Days with the Cormier's

Monday, June 15, 2009

Cowboys

Well, all the suits Lance has bought through his big league years have become pointless here in Tampa. :) They don't travel in suits, they dress up like it's Halloween! They've had a "Miami Vice All White" trip and now are on their "urban cowboy" trip. The coach thinks it builds the team bond? Whatever it does, they look silly! Here's a group shot of the whole team and a shot of Lance and his friend, Gabe Gross, (Auburn, but we forgive him), before they left. Enjoy!

Friday, June 12, 2009

My boy.

He's playful. Full of energy. Stubborn as a mule, (where did he get that??). Sweet-spirited. Intense. Full-throttle. Kind. Resilient.

And, he's mine! What a kid!

Ready for the game - his little finger pointed down is because I just said, "one more picture".

He and I have started having tea time at night.

2 cups for him - Lavender white tea with a touch of egyptian chamomile - sweetened with stevia! :) Ahh...you know his momma loves that!

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Three posts!

Wow! I'm back in town and after an awesome weekend in New York and a wonderful visit with Me-Maw, and it's time to catch up! Enjoy this hodge podge of pictures then scroll down to two more posts - I had a lot of catching up to do. :) I hope you are doing great!!

This is LJ with his Me-Maw before she left today. Thank you, Me-Maw for the much-needed time with Lance!! :)

LJ in full uniform, talking to Lance in the bullpen :) He does this every game.

We went to the field the other day for Lance to throw on his own. We actually got to touch the Rays with no one else but their "keeper" there. It was awesome! They have 22 of them in a tank out in center field.

LJ on the bullpen phone saying, "Get Cormier up" :)

LJ living his dream - hitting off his dad :)

Carriage ride!

The night before I went to NY, LJ, Me-Maw and I spotted a horse and carriage. We couldn't find a way to ride that night, but vowed we would come back and try again when I got back. We struck gold! We found the sweetest horse and the kindest man to take us on a 30-minute tour around St. Pete and drop us off at our apartment. It was awesome! LJ was tired of his stroller, so he got to ride a horse and carriage home instead!

This is Duke's "Bling", as his owner Leland, calls it. He gets a complex if you call it "nail polish" :)

The perfect picture spot, right in front of the bay! Look at that Cinderella Carriage! Kacy and Tomy would have LOVED it!

When LJ got restless in the back, he got to DRIVE!

What a fun time!

Aw, Duke. We were sad to see you go, but we hope we can see you again soon!

New York, New York!

What a treat! This past weekend, I got to go meet Lance in NY while Me-Maw kept LJ here in St. Pete. It was so much fun! We were in need of some time together, and it was just what the doctor ordered. I had my camera the whole time, but hardly used it. We were having so much fun, (and I was carrying around a cute little purse for once, not the big camera bag!) It was such a gift!

When I arrived at the hotel, Lance was already at the field, but the room was beautiful! He did all this himself - bought lots of flowers at a local market and had them ALL OVER the room! It took my breath away when I walked in. :)

OK, so this drink just my change your life. It's whole cream, dark chocolate pieces in a cup with a tealight to melt the chocolate. You make it yourself! We went to Max Brenner in NYC on Broadway. It is like nothing I have ever seen - so much chocolate that I expected in oompa-loompa to jump out any minute. This is a "must go" for any chocolate lover visiting New York.

This was Lance's dessert. No, that's not cheese on his pizza - it's chocolate melted with toasted marshmallows on top!! By the way, how cute is he?

What a weekend! I'm hoping for a repeat some time soon :) It was better than I could have expected!

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Back to normal!

Wow! Enough posts about me already, let's get back to the boy! :) These are actually some from a few days ago before Lance got back in town. We took him to the field the other day, so I'll have to upload those today and try to add them as well. I got all caught up in the triathlon and forgot about these little gems! I hope you are doing great - we miss and love you!

P.S. If I'm absent from the blog until Monday it's because I'm going to spend a weekend in NY with Lance...alone! That's right! My first road trip, courtesy of Me-Maw! I will leave EARLY Saturday morning and come back Monday morning - 2 FULL days. I am going to sleep, Lance and I are going to see Wicked on Broadway and eat wonderful adult meals! LJ has taught me to appreciate so much, and one of them is time with Lance. Sooooo excited!!

This is why I take pictures! LJ sat for 20 minutes looking through all of the photo books I have printed out of our families. He knows them by heart and studies them so close. I love it!

We biked to North Shore park the other day and went to their kid pool. I actually do my lap swims here and thought LJ might like to try it. He had a good time, but I think he likes our pool more. The lifeguards are on "super-guard", and rightly so. If he even takes a step to jog, though, he's called out and sometimes whistled at. I can't keep him from jogging for a minute, much less the entire morning or afternoon. So, we'll do this a few more times for variety, but will stick to our pool more often where he will hear me say "no run" a few times, but probably one day skin a knee and teach himself.

His favorite attraction at North Shore Park - the big balls on the lawn of the pool parking lot. He wished so badly that they would roll, but they are firmly stuck in place.

After that, we biked to a little sandwich shop next to a cupcake place. ( We actually ate at the sandwich shop so we could have a cupcake after), but both were so good! MMMMM!