Beach Trip - June

Bradey in front, Ramsey in back

Ramsey

Ramsey


Bradey

Beach Trip - July

We spent some time at the beach in July. While there, we went to the Dixie Stampede. Ramsey and Bradey have both been before, however, the last time Ramsey was only 3 and Bradey was a baby and slept the whole time, so, this was a real treat for them. We did not have reservations, however, we were fortunate to get front row seats....for the North - which was VERY hard on Michael :) Every time we were supposed to cheer on our North cavalry, Michael would boo them. The Dixie Stampede is a "fun-filled action-packed dinner and show extravaganza! It's the only place that brings together stunning performers, amazing horse feats, fantastic stunt riders, magic and audience participation with a delicious four-course dinner!". You eat every course of the four-course dinner with your fingers, no flatware to be found - the girls really loved that part of it!

Also, on this trip the girls got skimboards. I guess they felt like they had graduated from their body boards and were ready to try skimboarding. Unfortunately though, they found out that it is a lot harder than body boarding. Michael even gave it a spin...but I didn't get my camera out in time!

PantherFest 5K

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Yesterday, Saturday, August 8th, Ramsey and Bradey joined Michael and I at a run for the first time. They cheered us at the start and finish line of the 5K and then Michael and I cheered them on as they raced to the finish of the kids run. It was such a great time, sharing the experience together as a family. The girls loved it even though they had to wake up at 5:30 AM on a Saturday morning. They want me to sign them up for the kids run at the 5K that Michael and I are registered for on August 29th. Eventually, we will work towards the girls running the 5K with us and eventually I'm sure that they will be running it in a better time than us, well,at least me anyway :)

The Easter Bonnet Parade

Our neighborhood held it's annual Easter Bonnet Parade/Egg Hunt this past Sunday. The girls decorated hats, cowboy hats of course :) The Easter Bunny leads the parade, with music and all, to the site of the egg hunt. It was a beautiful, sunny day in North Carolina, so, lots of people were there.

Both girls found a lot of eggs that were all full of goodies (like we need more goodies...we're still working on candy from last Easter!). The heat was a little too much for the chocolate though :)

After the egg hunt, the girls had a nice visit with the Easter Bunny. Did you know that the Easter Bunny wore sunglasses? Well, she does in NC!

They won, they won!

Ramsey's first softball game was tonight and they won! That's her playing the infield with the pink helmet on. She's playing the "pitcher" position (it's coaches pitch) and the league requires that she wear head gear. She saw a lot of action and did a great job! Of course, at this level, most balls end up grounders up the middle infield. The coach is having them always throw to first base at the moment and Ramsey did a great job of connecting with the first basewoman :).

Ramsey was also first in the batting lineup. Her first time up she got a double, her second time a single and I don't really remember after that other than she didn't strike out.

Great job Ramsey! We're very proud of you!

Basketball Season 08/09

Before I started posting softball pics, I thought that I had better mention the basketball season that Ramsey and Bradey just finished up. They played on the same team in a Upward League. It was the first year of basketball for both of them. They decided to play versus cheer this year. You can see them above in green uniforms. Ramsey is far right and Bradey is in the middle back. They both enjoyed themselves very much and they had a wonderful young lady for their coach as well as great teammates.

Ramsey shooting a foul shot. Ramsey usually scored at least two baskets per game (which was a really good average for this league :).

This is the last game of the season and Bradey was the only player who had not scored a basket. You can see her under the basket with everyone around her just watching. They gave her 3 opportunities to make a basket without being blocked...unfortunately, she didn't make any of them, but, she had a great attitude about it!

Me and My Guy Dance

Michael escorted his two favorite girls to their Girl Scouts Daddy/Daughter dance tonight. This was Ramsey's 3rd dance and it was Bradey's 1st! Michael has been in Copenhagen, Denmark for 3 weeks but made sure that he got back in time to take Bradey to her very first dance. He looks all business like in his suit...funny that he was riding his Harley just a few hours earlier! He cleans up real nice :)

Ramsey striking a pose. She felt like a little lady in her wedge sandals.

Bradey giving her princess pose before the big dance!

Mommy's little girls aren't so little anymore :(

The girls had a wonderful time! Michael's a good sport, he danced with them all night. Bradey fell asleep on the way home and is sleeping on the couch beside us now as we watch UNC hopefully beat Villanova and advance to the big game! Go UNC!