Tee Ball comes to an end…

Lincoln’s tee ball season ended with a great end of season party at his coach’s house.  There was a bouncy house, tons of food, and 90 deg weather- the kids had a blast and the adults spent a lot of time inside taking advantage of the A/C.

The whole team waiting to get their trophies

Getting his trophy from Coach Adam

And his pennant

Can you tell Reagan was having a great time? She was mad she didn’t get a trophy

Our little sweat ball- he was dripping!

The trophy and the game ball that he won earlier this season

Just because she is cute and I love the blue eyes…so much like her daddy

I think I may be the only one in the family who will miss tee ball.  Nate hated the 8am Saturday morning games and Lincoln said he would rather play soccer.  But I thought it was fun and it brought back many memories of going to Hart baseball fields for a day of games when I was a kid.  I guess I need to learn the rules of soccer…

Michele

Easter

It has only taken two weeks to post the pictures from Easter.  That may or may not be due to the fact that Easter pictures had to be reenacted today since mommy forgot to take pictures on the actual Easter Sunday  The kids were good sports though and we got a couple cute ones of their Easter outfits.

This may be the first year they haven’t matched but I am becoming a lazy mother as this pregnancy drags on.  Our actual Easter weekend was wonderful.  We were invited to an egg hunt on Saturday and then barely remembered to dye eggs before everyone crashed for the night.

Reagan played in the sandbox the entire time

Linc tried his hardest to keep up with the big kid games- he did pretty well

Think they were excited??

The kids were all ready to go

Enjoying the spoils of the hunt

Excuse the naked pictures of our kids, after two years for trying to get egg dye out of clothes I have given up and we dye eggs in our skivies…

Reagan really got into it for the first time this year

Linc is a pro now

The next morning the kids woke up early to find what the Easter bunny had left them.  We tried to hide the baskets well this year but they found them so quickly I couldn’t even get pictures of the hunt.  So here they are with their baskets- just enough candy to last a few days, new books, and new underwear!

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter as well, we missed spending the holiday with family but enjoyed our relaxing time together.

Michele

Good Dads…

Good Dads read Fancy Nancy…

Superheros!

Our home was attacked by monster invaders today but the Devlin family superheroes jumped into action!!

“Batman”

“Robin”

Making Muscles!

With a face like that is it any wonder she runs our house and gets away with everything?

NCAA basketball and swimming

We were delighted when Nate took half a day off of work to watch the first day of the NCAA tournament.  The kids were mostly excited about the pizza he brought home for lunch and I was just excited to see his face during the day!  We decided we might need to make this a family tradition (don’t know how our kids teachers will feel about that once they start school!)  We cheered for our beloved Cougars and even though they lost the kids liked their blue and white outfits (note to self, we need to find Reagan a BYU shirt…)

This is the cheesy grin we get from Reagan every time we try to take a picture…

Linc has to have a few toys in hand at all times

We were also so excited that this week it got really sunny and warm and we were able to use the community pool for the first time!  Lincoln loved the water (our little fish) and jumped right in even though the water was still pretty cold.  Reagan was content to sit on the side and put her toes in before she decided to lay out on the lounge chair!

This is Reagan pleading with “Bubba” to get out and play tea party on her towel

Drying in the sun

Such a great day, looking forward to many more like it this summer!

Michele

Potty Training

It was long overdue but we finally potty trained Reagan, she has been ready for months whereas I kept coming up with excuses for why we weren’t ready (notice I say we).  But after four months of living with mom and dad, one move to Atlanta, and getting every box in our house unpacked, I had run out of excuses.  So, as Reagan says, we got on the “potty train” this week and I was genuinely surprised by how quickly she picked it up- another indication that we really just waited too long.

About three hours into the whole adventure everything “clicked” and we haven’t had a daytime accident since.  The nighttime is a whole different issue- we were up three times last night having wet the bed or needing to use the potty (who knew my kids were so well hydrated?) and now we are all walking around like zombies.  

Reagan is really into changing her undies every time she goes potty, even if the last pair is still dry.  I gave up and just left the pile of undies in her room for her to choose from.  She alternates between Minnie Mouse and Dora but her heart is set on princess undies which we told her she can go to the store and get as soon as she fills up this…

As you can see, we spared no expense in the creation of a potty chart but Reagan loves putting stickers on it and Lincoln loves having his picture taken!  We are not ashamed of flat out bribery in our home so along with fancy new stickers Reagan also gets these

I have to admit that we have all been partaking in the candy, don’t we all deserve a little reward for making it through potty training?  Lincoln has been feeling a little neglected as his sister has been getting so much attention in the last few days.  We have been seeing a lot of these faces…

I have been sending him out with Nathan at night so he can have a little big boy time but I think this is just a precursor of things to come when the new baby arrives.

