Easter in Brookhaven 2017

The Easter bunny left two baskets and a kids' Bible. And the weather was so beautiful we went to the beach! Great day!

Found the baskets!

Basket close-up

Breakfast of champions!

 

Timer photo at the beach

Just such a nice day!

 

My cuties

Taking off their shoes

Best picture of James ever

 

Kevin picture took of me

Pensive Miranda

April School Break 2017

James has a week off school in February and in April. Unfortunately, Kevin's week off is in March. So we were stuck at home, but luckily a million things were happening here. James had 3 t-ball games during Spring Break (including his first game on 4/8), a playdate, and our library did free professional photos.

Park on Sunday, 4/9

Sidewalk Chalk Art on Monday, 4/10

Still working on decorating our driveway on Tuesday, 4/11

Before James's Wednesday game, 4/12

With his buddies after the game, Away vs. the Hot Rods

Caris, Nolan, Kyle, James, Darin

On the way to library photos, 4/13

Library professional photos on Thursday

 

Playdate at the park: Miranda, James, Kyle, (kid we don't know), Gabe , 4/14

James and Kyle are besties

Saturday, Home vs. Tin Caps, 4/15

Sunday was Easter of course. More on that in the next post.

Erika Swyler at PWR Reading 2017

On Wednesday, Erika read from her book, The Book of Speculation, at Stony Brook University for the Program in Writing and Rhetoric's Reading Series. This is the reading series that Kevin created and organizes at work. It went really well!

Reading in the Shared Faculty Lounge

Erika reading

Students listening attentively

First T-Ball Game 2017

The first game was a home game versus Thunder. All though that's a big joke because all the games are the exact same field. We had individual and team pictures beforehand and then the Emeralds started in the field.

The Emeralds in the Dugout: Hope, Natalia, ? Nolan, Kyle, James, ? Mason

Parents are SO ready!

T-ball is adorable and when the kids go up to bat they always get to go to the next base. When the last kid is up to bat, he "gets a home run" and all the players run home. I didn't get this at first at thought Thunder was destroying us. But it quickly started making sense when I saw James stay at first even after the first baseman got the ball there. I could have cried with happiness. I thought he was going to be out right away.

James at bat for the first time!

On first...

On second...

Going to third...

On third...

Running home...

Oops, close to home base.

Did I mention I love T-Ball so much?

Woo!

T-Ball Practice 2- April 2017

I'm a little in love with t-ball and everyone involved. That is all.

James throws his first good pitch

Coach Kelly talking to the team

Pitching practice

James up to bat!

Nolan is great at this!

Kyle is a slugger!

Evan running to third.

 

Miranda and Kevin playing catch

She's fierce

After practice, we took James to buy a helmet and bat, and Miranda earned her own glove too.

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Testing out bats


Miranda got a little pink glove

PJFL Butterfly Story Craft 2017

T-ball was cancelled last minute because the field was soaked so we drove straight to the library and got in some butterfly and caterpillar crafts before butterfly story time. Woo!

James made a butterfly and a caterpillar

Miranda made a pastel-colored caterpillar

Grandma Visits- March 2017

Grandma visited last weekend. She played with the kids, went to James's first t-ball practice, made some delicious corn chowder for us, let us go out on a date night, set up a little "Easter Egg hunt" (peanut M&Ms), and even got to visit with her friend on Long Island.

Irish group picture

Playing video games with James on Friday

Tickling Miranda

Can you spot Grandma's red hoodie?

Playing catch with Miranda on Saturday

Easter egg hunt on Sunday

Finding M&Ms on her stove top

Lots of M&Ms on the bookshelves

Got them all!