MAY BIRTHDAYS!

May is full of birthdays in our family!

On May 1st - my baby turned 2!  I can't hardly believe it, time has gone by way too fast.  In my mourning of this day, I forgot to take pictures.  I know I'm a terrible mom - but to my defense - Jimmy (who is usually the photographer in our family) also forgot.  So here's a picture of Ries wearing his Tigers shirt and reading his animal book that he got from his Aunt Joell.  

He was so excited that I brought him balloons - it was his favorite gift!  With me being gone everyday at school, him and his Grandma Jo became best friends.  He was more excited to show her his gifts than me.  (I'm hoping to change that now that I'm home more this summer!)  

Some of the things I think are great about Ries are:

- He loves animals - especially dogs.

- He loves to play baseball, and uses everything he can find as a bat.

- He learned how to climb - and climbs everything!

- It's so cute to hear him talk, he repeats everything we say and is so proud of himself.

- But most of all he is the sweetest kid!!  He loves to give kisses all the time and to EVERYONE!

We Love You Ries!!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!




May 4th is my Birthday. Which, being between my boys' birthdays, I kind of forget about it. But this year my friends came by EARLY in the morning to wish me a happy birthday. I have such great friends whom I love dearly!! You know they're true friends when they're willing to wake up at 5:30 in the morning to make sure they catch me before I exercise and go off to school. Thanks ladies - you made my day!!





MAY 12th is TJ's Birthday. He turned 10 this year and we celebrated with his friends swimming and having a barbecue. TJ also has some great friends and it was fun to have them all over. TJ is also such a sweet boy, very tender hearted, but a true boy loving sports, video games, scouts, playing with his friends and playing the violing and piano (I wish). TJ has really grown up this year and it's been nice to rely on him to help me. I've even started leaving him in charge of the other kids for an hour at a time during the day. How nice it is to be able to run to the store and not take all three of my kids! We're really proud of the choices he makes and the kind of person he's turning out to be. We love you TJ!!

Little League 2009

Another year of baseball season has come and gone.  We get so excited for it to start and then again, so excited for it to end.  For two months we spend four nights a week down at the ball field for a ball game, on the off nights TJ usually would have practice.  But it was a fun and exciting season!  

It was TJ's first year playing Minors and he did a great job.  His team was excellent and ended the regular season tied for first place.  When the tournament came though, they had a bad game and lost, which put them out of the tournament, ending the season in third place.  We're so proud of how hard TJ worked and is really becoming a good ball player!

This was Josie's 2nd year playing T-ball. She really improved this year! She wanted to play infield rather than outfield, that way she could talk to the cute boys running the bases. We'll see how she likes baseball next year when she has to be on an all girls team!

Ries also enjoys going to the ball games! There's room to run and play and of course playing in the dirt!

Ries's 1st Chocolate Chip Cookie

Mmm!



Finger Lickin' Good!



Chocolate Coma!

Ries's 1st Birthday!

Can you believe a year has gone by already?!  I CAN'T!!  Where has the time gone?  I Love You Ries!!  Happy Birthday!

Ries

Our boy is growing up and out. He's grown 2 inches and gained 5 pounds in his first 8 weeks!

Ries Charles Hamilton was born on May 1, 2007. He weighed in at a whopping 10.6 lbs and 22" long. He is such a beautiful boy. He is such a joy to have in our home. Our kids are loving their new baby brother. He is such a blessing to us and our family!