Clue #2

And the clue is...

Our little baby girl will have a Shakespearean name.

Baseball day!

Lily had the last day of her t-ball clinic yesterday with a final game. Lily hit a double...of course, this was only determined by how far the kids chose to run. They pretty much hit the ball, then hopefully run in the right direction until they decide that they want to stop. Once the ball is hit, there is a little scramble on the field to get the ball. Once someone gets it, they just hold on to it and look around. It's all pretty entertaining to watch.

Angela happened to be passing through town and got to see the game...and the kids....too! Yay! After the game, Ang, mom and I enjoyed a yummy lunch date together. Later Carl, William, Lily, and I went to the Cardinals game (pictures below). Go, go super fun day!!!

William and Lily's First Cardinals Game

Thanks to my mom and dad for giving us rockin' Red Bird Club tickets for the game last night, we all got to go to a Cardinals game - Lily and William's first. I didn't know what to expect with a 20-month-old and a five-year-old at the game, but they were amazing. They lasted all 9 innings and entertained the other fans around us with their enthusiasm. We received several comments about how good our kids were, and I couldn't have been prouder of them. As a bonus, the weather was perfect. Good times and great memories.

View of the Arch from the stadium


Out of nowhere, William threw up in the third inning. However, with 5 runs scored by the Blue Jays in the third inning, most Cardinals fans wanted to throw up. William slept from the 5th through the 7th innings and then woke up his normal, happy self for the rest of the game.

Before the game, Lily was not shy about telling us that she had no interest in going to see the Cardinals play. However, once she got there, she really enjoyed the atmosphere and cheered them on the whole time.

Go Cards!

Our out-of-focus, silly family picture.

William shakes his groove thing

Missouri Botanical Gardens

Yes, those hanging plants are for real. If my hanging plants could walk, I believe they would take themselves right over to the Botanical Gardens. Seriously.

Last Saturday was Mary and Katie's last day in town, and we spent it at the Missouri Botanical Gardens. Thanks to Angela who took all of the pictures in this and the next two posts!

Lunch on The Hill

After the Missouri Botanical Gardens, we all headed to The Hill for a delish Italian lunch. If you are not from St. Louis and come for a visit, you must visit The Hill. It is our Little Italy, and I would argue this area has one of the best selections of Italian restaurants in the country.

Ladies' night luau

Last Saturday night both of my sisters were in town, and we had a girls' night at my Aunt Kathy's house with a luau theme. Why a girls' night? Why a luau? Why not, really. That's just how these crazy cats roll.

Summer camp

Lily is now into the 3rd week of her Jumpstart to Kindergarten camp, and she is really enjoying it. Of course, the biggest thing is that she gets to take the bus. I drop her off at school in the morning, but then the bus takes them from the school where camp is being held to her "home" school. This has been a really good introduction to the bus since she will be taking it to and from school in the fall. I debated about whether or not to send her on the bus in the fall since the school is so close to our house and we could easily walk. However, with the new baby coming, it will be nice to have her picked up and dropped off at our house so I don't have to wake any sleeping babies!

I signed William up for his first class on Friday mornings while Lily is at camp. It is a Parent/Child Interaction class held by our school district, and it is fantastic. They do such a good job having age-appropriate activities and keeping everything flowing for the hour and a half class. There are about 13 kids in the class and all but two are boys!

William's favorite toy by far is this cozy coupe. He goes straight to it every time and then drives it all over, waving bye-bye.

William does a good job with the art activities as well. Between our Friday class and toddler story time at the library every week, I've been able to really gauge his attention span compared to that of his peers, and I have to say that he can be a very focused and attentive little guy for his age. While others are kind of all over the place, William is really able to attend to the task at hand. In the last couple of weeks, William has also started saying multiple new words every day. So I think we've finally entered the language explosion stage. His words are probably not as recognizable to everyone else, but I can understand them in context which is all that really matters to me right now! Yay for communication!!

Loving the basketball hoop