So a happy day in the Devlin home- no more diapers!  At least for three more months until we start again at the very beginning…

Michele

Tee Ball

We finally had Lincoln’s first tee ball game tonight (his game last Saturday was rained out, bummer!).  He was so excited and he looked too cute in his uniform.  I seriously underestimated the weather, forgot long sleeves and blankets, and both kids were freezing five minutes after we got there.  Luckily Nate was coming from work and stopped to pick up the necessary layers at home.  It was so funny watching 3 and 4 year olds trying to play baseball, they mostly ran around in circles!

The Devlin ears are only made worse with the baseball hat!

Lincoln did a really good job, he hit the first pitch the coach pitched to him and then another hit in the last inning.  He is not super aggressive when it comes to sports, he was more than happy to run to first and stop even though he probably could have made it to second.  He is also very adamant about listening to the coach; he had to stand exactly where the coach told him to stand at all times, which meant he never chased the ball with the other boys.  A few things to work on…  I think he enjoyed the whole experience, especially the snack afterwards.  I realized that I am on the cusp of a lifetime of baseball bags, cleats, and dirty uniforms thrown around my house, fun times!  I have video of the game but I haven’t figured out how to upload videos yet so hopefully soon I will get that on here.

Michele

The worst part of moving

Can you say mountain of laundry??  This is the trail of laundry that is waiting to be completed in our house.  I don’t even know if this picture does it justice- we have at least nine loads of just blankets and towels.  I haven’t even started on all our clothes…I think I will be doing laundry for the next week of my life!  The only thing that makes it all worthwhile is that right now I have my windows open because it is 70 deg and sunny here in Georgia- beautiful!!

Michele

And we’re here…

So it took us a few days to dig out the computer and get internet hooked up but we are back online and I can give you all the run down of our move.  My poor husband was a total trooper, he and his dad (thanks Rick!) drove for two days to get all our stuff down to Georgia and then spent a few hours hauling all our stuff up two flights of stairs, by the time the kids and I got there he was exhausted!  We were so lucky to have seven guys from our new Elders Quorum show up to help, after seeing everything they did I think I had better get started making cookies to thank them all.

Note to self- trying to get through airports with two young kids while pregnant and also hauling a double stroller, a suitcase, and two backpacks stuffed with games, snacks, and movies is rather like a comedy of errors.  Luckily my dad (thanks Rich!) got a special pass to help me to the gate in Chicago, a big help!  Getting out of the airport in Georgia by myself was a whole different story, at least 7 people stopped to ask if I needed help- that is how pathetic I looked!!  The flight itself was uneventful, the kids did really well and other passengers were even heard remarking about how well behaved they were (a first!!)  I am definitely glad the whole experience is over.

So we are here, are apartment looks like a tornado of boxes hit it, but we are slowly getting settled.  We went to church on Sunday where everyone was very sweet and welcoming.   Lincoln has 8 other boys his age in the ward, no girls, I’m sure his teacher was delighted to see another little boy walk through the door!  Reagan walked right into Nursery, plopped herself in the teacher’s lap, and said “book please”.  Somehow I think they will be alright.  I will post pictures of the new place as soon as we can actually see the floor.  Linc also started t-ball last night but since my camera is MIA right now I have no pictures, he gets to be in a parade and his first game on Saturday so I will post about those later.  In the meantime, here is a picture from Christmas morning of the kids- just in case you forgot how cute they are!!

Michele

And they’re off…

Nate and his dad just drove down the street with the 24 foot moving van and our own minivan packed full (when did we get so much stuff?).  I had the thought to take a picture of the two of them all loaded up and ready to go until I realized that my camera is in a box buried somewhere in that 24ft truck!  Oh well…  The kids are having a hard time letting go of their stuff, they don’t quite understand that it is all moving with us to the new house.  Reagan keeps asking for random toys and gets more and more distressed everytime we tell her that it is in a box headed to Atlanta-she is often heard mumbling to herself, “I don’t like Atlanta”!  Mostly we are all just excited to get there, the next two days should drag on as we anticipate getting on the plane for our big move.  I am equal parts excited and terrified about the plane ride.  It’s only an hour and a half from Chicago to Atlanta so I am praying I can handle two kids on my own inn a confined space for that long.  And I also hate flying when I am pregnant, there is really no getting comfortable in those airplace seats.  But at the end, Nathan will be waiting to take us to our new home and I am very excited about that!!  Here’s hoping all goes well.

Michele