enjoyed them. Connor ended up on a team with no one he knew but what turned out to be a winning team with awesome coaches. It was great to see Connor shine as he played first base most games. Connor's team ended the season in the number two spot which was awesome. Ty's team was pretty good, making the winners bracket but losing in their first playoff game. He played outfield most of the time but had some great plays and hits. With the craziness of the move going on at the same time as baseball season I unfortunately missed out on quite a few games but I did get a few shots at the jamboree which kicks off the season.

Goodbye fourth grade and kindergarten...

Well, we did it! We are now the proud parents of three full-day school children! Good bye half-day kindergarten and hello full days to myself... haha!

Actually it was very bittersweet. I feel like I'm just about to enter a whole new chapter in my life. Although having daily freedom that lasts more than a couple hours sounds heavenly on one hand, it also makes me really sad to see that our kids are growing up on us. I know I'll have plenty days in the future where I'd do anything to experience these days once again so I try to enjoy them as much as possible.

Sage had a fantastic year. We couldn't ask for a better teacher. Mrs. Kinghorn was also Connor's kindergarten teacher and once again she didn't disappoint. She will be greatly missed! Sage was quick to make friends, loved to spend recess hula hooping and said her favorite thing about kindergarten was P.E. Well, it could have been lunch so we'll take it!



Here is a photo with Sage and her classmate Jax. Although she doesn't like to admit it, It was clear early on that Sage had eyes for cute little Jax but who wouldn't for such a handsome young man! Being that Ty and Jax's older brother were on the same baseball team and Connor and his older brother were in the same class, there were plenty of opportunities for the two to play together. What cuties!



Can you say BOY CRAZY? Here she is with Jax and Jordan, another one of the cute boys she enjoyed hanging out with in her class!



Connor and Tyler both also had great school years. Connor had Mrs. Larson for his teacher and Ty had Mrs. Cronin. I knew things were changing school wise when they both came home after that first week of school with backpacks weighing what appeared to be as much as them! Their favorite activity for the year was the Wax Museum. Each child is asked to select a famous person who has done something to contribute to society is a positive way. After much thought, Ty landed on doing Neil Armstrong and Connor chose JFK. It was clear that Ty was very excited to get his display put together while Connor was much more interested in reading up on as much as he could about JFK. They both did an awesome job and I was so proud that they did it all on their own. Being that they have to dress the part I was a bit nervous on just how we'd put together a costume for Neil Armstrong without going to the party store and renting one. Well, thank goodness I got a new ski outfit this past Christmas as it came it quite handy! I have to say Connor makes one handsome JFK and thankfully there wasn't much work required on piecing together his costume!!!

Introducing JFK and Neil Armstrong:



It's been a great year for the kids. Once in a while the sun would decided to grace us with her presence. On those days the kids loved to ride their bikes to school. Thankfully the last day of school was picture perfect. Here the boys are heading out on their final day as 4th graders...



It will be sad to leave CVES. We've had a great run...

Daddy turns 45!

WOW! Am I the only one that thinks that sounds SOOOO old!?! :)

Since Jack wasn't going to be around on his birthday we did a mini celebration a few days earlier. Ty was so cute and wanted to be responsible for all the decorating. He was adamant about using one of the pinjatas and stuffing it full of Jack's favorite candy, peanut m&m's. Then, our wonderful home teacher, Brother Willis who never misses a birthday in the Roddy household had called the boys earlier in the day to discuss something privately with them. Next thing I know he's dropped off this cute banner for the boys to hang for Jack's birthday! I made up a batch of Hello Dolly bars since those are Jack's favorite and we were good to go! Happy Birthday to the best husband and father we could ask for...

Memorial Day Weekend!

We are so lucky that even though Jack has started his new job back in Ohio, he gets to spend each weekend with us. On most weekends he travels here Friday morning, getting into town before noon and doesn't leave until Monday so he can be back in the office by Tuesday. Lately our Saturdays have been full of baseball but since it was the holiday weekend we were free to do as we liked and since the weather was cooperating nicely we decided to load up the gang and head over to Ensign Ranch. We asked our friends the George's to join us which made for an even more fun time! The weather actually didn't turn out to be as warm over at the Ranch as it was here in Snoqualmie which was unusual but this didn't stop the kids from all having a blast...



The kids love the rope swing...and as you can see so does Jack. He also came up with the clever idea of having him and Sage do it at the same time which she found quite fun. I loved the look on the kids faces as they see Jack heading at full speed toward them on the swing...




Then it was on to slip n sliding...



then on to the canoes...



Then Griffin wanted to test out the rope swing into the water so Ty showed everyone how it's done...



I think the highlight for these kids was holding on for dear life to the sides of Dave's suburban as he drove through the woods with them all screaming with joy...and perhaps a little bit of fear...



Everyone had a great time! We ended the night with a fun bbq at the George's and boy did everyone sleep well that night...